#1 portal player overall now.

QB John Mateer, from Little Elm, TX. 2 years eligibility.

"Last season throwing for 3,139 yards and 29 touchdowns on 65% passing. He also ranked sixth among FBS starters with 827 rushing yards and scored 15 rushing touchdowns for the Cougars."

Washington State QB John Mateer has officially entered the transfer portal, ESPN has learned.

One of the most coveted QBs in the country is now on the market. Mateer put up 3,139 passing yards, 827 rushing yards and 44 total TDs in his first season as the Cougars’ starter. pic.twitter.com/F83KrhD2lx

— Max Olson (@max_olson) December 16, 2024

Sooners are biggest competition for him. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/43008103/washington-state-qb-john-mateer-set-enter-transfer-portal

NEW: On3's @PeteNakos_ has logged a prediction for Oklahoma to land Washington State transfer QB John Mateer👀

Mateer ranks as the No. 1 player in the On3 Transfer Portal.

Intel: https://t.co/ZeY3ZjKDG7 pic.twitter.com/u1webDMnfZ

— On3 (@On3sports) December 16, 2024

PeekingDuck said:

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Not sure why you're following this dude. He's going with his OC to Oklahoma.

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Because he looks great, and we'd make the playoffs with him easily. Probably be playing against him in the 2026 season otherwise.

$1.5 million is the rumored price tag for him.

Nothing to see here, this was a done deal weeks ago

I think this guy is a bit overrated given some of his QBR ratings this season against some weaker competition at WSU

concac said:

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Damn, are people giving up on Marcel Reed already?

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I feel like we only scratched the surface of Reed's potential. Get some better playmakers around him and some less predictable, mocre creative playcalling (not holding my breath), while working on his feet in the pocket and touch on certain passes, and he can do special things. Another year with the 1's and the entire unit might seem a little more fluid.

I'm not saying Reed will be Lamar Jackson. But his body style reminds me of Lamar's at the same age, maybe a little bit skinnier. And he has such a smooth throwing motion like Lamar did. Marcel has similar juking ability, but didn't seem to break very many this year which was a little weird given the raw athleticism. He did play against far better defenses than Jackson did early in his career. But it's not like Marcel was Haynes King running straight downhill with no ability to make guys miss, just always seemed to go down on shoestrings. Marcel has also shown the ability to throw on the run and from non-ideal arm slots.

For a good discussion. Here are the twelve teams in the playoffs and the QBs who transferred in last year vs been on the roster for multiple years

Indiana - transfer
Notre dame - transfer
Oregon - transfer
Ohio state - transfer
Arizona State - transfer

Tu - develop
UT - develop
BSU - develop
SMU - develop
Clemson - develop
PSU - develop
UGA - develop

There isn't a standout formula, but more teams in the playoffs have developed the starting qb rather than bought them for a year.

WSU is turning into QBU.

Detmersdislocatedshoulder said:

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jt16 said:

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For a good discussion. Here are the twelve teams in the playoffs and the QBs who transferred in last year vs been on the roster for multiple years

Indiana - transfer
Notre dame - transfer
Oregon - transfer
Ohio state - transfer
Arizona State - transfer

Tu - develop
UT - develop
BSU - develop
SMU - develop
Clemson - develop
PSU - develop
UGA - develop

There isn't a standout formula, but more teams in the playoffs have developed the starting qb rather than bought them for a year.

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quinn ewers is a transfer. while not a transfer this year still a transfer all the same.

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Transferred after his freshman year and never sniffed the field but you are correct

concac said:

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Damn, are people giving up on Marcel Reed already?

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Who?

HeyAbbott said:

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I think this guy is a bit overrated given some of his QBR ratings this season against some weaker competition at WSU

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He's pretty dang good. Smallish but mobile and pretty good arm

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Because he looks great, and we'd make the playoffs with him easily.

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concac said:

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Damn, are people giving up on Marcel Reed already?

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obviously you haven't seen very many posts by the OP. Lucky you.

concac said:

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Damn, are people giving up on Marcel Reed already?

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I'm bullish on him. I think he'll be a lot better with more consistent line play, another year of practice, and new play making ability at WR. That said, he didn't tear it up at qb this year, and you're always just one injury away from playing somebody else anyway, so the best approach is to get as much talent as will have you.

PeekingDuck said:

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Not sure why you're following this dude. He's going with his OC to Oklahoma.

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I was going to suggest we hire his coach instead but too late. We definitely would be ahead to hire someone to develop the position.

The OU coach got the job in part because they thought the QB would follow.

Makes sense so we're going to do the opposite.

PA24 said:

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Zero points against our rival, from the 1 yd line.
New automatic QB question for threads like this: can he make a yard on 4th down?

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Op said "direct competition" . Are you saying we are in pursuit of this qb?

We are a decent / accurate dual threat qb away from 9:3 or 10:2 …a playoff contender

Never enough of good qbs - no matter Mercer is it or not

1 play away

Detmersdislocatedshoulder said:

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jt16 said:

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For a good discussion. Here are the twelve teams in the playoffs and the QBs who transferred in last year vs been on the roster for multiple years

Indiana - transfer
Notre dame - transfer
Oregon - transfer
Ohio state - transfer
Arizona State - transfer

Tu - develop
UT - develop
BSU - develop
SMU - develop
Clemson - develop
PSU - develop
UGA - develop

There isn't a standout formula, but more teams in the playoffs have developed the starting qb rather than bought them for a year.

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quinn ewers is a transfer. while not a transfer this year still a transfer all the same.

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Yeah - I was trying to separate the first year transfers from the qbs that developed in a system. Point being a lot of posters think an annual turnover at the position would be a good formula. I don't buy it

I think we will have Miles ONeal as a starting QB by the end of next season however that happens could be a mystery

jt16 said:

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Detmersdislocatedshoulder said:

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jt16 said:

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For a good discussion. Here are the twelve teams in the playoffs and the QBs who transferred in last year vs been on the roster for multiple years

Indiana - transfer
Notre dame - transfer
Oregon - transfer
Ohio state - transfer
Arizona State - transfer

Tu - develop
UT - develop
BSU - develop
SMU - develop
Clemson - develop
PSU - develop
UGA - develop

There isn't a standout formula, but more teams in the playoffs have developed the starting qb rather than bought them for a year.

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quinn ewers is a transfer. while not a transfer this year still a transfer all the same.

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Yeah - I was trying to separate the first year transfers from the qbs that developed in a system. Point being a lot of posters think an annual turnover at the position would be a good formula. I don't buy it

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The portal will always be best used to grab key players and not roster turnover. Culture still matters and you can't build that with constant turnover. We will see teams pop up out of nowhere because of the portal (TCU a couple years ago) but I doubt we see longterm success at schools that use the portal heavily v