STILLWATER - For now, Oklahoma State’s backup quarterback situation appears to be a two-man race.
Freshman Broderick Vehrs was the first man off the bench behind starter Drew Mestemaker, entering on OSU’s second drive of the third quarter with the Cowboys up 38-0. Mestemaker had already put together a huge night, finishing with 324 passing yards and five touchdowns.
The depth chart has kept the picture murky, listing Vehrs and senior Grant Jordan with an “or” next to their names. That uncertainty hasn’t been cleared up publicly, even after offensive coordinator Sean Brophy praised both quarterbacks this week while stopping short of naming a primary No. 2.
“It’s huge,” Brophy said. “I mean, you just never know, obviously.
So knock on wood that’s obviously something that doesn’t come up during the course of the season. Right now we’ve got Brodie and Grant that do a great job at practice and are both ready to go and feel good about both of those guys should they need to come in and do some things for us.”
Vehrs, who goes by “Brodie,” is a true freshman who enrolled in the spring of 2026. The Gilbert, Arizona, native played at Basha High School, where he piled up more than 1,500 passing yards, 18 touchdowns and three interceptions before a shoulder injury ended his senior season early.
He picked Oklahoma State over reported offers from North Texas, Northern Iowa and Northern Arizona. Rivals rated him the No. 65 quarterback in the 2026 recruiting class and the No. 15 prospect in Arizona.
Jordan brings the opposite profile: a seasoned veteran with plenty of snaps under his belt. The redshirt senior from New Orleans has started 11 games and appeared in 18 across six seasons at Yale and UMass. His best statistical season came as a sophomore at Yale in 2024, when he threw 22 touchdowns against three interceptions, completed 66.4% of his passes and helped the Bulldogs go 7-2 in games he played.
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