Countering One Of Will Howard’s Negative Narratives

One narrative floating around Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie quarterback Will Howard is concern over his lack of experience under center. The pitfalls of the modern college offense that are shotgun-heavy and don’t prepare players for working under center at the NFL level.

But is it true? The data tells the story. Courtesy of our friend Andrew Shaver from PFF, he pulled the under-center snaps for each of the 12 FBS quarterbacks drafted in 2025.

Below is the data, showing career snaps, career snaps under center, and pass/run splits from under center.

Name	Career Snaps	Car Pass Plays	Car Run Plays	Snaps Under Center	Pass Plays UC	Run Plays UC
Kurtis Rourke	2760	1528	1232	22	3	19
Riley Leonard	2380	1297	1083	46	8	38
Jalen Milroe	1780	882	898	55	6	49
Cam Ward	4005	2823	1182	60	11	49
Shedeur Sanders	3362	2303	1059	66	11	55
Jaxson Dart	3125	1619	1506	72	25	47
Quinn Ewers	2347	1331	1016	75	13	62
Dillon Gabriel	4553	2490	2063	93	23	70
Tyler Shough	2048	1149	899	100	34	66
Kyle McCord	1897	1134	763	225	39	186
Will Howard	2776	1346	1430	265	56	209
Graham Mertz	3004	1473	1531	1197	268	929

Howard had the second-most snaps under center, with 265.