Graham Mertz

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round (197th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round (197th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft

COLLEGE:

• Started 16 games at Florida (2023-24) and 34 at Wisconsin (2019-22), completing 793-of-1,225 passes for 9,099 yards and 64 touchdowns for a passer rating of 139.3
• Completed 72-of-94 passes for 791 yards and six touchdowns for a 164.1 passer rating in five starts his senior year before missing the rest of the season due to injury (2024)
• Threw for a touchdown in 31 of his last 35 career starts
• Notched career highs in completions (261), passing yards (2,903), touchdowns (, 20)completion percentage (72.9), passing yards per game (263.9) and efficiency (157.8) his first year as a Gator, while throwing for a career-low three interceptions (2023)

PERSONAL:

• Prepped at Blue Valley North in Overland Park, Kans.
• Led his school to Class 6A state championship as junior and runner-up finish as a senior
• Was a Four-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals and the 2018 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year
• Studied Education Sciences at Florida
• Father, Ron Mertz, played football at Minnesota from 1989-92
• Sister, Lauren played basketball at Kansas State and sister, Mya played basketball at Drake