Player comparison

CJ Bailey

Dean Kindig

24-34 and 1 TD vs ECU, 318 yards, added an 11-yard rushing TD. Then 23-32 3TD vs Wake, a big comeback on the road to win 34-24. He completed 72% of his passes (18-of-25) for 152 yards and 2 touchdowns with zero turnovers vs FSU in a 21-11 win. In the lone scouted loss, Bailey passed for over 200 yards and threw a 6-yard TD pass to Terrell Anderson. Todd McShay called NC State's CJ Bailey the quarterback that surprised him the most at the Manning Passing Academy. ➕ 22 career starts before age 20!! ➕ Completion percentage improved from 64.9% to 68.8% in Year 2 ➕ TD: INT ratio improvement 17:10 to 25:9 ➕ Sack rate improvement (6.4% ➡️4.6%) ➖Ball placement under pressure ➖Post Snap coverage recognition ➖Production vs Top competition.

John Mateer

Dean Kindig

21-34 and 3 TD (plus 2 rush TD), but 1 INT in 2025 scouted game vs Michigan; 14 for 30 2 TD vs Mizzou. Joe Dickinson QB Consultant for Bills, was College Coach at Oklahoma. RS-SOPHOMORE (2024): Named team captain. Manning Award Finalist. Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist. Named to Davey O'Brien Award Watch List, Manning Award and Maxwell Award. Named Pac-12 Conference Offensive Top Performer. Started all 12 games. Completed 224-of-347 pass attempts (64.6%) for 3,139 yards and 29 touchdowns with seven interceptions. Rushed 178 times for 826 yards and 15 touchdowns. Finished regular season leading the country with 44 touchdowns responsible for. 3,965 yards of total offense. Recorded three fourth-quarter comeback wins. Set WSU single-season records for rush attempts by a quarterback (178), rushing yards by a quarterback (826) and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (15), the second-most rushing touchdowns by any player. Had two 100-yards rushing games (197 - Texas Tech, 111 – San Jose State). Had a rush TD and pass TD in 10 games. Only quarterback in the country with 20+ touchdown passes and 10+ rushing touchdowns. 38 carries of 10+yards and 11 of 20+yards. Had 55 missed tackles forced. The Sooners recently brought on Lake Dawson to their front office staff under Jim Nagy as Sr. Asst GM. After OK loss, HC spoke of need to work on "sustaining drives, sustaining effort, sustaining physicality and keeping the ball moving". Not a good sign.