Oklahoma State’s Drew Mestemaker is absolutely tearing it up this season, looking like a legit Heisman Trophy contender and a lock for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 NFL Draft. But get this: he almost wasn’t a Cowboy. He had a shot to join the Oregon Ducks, and the reason he didn’t is wild.
The Ducks Missed Their Shot, Big Time
It turns out, the Ducks *wanted* him. His mom, Angela, spilled the beans: Oregon was all in, but they just couldn’t tell him if quarterback Dante Moore was going to declare for the NFL draft. That kind of uncertainty? Yeah, that’s a huge deal when you’re making a college decision, and it totally swayed Mestemaker away from Eugene and straight to Stillwater. You gotta wonder what Oregon fans are thinking right now, seeing what this guy is doing.
From Walk-On to “Go Pokes!”
Before all this, Mestemaker spent two years at North Texas. The transfer wasn’t exactly by choice at first. His head coach, Eric Morris, bounced after the conference title game last December to take the Oklahoma State job. But Mestemaker wasn’t just gonna follow blindly. He was a walk-on, man, never got that big-time recruitment experience. So, he decided to test the waters, see what else was out there. “I had never gotten recruited, and I felt like it’d be dumb not to test the market,” he said. Smart move, right? Ultimately, though, the pull to rejoin his coach was too strong. He called Morris up and just said, “Go Pokes!” And boy, did he ever go Pokes.
Heisman Numbers Are Stacking Up
Now, he’s absolutely thriving. This dude is completing 66.7 percent of his passes for almost 3,000 yards,2,962 to be exact,with 29 passing touchdowns and only eight interceptions. Those are monster numbers! The Cowboys are clearly reaping the rewards of that transfer, and Mestemaker is making everyone who passed on him eat their words.
What a season for Mestemaker, who went from an unrecruited walk-on to a Heisman hopeful. He’s got his sights set on that Heisman, and honestly, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 NFL Draft looks like a real possibility. Talk about making the most of your shot. This guy’s story is just getting started.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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