Dylan Raiola, the top-ranked quarterback in the Class of 2024, has arrived at Nebraska's campus looking like he could be a future NFL star. With his curly hair, trimmed goatee, and big shades, Raiola bears a striking resemblance to Kansas City Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes.
Nebraska's football camp is officially underway, and among the players arriving to get to work is the highly anticipated Class of 2024 No. 1 quarterback, Dylan Raiola. Raiola is expected to start as a true freshman for the Cornhuskers, and based on his appearance at camp, he already looks like one of the league's biggest stars.
With curly hair, trimmed goatee, and wearing big shades, Raiola strikingly resembled Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill, whose stardom began in Kansas City with Mahomes as his quarterback, couldn't believe his eyes like many others who saw the picture of Raiola rolling his bags onto campus.
Nebraska's Dylan Raiola Arrives at Camp Looking Like Patrick Mahomes, Stuns NFL
"Boy ain’t no way," Hill wrote on Twitter with a laughing emoji and tagging Mahomes in the process.
Mahomes responded to Hill, jokingly saying, "That’s my lil cuzzo."
Nebraska's Dylan Raiola Arrives at Camp Looking Like Patrick Mahomes, Stuns NFL
For Raiola, the similarities to Mahomes don't stop at physical appearance. During Nebraska's spring game, Raiola was wearing No. 15, the same number Mahomes wears for the Chiefs. And when you watch the film, his play style is similar to Mahomes as well.
Raiola heads to Matt Rhule's program in the Big Ten with lofty expectations for a team that finished 5-7 overall and 3-6 in conference last year. A five-star recruit out of Buford High School, the 6-foot-3, 220-pound signal-caller had offers from all over the country, including his home state Georgia Bulldogs, Alabama, Colorado, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and many more.
Nebraska's Dylan Raiola Arrives at Camp Looking Like Patrick Mahomes, Stuns NFL
But Raiola went with Nebraska, a program he said always felt like home.
"With Nebraska, I always believed it was in my blood, it was in my heart, for a long time," Raiola explained. "I just felt that I could be a part of something special, that’s bigger than myself. Lincoln, Nebraska, is a great place and the University of Nebraska is a special place to have a college experience and play sports with some of the best fans."
Rhule's relationship with the Raiola family also played a large factor in the quarterback signing on.
"The thing that separates Coach Rhule from a lot of people is just the way he connects with his players," Raiola said.
Raiola is hoping the next step of his football journey is a positive one, and to do that, perhaps he can channel the quarterback he looks exactly like ahead of his freshman season.
