Nebraska freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola clearly appears to be taking after Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Raiola has a similar haircut, wears the same sunglasses and jersey number, and even his playing style resembles Mahomes’.

Believe it or not, Mahomes wasn’t Raiola’s inspiration for wearing number 15. It was former Florida Gators and Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow.

“I wore a 15 my freshman year of football,” Raiola said in August, via Evan Bredeson of Cornhuskers Wire . “Tim Tebow, a strong Christian man, played football at Florida. I look up to people who have good character and are a good person and he was that guy (when I picked my number).”

Raiola received praise from both Mahomes and Tebow.

“The way this kid moves in the pocket and his accuracy from different angles, he’s got so much talent,” Tebow said last week on ESPN, via Oliver Hayes of Buffaloes Wire.

After winning a Heisman Trophy and two national championships at Florida, Tebow was selected by the Broncos in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played two seasons in Denver, most notably a 29-23 overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card round of the 2011 NFL playoffs.

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