John Mateer

John Mateer looks to pass downfield in Oklahoma's win over No. 15 Michigan on Sept. 6, 2025.

Photo by: Brendall Vargas/University of Oklahoma

Position:
QB
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Height:
6-1
Weight:
224
Hometown:
Little Elm, Texas
Prev School:
Washington State University

Season	GP-GS	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	LONG	RUSH	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
2022	1-0	2	2	100.0	32	32.0	1	0	27	4	58	14.5	0	37
2023	11-0	13	17	76.5	235	21.4	2	1	72	21	93	4.4	3	15
2024	12-12	224	347	64.6	3,139	261.6	29	7	59	178	826	4.6	15	68
2025	12-12	247	397	62.2	2,885	240.4	14	11	87	149	431	2.9	8	51
Career	36-24	486	761	63.9	6,291	174.8	46	19	87	352	1,408	4.0	26	68

2025 (OKLAHOMA)
Started each of his 12 games at quarterback … missed the Kent State (10/4) due to injury … completed 247 of 397 passes (62%) for 2,885 yards and 14 touchdowns (11 interceptions) and rushed 149 times for 431 yards and a team-high eight rushing touchdowns … passed for at least 300 yards in three games and had multiple passing touchdowns in four games, including each of the last three … scored a rushing TD in seven games … registered at least one passing TD and one rushing TD in four games … he notched at least one passing TD and one rushing TD in 10 straight games, from the last six games of his 2024 season at Washington State through the first four games of the 2025 season; it was the nation’s longest streak and tied for the third-longest streak since 2000 (tied with Louisville’s Lamar Jackson [2015-16]) … passed for 307 yards and two touchdowns on 26 of 41 completions (season-high pass attempts) and rushed for 15 yards and a touchdown in the CFP First Round vs. Alabama (12/19) … completed 23 of 38 passes for 318 yards and two touchdowns and rushed eight times for 27 yards vs. LSU (11/29) … passed for 173 yards and two touchdowns (no interceptions) on 14 completions and rushed for 60 yards vs. Missouri (11/22) … completed 15 of 23 passes for 138 yards (no interceptions) and rushed for 23 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries at Alabama (11/15) … passed for 159 yards and rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown at Tennessee (11/1) … passed for 223 yards and a touchdown (no interceptions) on 17 of 31 completions vs. Ole Miss (10/25) … completed 18 of 26 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown and had a 40-yard punt that was downed at the 1-yard line and led to a safety at South Carolina (10/18) … completed 24 of 36 passes for 271 yards and one touchdown (no interceptions) and rushed 10 times for 29 yards and a TD vs. Auburn (9/20) … in the second half vs. Auburn, he completed 16 of 20 passes (80%) for 167 yards, completing his final 11 pass attempts … completed 20 of 34 passes for 282 yards and a touchdown and rushed seven times for 63 yards and a season-long 51-yard rush for a TD at Temple (9/13) … completed 21 of 34 passes for 270 yards and a touchdown and rushed 19 times for 74 yards and two touchdowns vs. Michigan (9/6) … completed 30 of 37 passes (81%) for 392 yards and three touchdowns and rushed seven times for 24 yards and a score in the season opener vs. Illinois State (8/30) … his 392 passing yards were the most by a Sooner in his OU debut and his 89% completion rate was the highest among quarterbacks on at least 30 pass attempts in their OU debuts.

2024 (WASHINGTON STATE)
Team captain … named Manning Award finalist and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award semifinalist … earned Pac-12 Conference Offensive Top Performer honors … started all 12 games at quarterback … named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team … completed 224 of 347 pass attempts (64.6%) for 3,139 yards and 29 touchdowns with seven interceptions … rushed 178 times for 826 yards and 15 touchdowns … finished regular season leading country with 44 touchdowns responsible for … set Washington State single-season records for rushing attempts by a quarterback (178), rushing yards by a quarterback (826) and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (15; second-most rushing TDs by a player at any position) … had two 100-yard rushing games (197 yards vs. Texas Tech and 111 vs. San Jose State) … had at least one rushing touchdown and passing TD in 10 games … only quarterback in the country with 20-plus touchdown passes and 10-plus rushing TDs … logged 38 carries of 10-plus yards and 11 of 20-plus yards … forced 55 missed tackles … threw for 375 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 65 yards and a TD at New Mexico (11/16) … finished 23 of 27 passing (85.2%) for 295 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for two scores vs. Hawaii (10/19) … completed 26 of 37 pass attempts (70.3%) for 327 yards and two touchdowns at Boise State (9/28) … totaled a career-high 390 passing yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 111 yards and a score vs. San Jose State (9/20) to become first Cougar in program history with 300 passing yards and 100 rushing yards in a game … tallied 245 passing yards, 62 rushing yards and three total touchdowns in Apple Cup vs. Washington in Seattle (9/14) … rushed for 197 yards and one touchdown on 21 attempts vs. Texas Tech (9/7) to set a program record for rushing yards by a quarterback … threw for 352 yards and five touchdowns while rushing for 55 yards (including a 40-yard TD) in first career start in season opener vs. Portland State (8/31).

2023 (WASHINGTON STATE)
Named to Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll and was a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection ... played in 11 games … completed 13 of 17 passes for 235 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, with a long completion of 72 yards … rushed 20 times for 61 yards and three touchdowns … also caught two passes for 14 yards … scored a 5-yard touchdown run at California (11/11) … threw for season-high 148 yards and two TDs vs. Northern Colorado (9/16) … rushed four times for 16 yards and two touchdowns at Colorado State (9/2) … logged receptions against Arizona (10/14) and Oregon State (9/23).

2022 (WASHINGTON STATE)
Redshirted … appeared in one game … finished 2 for 2 with a 27-yard touchdown pass and rushed four times for 58 yards in collegiate debut at Stanford (11/5).

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Little Elm High School in Little Elm, Texas … a four-year starter … named District 5-6A Offensive Player of the Year and earned unanimous first-team all-district honors after throwing for a school-record 2,449 yards (23 touchdowns) and amassing 847 rushing yards (15 TDs) as a senior … totaled 2,268 yards and threw for a school-record 497 yards against Allen High School as a junior … finished career with 7,060 passing yards, 66 passing touchdowns, 1,223 rushing yards and 22 rushing TDs … rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN … ranked as the No. 16 dual-threat quarterback in the country and No. 86 overall prospect in Texas by ESPN.

PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2025 … major is organizational leadership.