| Oklahoma Sooners | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 219 lb (99 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Little Elm (Little Elm, Texas) |
John Mateer is an American football quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners. He previously played for the Washington State Cougars.
Mateer attended Little Elm High School in Little Elm, Texas. As a senior, Mateer threw for 2,449 yards, setting the school record for single season passing yards. [1] He finished his high school career totaling 7,060 passing yards, 1,223 rushing yards and 88 total touchdowns. [2] A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football at Washington State University. [2]
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. [3] Entering the 2024 season, he competed with Zevi Eckhaus for Washington State's starting quarterback job. [4] [5] Eventually, Mateer was named the Cougars starting quarterback for their first game of the season against Portland State. [6] [7] 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. [8] Mateer finished the season throwing for 3,139 yards, rushing for 826 yards, and totaling 44 touchdowns. [9] On December 16, 2024, Mateer entered the transfer portal. [10] [11]
On December 18, 2024, Mateer announced his decision to transfer to the University of Oklahoma to play for the Oklahoma Sooners. [12] [13]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| Washington State Cougars | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 32 | 16.0 | 1 | 0 | 399.4 | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 0–0 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 235 | 13.8 | 2 | 1 | 219.6 | 21 | 92 | 4.4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 8–4 | 224 | 347 | 64.6 | 3,139 | 9.0 | 29 | 7 | 164.1 | 178 | 826 | 4.6 | 15 |
| Career | 25 | 12 | 8−4 | 239 | 366 | 65.3 | 3,406 | 9.3 | 32 | 8 | 168.0 | 203 | 976 | 4.8 | 18 |
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