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
Career	24-12	239	366	65.3	3,406	141.9	32	8	72	203	977	4.8	18	68

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.