#18
Graham Mertz
HOU · 2025–presentACT
GrahamMertz#18QB
Age
25
Dec 6, 2000
Height
6'2"
74"
Weight
216
lb
College
Florida; Wisconsin
2019-2024
Drafted
2025
Rd 6, Pk 197
Exp
1
seasons
Contract
$4M
4y · $1.1M APY
Status
ACT
ACT
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2019 — Present · Includes honors
2025
Houston Texans · Quarterback
QB · 19 active weeks
NFL
2023–2024
Florida · QB
NCAA
2019–2022
Wisconsin · QB
NCAA

Draft Profile

2025 Draft
Selection
Round 6, Pick 197
#197 overall by Houston Texans
TeamHOU
Overall#197

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaTammy Anthony Baker. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.