I’ve got a shocking opinion for you. Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but I think Colin Cowherd was dead wrong.

Actually, don’t stop me. Let me explain.

On Wednesday, Cowherd said on “The Herd” that he thought Dwayne Haskins was “the best quarterback talent that Urban Meyer has had including Alex Smith.”

But that was followed with a comment that baffled me.

“This kid’s an NFL quarterback. He’s not ready to go now, but he’ll play on Sundays,” Cowherd said about Haskins.

Um, pardon me. What, if anything, have you seen from Haskins that suggests “he’s not ready to go now?”

The arm strength? That can’t be it. You’d be hard-pressed to find many college quarterbacks with more juice on their fastball or downfield ability than the 6-3, 220-pound Haskins.

The accuracy? Well, that’s not it, either. The guy is a career 76 percent passer for an average of 12.0 yards per attempt.

Maybe it’s the experience? Actually, that doesn’t make much sense. While Haskins is in his first full season as a starter, he appeared in 12 games and has 172 pass attempts. And if there’s any concern about Haskins’ age, there shouldn’t be. Haskins is one month older than Sam Darnold, who Cowherd talks about like he’s his first-born son.

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Sorry, Cowherd and Ohio State fans, but Haskins will absolutely be ready for the NFL by season’s end. And if he continues what he’s doing, he’ll be the first B1G quarterback drafted in the first round since 1995.

So far, Haskins has been nearly perfect as Ohio State’s starter. Any notion that the Buckeyes picked the wrong guy by rolling with Haskins instead of Joe Burrow should be out the window. And that’s considering the fact that Burrow is the only quarterback in America with two wins over top-10 teams away from home.

Haskins has been that good. If you need a little perspective on that, here’s some:

https://twitter.com/SchutteCFB/status/1044661583895556097

I know. Haskins has played more snaps than Tagovailoa. He’s been a touch more efficient than Haskins and Alabama’s defense has been better than Ohio State’s.

Still, though. Through his first 4 starts, it’s hard to ask for much more than what Haskins has given Ohio State. Technically, he did that against three Power 5 teams (I know Rutgers and Oregon State pretend not to be, but TCU was impressive). The guy is on pace for 48 touchdown passes and 3,582 passing yards in a 12-game season. Even if there’s some regression in store, it’s hard to imagine Haskins not reaching 40 touchdown passes this year.

By the way, the B1G single-season record for passing touchdowns is Drew Brees with 39. Just sayin’.

I realize that it’s not all about college passing numbers numbers at the next level. Things like scheme, release and mobility matter, too. I’d argue that Haskins checks all of those boxes, too. He might not make plays out of the pocket like Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson, but Haskins isn’t limited by his legs.

Or did Cowherd and everyone in the “Haskins isn’t ready” crowd forget that, too (via Fox Sports)?

Plenty of people knew Haskins was the real deal just from watching him when he replaced an injured J.T. Barrett and helped Ohio State earn a comeback win at Michigan.

Shoot, Deshaun Watson said this summer that he thought Haskins was a pro. That was before he ever started a game at Ohio State. Still, Watson said “he’s ready.”

Now, that’s looking more accurate than ever. Unlike Cowherd, Pro Football Focus believes Haskins is ready right now. They had the Ohio State quarterback coming off the board at No. 32 overall in their 2019 NFL mock draft…to the Patriots.

If Haskins goes into a raucous atmosphere at Penn State and lights up the Lions, the buzz surrounding Haskins will only continue. That’s B1G Championship/Playoff/Heisman Trophy/NFL draft buzz. Haskins is second in the latest Heisman odds, by the way.

There’s certainly a chance that Haskins can become the B1G’s first Heisman winner since fellow Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith won the award back in 2006. There seems to be an even better chance that Haskins does what no B1G quarterback has done in the 21st century. That is, get picked in the first round.

It should’ve been Brees or Russell Wilson, but height dropped them out of the first round. Cardale Jones and Christian Hackenberg were considered to have the talent to do it, but accuracy hurt their respective draft stocks.

Haskins finally looks like the one who’s going to put it all together and end the 22-year drought. A lot can happen between now and then.

But Haskins is working his way toward a big pay day in 2019, one dime at a time.