Graham Mertz holds the QB · Depth spot in Houston Texans’s quarterback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Graham Mertz is a quarterback for the Houston Texans after being selected 197th overall in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. The 6'2", 215-pound signal-caller played college football at Wisconsin (2019-22) and Florida (2023-24), completing 793 of 1,225 passes for 9,099 yards and 64 touchdowns with a 139.3 passer rating across both programs. In 2023, his first year at Florida, Mertz recorded 261 completions, 2,903 passing yards, and 20 touchdowns while posting a 157.8 efficiency rating. He started 16 games for the Gators in 2024 before a season-ending injury, completing 72 of 94 passes for 791 yards and six touchdowns in five appearances.

Wisconsin2019 – 2022

Florida2023 – 2024

Texans2025 — present

CollegeFlorida; WisconsinDraftRound 6 · No. 197 overall · 2025 · HOUHometownOverland Park, KS