Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/20Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (5.0%).
Graham Mertz
Graham Mertz: QB · Florida · #15.
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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Graham Mertz
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Played for three head coaches across six seasons and two programs. The first one came in 2020: Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 201 passing yards and 24 rushing yards against Mississippi State — Week 4, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Florida in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-41vs No. 19 Miami | 11/20 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 4.6 | 19.1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-33vs Texas A&M | 12/15 | 195 | 1 | 1 | 13.0 | 45.3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-28@ Mississippi State | 19/21 | 201 | 3 | 0 | 9.6 | 95.1 | Season-high 201 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 24-13vs UCF | 19/23 | 179 | 1 | 0 | 7.8 | 81.5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-23@ No. 8 Tennessee | 11/15 | 125 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 | 66.9 | |
| Total | 72/94 | 791 | 6 | 2 | 8.4 | — |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2024
W 45-28
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Texas A&M · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA −7.24Graham Mertz pass intercepted Bryce Anderson return for 45 yds for a TD (Randy Bond KICK)
- Week 1 · Miami · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA −3.82Graham Mertz pass intercepted Mishael Powell return for 67 yds to the FLA 28
- Week 1 · Miami · 4th and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.33Graham Mertz pass complete to Elijhah Badger for 12 yds to the MIA 33 for a
- Week 3 · Texas A&M · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.07Graham Mertz pass complete to Chimere Dike for 39 yds to the TA&M 36 for a
- Week 3 · Texas A&M · 2nd and 14 · Q3 · EPA +3.03Graham Mertz pass complete to Elijhah Badger for 14 yds for a TD (Trey Smack KICK)
- Week 6 · UCF · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.97Graham Mertz pass complete to Tank Hawkins for 31 yds to the UCF 27 for a
4 more plays
- Week 7 · Tennessee · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.84Graham Mertz pass complete to Arlis Boardingham for 13 yds for a TD (Trey Smack KICK)
- Week 6 · UCF · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA −2.79Graham Mertz sacked by Nyjalik Kelly for 0 yards to the UCF 29 Florida Penalty, Offensive holding (Hayden Hansen) to the UCF 39
- Week 7 · Tennessee · 3rd and 14 · Q2 · EPA −2.67Graham Mertz sacked by Boo Carter and Omarr Norman-Lott for a loss of 10 yards to the TENN 25
- Week 4 · Mississippi State · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.62Mertz to Boardingham: a 3-yard touchdown pass.
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
89 of 94 attempts matched to play-by-play
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 89 passing plays (69 completions) against the box score's 94 attempts (72 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
8.0130 of 205 QBsSack rate
5.1%87 of 205 QBsRarely sacked (87 of 205 QBs) and still 30 of 205 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds51%of completions
35 comp4.0 yds avg
Middle
10–19 yds38%of completions
26 comp13.5 yds avg2 TD
Deep
20+ yds12%of completions
8 comp28.4 yds avg
Overall 76.6% completion on 94 attempts · 8 deep completions averaging 28.4 yds.
Teams and coaches
2019Wisconsin10-4HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy
2020Wisconsin4-3HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2021Wisconsin9-4HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy
2022Wisconsin7-6HC: Paul Chryst and Jim Leonhard · Run-heavy
2023Florida5-7HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2024Florida8-5HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 155 | 0.7 | 8.5 | 0.7 |
| Road2g | 163 | 2.0 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 158 | 1.2 | 8.7 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
42.7%
336 pass / 450 run
Plays / game
60.5
13 games
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
94 pass attempts and 18 carries in 5 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons, two schools, drafted
- 2025 Drafted in round 6, No. 197 by the Houston
- 2024 Florida NapierYear 6 · 5 games
- 2023 Florida NapierYear 5 · 11 games
- Dec 2022 Entered the transfer portalWisconsin to Florida
- 2022 Wisconsin ChrystYear 4 · 12 games
- 2021 Wisconsin ChrystYear 3 · 12 games
- 2020 Wisconsin ChrystYear 2 · 6 games
- 2019 Wisconsin ChrystYear 1 · 2 games
- High school Blue Valley NorthMission, KS · Class of 2019Four-star, No. 65 in the 2019 class. Signed with Wisconsin.Also from Blue Valley North: Mekhi Miller (Missouri State) and Adam Parks (Western Michigan).
Moves
- Transferred from Wisconsin to Florida, Dec 4, 2022.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Wisconsin and Florida, 9,074 passing yards — drafted at #197 overall by the Houston Texans.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
2019
- Signed with WisconsinFour-star, out of Blue Valley North
2023 11 games
The role got bigger.
- Transferred to Floridafrom Wisconsin
2025
- Drafted by Houston Texansround 6, pick 197
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coaches2019–2021
Wisconsin
Played for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard and Billy Napier.
Next stop · NFL
Houston TexansEntering 2nd NFL season
#197Rd 6 · Pick 21
Houston TexansEntering 2nd NFL season