Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Florida
Graham Mertz
QB • 6'3" • 216 lbs • Overland Park, KS, USA
Balanced quarterback profileEfficient finisher
Graham Mertz is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Wisconsin • Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Graham Mertz built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a quarterback from Overland Park, KS wearing No. 15, spending time with Florida and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Graham Mertz's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 21
- Overall
- No. 197
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Graham Mertz, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Florida. Graham Mertz is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 9,046
- Passing yards
- 9,074
- Touchdowns
- 77
Quick Answers
Graham Mertz quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 9,046
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Florida
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Blue Valley North · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- Blue Valley North · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 6 · Pick 21 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2024 Total offense rank
- 847 total offense · QB 156th (top 40%) · SEC 25th (top 13%) · National 222nd (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 2 | 79 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 45.8 |
| 2020 Postseason | Wisconsin | 7 | 142 | 130 | 12 | 3 | 50.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 7 | 1,134 | 1,108 | 26 | 8 | 50.6 |
| 2021 Postseason | Wisconsin | 13 | 124 | 137 | -13 | 1 | 55.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 13 | 1,809 | 1,821 | -12 | 13 | 55.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 12 | 2,096 | 2,136 | -40 | 21 | 58.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida | 11 | 2,815 | 2,878 | -63 | 24 | 69.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida | 5 | 847 | 791 | 56 | 7 | 52.2 |
Related Context
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Graham Mertz played QB for Wisconsin and Florida. Across 6 tracked seasons, Graham Mertz recorded 9,074 passing yards, -28 rushing yards, and 77 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Florida paired 2,815 primary output with 61.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 58.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Wisconsin, Florida.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with 240 yards of offense and 81.3 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Wisconsin
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
148.7
Efficiency
58.6
Usage
8.1
Consistency
77.2
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 124. Penn State: 159. Eastern Michigan: 136. Notre Dame: 240. Michigan: 94. Illinois: 122. Army: 126. Purdue: 51. Iowa: 106. Rutgers: 240. Northwestern: 216. Nebraska: 139. Minnesota: 180
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 19 by 55.7. Penn State: 46 by 44.9. Eastern Michigan: 18 by 62.9. Notre Dame: 43 by 38.4. Michigan: 18 by 54.3. Illinois: 21 by 68.9. Army: 20 by 60.9. Purdue: 12 by 54.2. Iowa: 25 by 49. Rutgers: 16 by 81.3. Northwestern: 23 by 79.7. Nebraska: 19 by 58.4. Minnesota: 41 by 53.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins140 · Games = 9 · -28.3 vs Losses
Losses168.3 · Games = 4 · +28.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
81.3 vs Rutgers
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/31 | @ Arizona State | W 20-13 | 11 | 15 | 137 | 73.3 | 1 | 1 | 55.7 | 4 | -13 | -3.30 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/27 | @ Minnesota | L 13-23 | 21 | 38 | 171 | 55.3 | 0 | 1 | 53.1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Nebraska | W 35-28 | 12 | 18 | 145 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 58.4 | 1 | -6 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Northwestern | W 35-7 | 18 | 23 | 216 | 78.3 | 2 | 1 | 79.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Rutgers3+ TD | W 52-3 | 11 | 16 | 240 | 68.8 | 3 | 1 | 81.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Iowa3+ TD | W 27-7 | 11 | 22 | 104 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 0.70 | 2 | 1 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Purdue | W 30-13 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 4 | -1 | -0.30 | 0 | 15 |
| Sun 10/17 | vs Army | W 20-14 | 8 | 15 | 112 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 60.9 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 2 | 9 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Illinois | W 24-0 | 10 | 19 | 100 | 52.6 | 0 | 1 | 68.9 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Michigan | L 17-38 | 8 | 15 | 115 | 53.3 | 1 | 0 | 54.3 | 3 | -21 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Notre Dame | L 13-41 | 18 | 41 | 240 | 43.9 | 1 | 4 | 38.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 34-7 | 14 | 17 | 141 | 82.4 | 0 | 0 | 62.9 | 1 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Penn State | L 10-16 | 22 | 37 | 185 | 59.5 | 0 | 2 | 44.9 | 9 | -26 | -2.90 | 0 | 4 |
Player Story
Graham Mertz story
Graham Mertz built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a quarterback from Overland Park, KS wearing No. 15, spending time with Florida and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Graham Mertz's career was his passing role: 9,074 passing yards, 64 touchdown passes, and 1,224 attempts across 50 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Florida. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. With 50 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida and Wisconsin.
The arc is straightforward: Graham Mertz moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Wisconsin
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Florida
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 79 | 76.4 | 3.6 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Wisconsin | 1,276 | 57.1 | 12.9 | 1,197 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 1,276 | 57.1 | 12.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Wisconsin | 1,933 | 58.6 | 8.1 | 657 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 1,933 | 58.6 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 2,096 | 55.1 | 13.3 | 163 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida | 2,815 | 61.4 | 17.7 | 719 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida | 847 | 70 | 11.1 | -1,968 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northwestern
Week 6 · W 42-7 · Conference game
Win with 299 yards of offense and 85 efficiency.
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Total Offense
92.5 takeover
299 total offense with 85 efficiency.
#2
@ Rutgers
Week 10 · W 52-3 · Conference game
240
Total Offense
90.7 takeover
Win with 240 yards of offense and 81.3 efficiency.
240 total offense with 81.3 efficiency.
#3
vs Northwestern
Week 11 · W 35-7 · Conference game
216
Total Offense
84.9 takeover
Win with 216 yards of offense and 79.7 efficiency.
216 total offense with 79.7 efficiency.
#4
vs Central Michigan
Week 2 · W 61-0
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Total Offense
79.5 takeover
Win with 35 yards of offense and 79.4 efficiency.
35 total offense with 79.4 efficiency.
#5
@ Utah
Week 1 · L 11-24
304
Total Offense
71.3 takeover
Loss with 304 yards of offense and 56.1 efficiency.
304 total offense with 56.1 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Florida
2,815 primary output · 61.4 efficiency · 17.7 usage
69.5
#2
2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin
58.8
2,096 primary · 55.1 efficiency · 13.3 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Wisconsin
55.6
1,933 primary · 58.6 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
8
250+ passing yards
3
300+ total offense
11
3+ TD games
23
Above avg efficiency
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