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
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