Dylan Raiola (born May 9, 2005) is an American college football quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was one of the top ranked prospects in the 2024 recruiting class.
Raiola was born on May 9, 2005 in Hawaii.[1][2] He began his high school career at Burleson High School in Burleson, Texas, where he passed for 3,341 yards, 32 touchdowns, and five interceptions, while also rushing for nine touchdowns.[3] After the season, Raiola transferred to Chandler High School in Arizona, where during his junior season, he passed for 2,435 yards, 22 touchdowns, and had 5 interceptions.[4][5] Raiola transferred to Buford High School (Georgia) for his senior season.[6]
Raiola was a consensus top 10 recruit in the 2024 class by the major recruiting services.[6] In May 2022, Raiola committed to play at Ohio State,[7][3] but in December he decided to reopen his recruitment.[5] In January 2023, Raiola announced his top four schools, which were Georgia, Nebraska, Oregon, and USC,[8] and ultimately announced that he committed to Georgia on May 15.[9][10] On December 18, 2023, Raiola flipped his commitment from Georgia to Nebraska. On December 20, Raiola officially signed with Nebraska.
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Dylan Raiola QB |
Buford, Georgia | Buford | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Dec 18, 2023 | |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  247Sports: ESPN: (91)
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| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 1 (QB) 247Sports: 2 (QB) ESPN: 1 (QB) | ||||||
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In 2024, during his true freshman season with Nebraska, Raiola gained widespread attention for emulating NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes, exhibiting similar haircuts, mannerisms, and pre-game routines.[11] He helped Nebraska get bowl eligible for the first time since 2016.[12]
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
| 2024 | Nebraska | 13 | 13 | 7–6 | 275 | 410 | 67.1 | 2,819 | 6.9 | 13 | 11 | 129.9 | 50 | -65 | -1.3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 1–0 | 33 | 42 | 78.6 | 243 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 142.9 | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | |
| Career[13] | 14 | 14 | 8–6 | 308 | 452 | 68.1 | 3,062 | 6.8 | 15 | 11 | 131.1 | 54 | -66 | -1.2 | 0 | ||
Raiola is of Polynesian descent. He is the son of former NFL player Dominic Raiola who played for Nebraska and won the Rimington Trophy, the nephew of current Cornhuskers offensive line coach Donovan Raiola, and the godson of Matthew Stafford who was a teammate on the Detroit Lions with his father.[14][15] Raiola is a Christian.[16]
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