Pronunciation: KATE-inn HOW-zer

2026 Senior

• Transferred to Illinois with one year of eligibility remaining 
• Signed with Illinois on Jan. 4, 2026
• Threw for 6,438 yards and 43 touchdowns, plus ran for 15 touchdowns, during his first four seasons of college football

2025 Junior (East Carolina)

• Started all 12 regular seasons games, leading ECU to an 8-4 record
• Threw for 3,300 yards and 19 touchdowns (six interceptions) with a 65.9 completion percentage (269/408) on the season
• 146.3 passing efficiency rating on the season
• Rushed for 193 yards on 85 carries (2.3 yards per carry) with nine rushing touchdowns on the season
• Manning Award Watch List

2024 Sophomore (East Carolina)

• Played in nine games with seven starts at quarterback
• Threw for 2,006 yards and 18 touchdowns (11 interceptions) with a 60.8 completion percentage (149/245) on the season
• 144.9 passing efficiency rating on the season
• Rushed for 170 yards on 49 carries (3.5 yards per carry) with four rushing touchdowns on the season
• 2,176 all-purpose yards and averaged 241.8 yards of total offense per game
• First start for ECU came at Army (10/19/24), where he threw for 282 yards on 24-of-28 passing with three touchdowns
• After taking over the starting job, guided the team to a 5-2 record which included a 26-21 win over North Carolina State in the Go Bowling Military Bowl
• Two 5-TD passing games against Temple (10/26/24) and Florida Atlantic (11/7/24) in consecutive games
• • Third QB in ECU history throwing five touchdowns in consecutive games
• Davey O’Brien Great 8, Manning Star of the Week, and American Offensive Player of the Week following Florida Atlantic game
• American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team 

2023 Redshirt Freshman (Michigan State)

• Played in 11 games with seven starts at quarterback
• Threw for 1,130 yards and six touchdowns (five interceptions) with a 59.0 completion percentage (112/191)
• Started and led Michigan State to victories over Nebraska (11/4/23) and Indiana (11/18/23)
• Threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns against Indiana 

2022 Freshman (Michigan State)

• Redshirted
• Played in one game
• Made collegiate debut with six snaps against Akron

High School 

• Consensus four-star recruit
• Elite 11 finalist
• Ranked one of the top overall players in the nation by Rivals (#140), 247Sports (#212), and On3 (#251)
• Ranked one of the best quarterback prospects in the nation by Rivals (#11 pro-style), 247Sports (#12), On3 (#15), and ESPN (#18 pocket passer)
• Completed 65 percent of his passes (92/142) for 1,408 yards and 12 touchdowns against just two interceptions in his first 11 games of the season while sharing time at quarterback as a senior
• Helped St. John Bosco to a 10-2 overall record and a #7 national ranking by MaxPreps
• Transferred to St. John Bosco in California for his final two seasons after playing at Liberty High School in Nevada

Personal

• Son of John and Erica Houser
• Graduated from ECU in December of 2025 with a degree in economics