| Oklahoma Sooners–No. 10 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 28, 2004 Little Elm, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 224 lb (102 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Little Elm (Little Elm, Texas) |
John Mateer (born April 28, 2004) is an American football quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners. He previously played for the Washington State Cougars.
Mateer was born in Little Elm, Texas and attended Little Elm High School. [1] [2] As a senior, Mateer threw for 2,449 yards, setting the school record for single season passing yards. [3] He finished his high school career totaling 7,060 passing yards, 1,223 rushing yards and 88 total touchdowns. [4] A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football at Washington State University. [4]
After redshirting in 2022, Mateer threw for 235 yards and two touchdowns, in addition to rushing for 93 yards and three touchdowns as a redshirt freshman. [5] Entering the 2024 season, he competed with Zevi Eckhaus for Washington State's starting quarterback job. [6] [7] Eventually, Mateer was named the Cougars starting quarterback for their first game of the season against Portland State. [8] [9] In his first career start, he threw for 352 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 55 yards and a touchdown, leading Washington State to a 70–30 victory. [10] Mateer finished the season throwing for 3,139 yards, rushing for 826 yards, and totaling 44 touchdowns. [11] He was named the offensive "top performer" of the season for the Pac-12 Conference. [12] On December 16, 2024, Mateer entered the transfer portal. [13] [14]
On December 18, 2024, Mateer announced his decision to transfer to the University of Oklahoma to play for the Oklahoma Sooners. [15] [16] This decision was fueled by many things including a missed phone call from Baker Mayfield, and his standing relationship with newly hired offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle, who he had played for at Washington State. [17] [18] In the 2025 season opener against the Illinois State Redbirds, he broke the school record for number of passing yards in a debut with 392, in a 35–3 win. [19] The following week against No. 15 Michigan, he completed 21 passes for 270 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 74 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Sooners to a 24–13 victory. [20]
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| 2022 | Washington State | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 32 | 16.0 | 1 | 0 | 399.4 | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Washington State | 12 | 0 | 0–0 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 235 | 13.8 | 2 | 1 | 219.6 | 21 | 92 | 4.4 | 3 |
| 2024 | Washington State | 12 | 12 | 8–4 | 224 | 347 | 64.6 | 3,139 | 9.0 | 29 | 7 | 164.1 | 178 | 826 | 4.6 | 15 |
| 2025 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 2–0 | 51 | 71 | 71.8 | 662 | 10.6 | 4 | 2 | 163.1 | 26 | 98 | 3.4 | 1 |
| Career | 27 | 14 | 10–4 | 290 | 437 | 66.4 | 4,068 | 8.2 | 36 | 10 | 167.2 | 229 | 1,074 | 4.7 | 19 | |
All stats current as of 9/7/2025 09:25AM PDT. [21]
On August 11, 2025, screenshots began to surface of Mateer's Venmo account, depicting transaction descriptions that alluded to him partaking in sports betting while playing for Washington State in 2022. [22] [23] The next day, Mateer denied any involvement in sports gambling, stating that the transaction descriptions were "inside jokes" between his friends. [24] [25]
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