.jpg) Mestemaker in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 – North Texas Mean Green | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||
| Class |  | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 2006 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||
| High school | Vandegrift (Austin, Texas) | ||||||||||||||||
| College | North Texas (2024–2025) | ||||||||||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||||||||||
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| Career statistics as of Week 17, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at ESPN | |||||||||||||||||
Drew T. Mestemaker (born January 2006) is an American college football quarterback for the North Texas Mean Green.
Early life
[edit]Mestemaker attended Vandegrift High School in Austin, Texas. Coming out of high school, he committed to play college football for the North Texas Mean Green as a walk-on.[1]
College career
[edit]After starter Chandler Morris entered the NCAA transfer portal, Mestemaker got the start in the 2025 First Responder Bowl where he completed 26 of his 41 pass attempts for 393 yards and two touchdowns, adding 55 yards and a touchdown on nine carries in a loss to Texas State.[2] He finished his first collegiate season in 2024, throwing for 462 yards and two touchdowns.[3] Heading into the 2025 season, Mestemaker competed for the starting quarterback job with Miami transfer Reese Poffenbarger.[4] On August 19, 2025, he was announced as the team's starting quarterback for their week one matchup.[5][6]
On October 24, 2025, Mestemaker threw for 608 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 54-20 win over conference opponent UNC Charlotte, setting the single game passing yardage record for UNT and the American Conference.
On December 29, 2025, Mestemaker announced on his Instagram that he would be entering the transfer portal.[7]
Statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
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| Led the NCAA | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2024 | North Texas | 5 | 1 | 0−1 | 30 | 46 | 65.2 | 462 | 10.0 | 2 | 2 | 155.2 | 14 | 87 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 2025 | North Texas | 14 | 14 | 12−2 | 319 | 463 | 68.9 | 4,379 | 9.5 | 34 | 9 | 168.7 | 57 | 89 | 1.6 | 5 |
| Career | 19 | 15 | 12–3 | 349 | 509 | 68.6 | 4,841 | 9.5 | 36 | 11 | 167.5 | 71 | 176 | 2.5 | 6 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Vito, Brent. "UNT coach, players have confidence in seldom-used QB Drew Mestemaker, who will start bowl game". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ^ Wilson, Dave. "North Texas' Mestemaker opens eyes in First Responder start". ESPN. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ^ Vito, Brent. "Drew Mestemaker wins quarterback race, will start UNT's season opener". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ^ Vito, Brent. "UNT's QB race will likely end Saturday. Here's where Drew Mestemaker, Reese Poffenbarger stand". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ^ Helwick, Steve. "North Texas names Drew Mestemaker starting quarterback". Underdog Dynasty. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ^ Maisonet, Eddie. "Meet the new QB1 for a Texas school who never started in high school". Chron.com. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
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