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Oklahoma State · 2026

Drew Mestemaker

QBSophomore6' 3", 215 lbsAustin, TX
Oklahoma State Cowboys4-2 · TDC #39
Snap share
93%
5 of 6 started · 400 of 430 snaps
Pass yards
1940
6th of 265 in FBS
TD – INT
16–6
Yards / att.
9.6
11th of 141 in FBS
Completion
67.0%
36th of 141 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.33
39th of 156 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

224 plays · +74.4 total EPA · 39th of 156 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.33
Passing+0.38
Rushing+0.34
1st down+0.33
2nd down+0.68
3rd down-0.12
Standard downs+0.31
Passing downs+0.38
MestemakerQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays51%
Pass plays97%
Run plays9%
1st down45%
2nd down56%
3rd down57%
Standard downs46%
Passing downs65%
MestemakerQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks201—
Success rate52.2%14th / 170
Explosive pass rate16.6%13th / 170
Deep-throw rate13.6%77th / 170
Sack rate1.0%10th / 170
Interception rate3.0%—
3rd-down conversion33.3%104th / 170
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries15—
Success rate60.0%—
Explosive run rate40.0%—
Stuffed at the line6.7%—
First downs8—
Red-zone carries4—
Goal-line carries1—

Charting

Where Mestemaker's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw
8.8
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
14%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
6.0
798 yds after the catch
Air yards
1072
of 1870 yds on charted throws
Pressured
11%
hurried or sacked · 2 sacks

Where he throws194 throws charted

66% comp8.8 avg. depth6.0 YAC/catch14% 20+ air yds15–6 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 12 throws (6%), 11 caught (92%), 66 yds, 5.5 per throw1292% · 66yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 11 throws (6%), 6 caught (55%), 26 yds, 2.4 per throw1155% · 26yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 19 throws (10%), 14 caught (74%), 139 yds, 7.3 per throw1974% · 139yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (4%), 5 caught (71%), 75 yds, 10.7 per throw771% · 75yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 3 caught (60%), 54 yds, 10.8 per throw560% · 54yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 9 throws (5%), 6 caught (67%), 183 yds, 20.3 per throw967% · 183yLeft, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 94 yds, 31.3 per throw367% · 94yMiddle, Behind air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 17 yds, 5.7 per throw367% · 17yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 14 throws (7%), 9 caught (64%), 53 yds, 3.8 per throw1464% · 53yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (7%), 9 caught (69%), 91 yds, 7.0 per throw1369% · 91yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 12 throws (6%), 9 caught (75%), 194 yds, 16.2 per throw1275% · 194yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 7 caught (88%), 153 yds, 19.1 per throw888% · 153yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 27 yds, 9.0 per throw333% · 27yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (2%), 3 caught (75%), 131 yds, 32.8 per throw475% · 131yRight, Behind air yards: 20 throws (10%), 14 caught (70%), 61 yds, 3.0 per throw2070% · 61yRight, 0–4 air yards: 18 throws (9%), 12 caught (67%), 110 yds, 6.1 per throw1867% · 110yRight, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (7%), 9 caught (69%), 106 yds, 8.2 per throw1369% · 106yRight, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (4%), 5 caught (71%), 99 yds, 14.1 per throw771% · 99yRight, 15–19 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 2 caught (50%), 63 yds, 15.8 per throw450% · 63yRight, 20–29 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 2 caught (33%), 76 yds, 12.7 per throw633% · 76yRight, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 52 yds, 17.3 per throw333% · 52y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction15 carries

Left
20%
3.7 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
60%
14.8 YPC · 67% succ.
Right
20%
14.7 YPC · 67% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · North Texas

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (7 of Mestemaker’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
7.5
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
8%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
9.3
1415 yds after the catch
Air yards
959
of 2374 yds on charted throws
Pressured
9%
hurried or sacked · 10 sacks

Where he throws210 throws charted

68% comp7.5 avg. depth9.3 YAC/catch8% 20+ air yds34–9 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 16 throws (8%), 15 caught (94%), 121 yds, 7.6 per throw1694% · 121yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 22 throws (10%), 19 caught (86%), 147 yds, 6.7 per throw2286% · 147yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 16 throws (8%), 12 caught (75%), 115 yds, 7.2 per throw1675% · 115yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 5 throws (2%), 1 caught (20%), 11 yds, 2.2 per throw520% · 11yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 2 caught (33%), 45 yds, 7.5 per throw633% · 45yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 1 caught (25%), 41 yds, 10.3 per throw425% · 41yLeft, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 2 throws (1%), 2 caught (100%), 18 yds, 9.0 per throw2100% · 18yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 11 throws (5%), 4 caught (36%), 95 yds, 8.6 per throw1136% · 95yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 10 throws (5%), 7 caught (70%), 151 yds, 15.1 per throw1070% · 151yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 27 throws (13%), 22 caught (81%), 503 yds, 18.6 per throw2781% · 503yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (2%), 3 caught (60%), 78 yds, 15.6 per throw560% · 78yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (0%), 1 caught (100%), 59 yds, 59.0 per throw1100% · 59yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (1%), 3 caught (100%), 210 yds, 70.0 per throw3100% · 210yRight, Behind air yards: 22 throws (10%), 22 caught (100%), 109 yds, 5.0 per throw22100% · 109yRight, 0–4 air yards: 22 throws (10%), 13 caught (59%), 219 yds, 10.0 per throw2259% · 219yRight, 5–9 air yards: 19 throws (9%), 14 caught (74%), 157 yds, 8.3 per throw1974% · 157yRight, 10–14 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 6 caught (75%), 104 yds, 13.0 per throw875% · 104yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 25 yds, 12.5 per throw250% · 25yRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (1%), 1 caught (33%), 30 yds, 10.0 per throw333% · 30yRight, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (2%), 3 caught (75%), 136 yds, 34.0 per throw475% · 136y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction14 carries

Left
0%
— YPC · 0% succ.
Middle
50%
6.0 YPC · 43% succ.
Right
50%
6.1 YPC · 71% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SRCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farOklahoma State#39 · 4-2693%136/203194016–69.652.2%211426.8260.0%
2025North Texas#23 · 12-21494%319/463437934–99.550.5%57891.6544.2%
2024North Texas#89 · 6-7410%30/464622–210.040.9%14876.2142.9%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Drew Mestemaker's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Drew Mestemaker's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

7.2 avg. game scoreBest: 8.8 vs Murray State (Week 3)3 of 6 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1@TulsaL 10–242.5294959.22414.912530.608
2OregonW 39–317.5264360.53177.422610918.2175
3Murray StateW 59–08.8202290.932414.7501-6-6.000
4@West VirginiaW 41–248.8202774.138914.431100.000
6UCFW 42–288.1192867.930410.920221.0111
7@HoustonL 32–357.7223464.736510.7316345.7029
2026 · 6 games7.213620367.019409.6166211426.8275

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions136—
Attempts203—
Completion %67.0%36th / 141
Yards19406th / 265
Yards / att.9.611th / 141
Touchdowns1610th / 265
Interceptions6—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries21—
Yards142377th / 1453
Yards / carry6.8—
Touchdowns2220th / 630
Long75—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14239th / 5406
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles4—
Lost3—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · Tulsa✓ QB858553·100%
Wk 2 · Oregon✓ QB8686511100%
Wk 3 · Murray State✓ QB734323·59%
Wk 4 · West Virginia—676727·100%
Wk 6 · UCF✓ QB606030·100%
Wk 7 · Houston✓ QB595940·100%
Season5 GS430400224193%

Position Room

4 QBs on the Oklahoma State roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
17Drew MestemakerQBSO2031940166+0.33
Broderick VehrsQB63710+0.41
9Grant JordanQBSR—————
12Luke TepasQBFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. Oklahoma State depth chart →