Drew Mestemaker
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Quarterback, Oklahoma State (from North Texas), 2024–⁠26

Drew Mestemaker

Number
No. 17
Height
6′3″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Austin, TX

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Drew Mestemaker plays quarterback for Oklahoma State, after North Texas (2024–⁠25). Mestemaker is No. 6 in FBS in passing yards this season. Last time out, at Houston: 22 of 34, 365 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT; 6 carries, 34 yards. He won the 2025 Burlsworth Trophy.

2026 so far

1,940 passing yards, 16 TD

No. 6 in FBS in passing yards

Last game: 22 of 34, 365 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT; 6 carries, 34 yards at Houston, L 32–⁠35

Next game: vs. Colorado, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 241@TLSA
  2. 317ORE
  3. 324MUR
  4. 389@WVU
  5. 304UCF
  6. 365@HOU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
4,369
Passing yards, 2025 (North Texas, 12–⁠2)
Best game
608 yards
At Charlotte, week 9, 2025: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in passing yards, 2025

Career highs

608passing yards, career highat Charlotte, 20255touchdown passes, career highvs. Murray State, 2026109rushing yards, career highvs. Oregon, 2026

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2024North Texas304665.246210.022
2025North Texas31946568.64,3699.4349
2026Oklahoma State13620367.01,9409.6166
Career48571467.96,7719.55217

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024North Texas14876.2170
2025North Texas57891.6531
2026Oklahoma State211426.8275
Career923183.5875

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024North Texas17QBYr 1
2025North Texas17QBYr 2
2026Oklahoma State17QBSo. (Yr 3)6′3″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2024North Texas590.45––26.721%0.24–
2025North Texas5130.4595th (n=314)0.24233.151%0.450.19
2026Oklahoma State2230.3784th (n=273)0.2183.350%0.19–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025North Texas55%7.2 yds9.4 yds18 of 21656%
2026Oklahoma State53%8.8 yds6.4 yds28 of 19654%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025North Texas55%4.001.701.808%
2026Oklahoma State56%3.602.206.1013%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Oklahoma State 6 games, 1,940 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5atTulsaL 10–⁠242949241123
Sep 12vs.OregonW 39–⁠31264331722109
Sep 19vs.Murray StateW 59–⁠0202232450−6
Sep 26atWest VirginiaW 41–⁠242027389310
Oct 10vs.UCFW 42–⁠281928304202
Oct 17atHoustonL 32–⁠3522343653134
2025 North Texas 14 games, 4,369 passing yards, 34 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.LamarW 51–⁠024323293030
Sep 6atWestern MichiganW 33–⁠3018332242024
Sep 13vs.Washington StateW 59–⁠10242921140−5
Sep 20atArmyW 45–⁠3826362491020
Sep 27vs.South AlabamaW 36–⁠22142623410−4
Oct 10vs.South FloridaL 36–⁠633048326230
Oct 18vs.UTSAW 55–⁠172235277407
Oct 24atCharlotteW 54–⁠20374960841−7
Nov 1vs.NavyW 31–⁠17192423400−14
Nov 15atUABW 53–⁠241825298205
Nov 22atRiceW 56–⁠241923469301
Nov 28vs.TempleW 52–⁠25202436630–
Dec 5atTulaneL 21–⁠3421342942314
Dec 27 ✦vs.San Diego StateW 49–⁠4727472503218
2024 North Texas 4 games, 462 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 14atTexas TechL 21–⁠6623560026
Sep 21vs.WyomingW 44–⁠17221300–
Oct 26vs.TulaneL 37–⁠45–––––6
Jan 3 ✦vs.Texas StateL 28–⁠3026413932255

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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