
Quarterback, Florida (from Wisconsin), 2019–24
Graham Mertz
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 216 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Overland Park, KS
- Born
- Dec 6, 2000, in Overland Park, Kansas
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Graham Mertz played quarterback at Wisconsin (2019–22) and Florida (2023–24). The Houston Texans took Mertz in round 6, No. 197 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
423passing yards, career highat South Carolina, 20235touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Northwestern, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Iowa, 2021Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wisconsin | 15 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Wisconsin | 15 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Wisconsin | 15 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Wisconsin | 15 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Florida | 15 | QB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Florida | 15 | QB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 216 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wisconsin | 12 | 0.25 | – | – | 3.0 | – | – | – |
| 2020 | Wisconsin | 228 | 0.17 | 21st (n=116) | 0.27 | 38.6 | 46% | 0.24 | – |
| 2021 | Wisconsin | 307 | 0.29 | 38th (n=145) | 0.33 | 89.2 | 36% | 0.38 | – |
| 2022 | Wisconsin | 327 | 0.32 | 52nd (n=250) | 0.32 | 104.1 | 44% | 0.42 | – |
| 2023 | Florida | 408 | 0.36 | 61st (n=255) | 0.32 | 147.6 | 55% | 0.45 | 0.15 |
| 2024 | Florida | 114 | 0.28 | – | – | 32.2 | 37% | 0.30 | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2024 Florida 5 games, 791 passing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 17–41 | 11 | 20 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 20–33 | 12 | 15 | 195 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 21 | at | W 45–28 | 19 | 21 | 201 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 24–13 | 19 | 23 | 179 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 12 | at | L 17–23 | 11 | 15 | 125 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
2023 Florida 11 games, 2,878 passing yards, 20 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 11–24 | 31 | 44 | 333 | 1 | 1 | −29 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 49–7 | 14 | 17 | 193 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 29–16 | 19 | 24 | 166 | 1 | 0 | −3 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 22–7 | 20 | 23 | 259 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 14–33 | 25 | 30 | 244 | 2 | 1 | −2 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 38–14 | 30 | 36 | 254 | 3 | 0 | −15 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 41–39 | 30 | 48 | 423 | 3 | 0 | −7 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 20–43 | 25 | 34 | 230 | 2 | 0 | −32 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 36–39 | 26 | 42 | 282 | 3 | 0 | −3 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 35–52 | 26 | 38 | 311 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 31–33 | 14 | 21 | 183 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
2022 Wisconsin 12 games, 2,136 passing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 38–0 | 14 | 16 | 219 | 1 | 0 | −6 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 14–17 | 18 | 31 | 227 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 66–7 | 12 | 15 | 251 | 3 | 1 | −5 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 21–52 | 11 | 20 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 10–34 | 17 | 32 | 206 | 1 | 2 | −22 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 42–7 | 20 | 29 | 299 | 5 | 0 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | L 28–34 | 14 | 24 | 131 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 35–24 | 13 | 21 | 203 | 2 | 0 | −7 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 23–10 | 5 | 18 | 77 | 0 | 0 | −8 |
| Nov 12 | at | L 10–24 | 16 | 35 | 176 | 1 | 2 | −17 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 15–14 | 8 | 18 | 83 | 1 | 1 | −7 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 16–23 | 16 | 27 | 170 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
2021 Wisconsin 13 games, 1,958 passing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | L 10–16 | 22 | 37 | 185 | 0 | 2 | −26 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 34–7 | 14 | 17 | 141 | 0 | 0 | −5 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | L 13–41 | 18 | 41 | 240 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 17–38 | 8 | 15 | 115 | 1 | 0 | −21 |
| Oct 9 | at | W 24–0 | 10 | 19 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 20–14 | 8 | 15 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 23 | at | W 30–13 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 27–7 | 11 | 22 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 6 | at | W 52–3 | 11 | 16 | 240 | 3 | 1 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 35–7 | 18 | 23 | 216 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 35–28 | 12 | 18 | 145 | 1 | 0 | −6 |
| Nov 27 | at | L 13–23 | 21 | 38 | 171 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 20–13 | 11 | 15 | 137 | 1 | 1 | −13 |
2020 Wisconsin 7 games, 1,238 passing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 45–7 | 20 | 21 | 248 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 14 | at | W 49–11 | 12 | 22 | 127 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 7–17 | 23 | 41 | 230 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 6–14 | 20 | 34 | 202 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Dec 12 | at | L 7–28 | 20 | 38 | 169 | 0 | 1 | −17 |
| Dec 19 | vs. | W 20–17 | 12 | 20 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 42–28 | 11 | 17 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
2019 Wisconsin 2 games, 73 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 61–0 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 48–0 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅜″ |
| Weight | 212 lb |
| Arm length | 31¼″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 76½″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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