{"id":354430,"date":"2025-09-09T14:40:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/354430\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T14:40:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:40:32","slug":"john-mateer-nfl-draft-stock-soars-after-oklahoma-win-vs-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/354430\/","title":{"rendered":"John Mateer NFL Draft stock soars after Oklahoma win vs. Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a coming-out party on Saturday night when the Oklahoma Sooners<\/a> knocked off the Michigan Wolverines<\/a> in the primetime game. A year removed from struggling in their transition to the SEC, particularly on the offensive side of the ball, quarterback John Mateer<\/a> fully broke out and is now demanding attention.<\/p>\n

Some of that attention is going to come from the NFL. It\u2019s still very early in the process ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft<\/a>, but ESPN analyst Matt Miller thinks his draft stock is soaring thanks to the win over Michigan.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Michigan defense was supposed to be the star of the show,\u201d Matt Miller said<\/a>. \u201cBut I couldn\u2019t help but zero in on Oklahoma quarterback\u00a0John Mateer. The Washington State<\/a> transfer put the Sooners on his back with his strong right arm and mobility both inside and outside the pocket. Mateer rushed for 74 yards and a score, and he threw for another touchdown with 270 yards passing against a talented defense that features one of the country\u2019s best D-lines.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Mateer was a three-star recruit in the Class of 2022<\/a>. A native of Little Elm<\/a>, Texas, Mateer was the 1,678th-ranked player overall and the 107th-ranked quarterback in that recruiting cycle. He\u2019d end up at Washington State, working to become the starting quarterback there and eventually becoming a breakout star. He\u2019d then follow his offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle<\/a> to Oklahoma ahead of the 2025 season, looking to spark the Sooners on offense.<\/p>\n

Mateer has now played in two games while at Oklahoma. The first came against FCS opponent Illinois State<\/a>. Predictably, the Sooners took care of business, but with a major step up in competition in Week 2 against Michigan, all eyes were on Oklahoma. There, Mateer had an excellent game, completing 21 of 34 passes for 270 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. He\u2019d also rush for 74 yards and another two touchdowns in the 24-13 win.<\/p>\n

The Michigan game helped improve John Mateer\u2019s Heisman Trophy odds<\/a>. According to\u00a0BetMGM, Mateer has jumped from +1300 to +800 odds to win the honor, which is second-best at this point. So, it\u2019s not a surprise that Mateer has also seen his stock start to rise for the NFL Draft. <\/p>\n

\u201cMateer (6-foot-1, 224 pounds) is a gunslinger,\u201d Miller said. \u201cAnd he\u2019ll take a lot of chances with passes that will make you hold your breath \u2014 but he also makes plays many other college QBs simply aren\u2019t making at this point in the season. Mateer\u2019s arm strength, mobility, moxie and playmaking mindset make for a great watch. NFL scouts had a conservative Day 3 grade on Mateer this summer, but I\u2019m seeing a player with enough starter traits to put him inside my top 50. And if he continues to play this well against SEC defenses, a Round 1 grade isn\u2019t out of the question.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s still a long season ahead. Oklahoma has 10 more regular seasons to go alone. That\u2019s before any potential postseason games and the pre-draft process. So, it\u2019s a long way to go for Mateer, and he\u2019ll have plenty of chances to improve his NFL Draft standing.<\/p>\n

For now, Mateer is going to be focused on Week 3. That\u2019s an interesting road trip to Philadelphia to take on the Temple Owls<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was a coming-out party on Saturday night when the Oklahoma Sooners knocked off the Michigan Wolverines in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":354431,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[7,15521,6,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-354430","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-draft","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-john-mateer-22-little-elm","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-nfl-draft"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115174861992013144","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}