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Will Howard, Kansas State: He's probably your favorite Big 12 coach's favorite Big 12 quarterback. Howard played a good chunk of the 2022 season platooning with Adrian Martinez but emerged as Kansas State's best option down the stretch as the Wildcats won the league title. An assistant from a team that faced K-State without Howard noted, "I don't think we beat them if he's playing." The 6-5, 242-pound senior has started games in each of the past three seasons but finally enters as the team's clear-cut QB1.
Howard set a team record with six consecutive games with multiple touchdown passes last season. After throwing 10 interceptions as a true freshman in 2020, Howard has just five picks in 254 attempts the past two seasons. A Big 12 defensive coordinator said Howard looks more like the North Dakota State quarterbacks who played under K-State coach Chris Klieman.
"He's really underrated," a Big 12 coach said. "He's big and powerful and runs better than people think and can really throw it."