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Graham Mertz Houston Texans · #18

Quarterback · 6' 2", 216 lbs · Overland Park, KS · Age 26

Graham Mertz is a Quarterback for the Houston Texans, drafted 197th overall, 2025.

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Scouting report

Graham Mertz — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Quarterback · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Graham Mertz is a Quarterback for the Houston Texans, drafted 197th overall, 2025.
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Below average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Below average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Graham Mertz stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
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Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1608 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
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Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Graham Mertz — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
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Playmaking
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees Graham Mertz

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the production line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 26 — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Graham Mertz career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Closest comps
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Context

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

55–27proj record
#2conf seed
+5.4net rtg
117.5off rtg
112.1def rtg
98%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Aaron Graves, Aiden Fisher.
How his role moves
Projected 55–27, 2nd in the conference. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Graham Mertz

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-12-06

The beginning

Graham Mertz is a Quarterback for the Houston Texans, in his 2nd NFL season.

Houston Texans

Turning pro

Drafted 197th overall, 2025 as a Quarterback.

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Graham Mertz is a Houston Texans quarterback, drafted 197th overall, 2025.

Chapter

He has thrown for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Where things stand

Where Mertz goes from here.

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Mertz's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
216 lbs
Draft
197th overall, 2025
Born
Overland Park, KS
Age
26
Jersey
#18
Background

Graham Mertz is from Overland Park, KS and is 26 years old. He was drafted 197th overall, 2025 and plays quarterback at 6' 2", 216 lbs.

He has thrown for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns. Mertz is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Graham Mertz is a developmental quarterback who has thrown for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns across his career.

Passing production0 career passing yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.
Draft pedigree197th overall, 2025.
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FAQ

Graham Mertz — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Graham Mertz, answered.

What position does Graham Mertz play?
Graham Mertz is a Quarterback for the Houston Texans.
When was Graham Mertz drafted?
Graham Mertz was drafted 197th overall, 2025.
How many seasons has Graham Mertz played?
This is his first season on record.
What are Graham Mertz's career stats?
He has thrown for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Graham Mertz career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
QB3
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs BUF
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
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avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
5 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
43
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs BUFW2 vs CINW3 @ INDW4 vs DALW5 @ TENW6 @ JAXW7 vs NYGW8 · BYEW9 @ LACW10 @ CLEW11 vs INDW12 vs BALW13 @ PITW14 @ WASW15 vs JAXW16 @ PHIW17 @ GBW18 vs TEN

Each week grades Graham Mertz's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

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