According to sports-book giants like FanDuel, Julian Sayin’s Heisman Trophy odds are at +1200. He sits with the fourth-lowest odds in the country, behind the likes of obvious frontrunners Arch Manning (Texas, +800) and CJ Carr (Notre Dame, +800).

However, Athlon Sports believes that, with Sayin on the board, the Buckeyes could win it all in their latest projections.

Athlon Sports is all in on Julian Sayin and the Buckeyes

In its preseason predictions, Athlon Sports picked Julian Sayin and the Buckeyes to win the Big Ten Championship, earn the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff, and go on to win the national championship.

As the top seed, Ohio State would receive a first-round bye. Athlon projects the Buckeyes to play No. 8 Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl quarterfinal and win that game. After that, Ohio State is projected to face No. 4 Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl semifinal. Athlon believes the Buckeyes would win again and advance to the national championship game.

In the title game, Athlon predicts Ohio State would defeat No. 2 Georgia, the projected SEC champion, in Las Vegas on Jan. 25 to win the program’s 10th national championship. Athlon’s projected playoff field also includes Indiana as the No. 5 seed and Oregon as the No. 6 seed, giving the Big Ten three teams in the playoff.

Backed by both veteran college football analyst Phil Steele as well as the folks at Athlon, Julian Sayin is quickly emerging as one of the top QB draft prospects and Heisman candidates for his second year as a Buckeyes’ starter.