Tavien St. Clair (born June 23, 2006) is an American college football quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early life St. Clair attended Bellefontaine High School in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He had 2,453 passing yards and 25 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2022 and 3,083 passing yards and 37 touchdowns as a junior in 2023. In June 2024, he was named the MVP of the Rivals Five Star Camp. He also participated in the Elite 11 quarterback competition.
A five-star recruit, St. Clair is rated as the number one overall recruit in the 2025 class by Rivals.com. He is committed to Ohio State University to play college football.
College career St. Clair began the 2025 season as the third-string quarterback behind Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz as a true freshman. He made his collegiate debut in a Week 2 victory over Grambling State, completing his only appearance of the season while preserving his redshirt.
St. Clair returned for the 2026 season as a redshirt freshman and competed with Luke Fahey and Justyn Martin for the primary backup role behind Sayin. In a season opening win over Ball State, St. Clair entered the game after Sayin and Fahey, completing five of six passes for 52 yards and his first collegiate touchdown, a 15-yard pass to Chris Henry Jr..
Statistics Year Team Games Passing Rushing 2025 Ohio State 1 0 — 0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 2026 Ohio State 2 0 0–0 5 7 71.4 52 7.4 1 1 152.1 2 8 4.0 0 Career 3 0 0–0 5 9 55.6 52 5.8 1 1 118.5 2 8 4.0 0
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External links Ohio State Buckeyes bio