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Graham Mertz
Texans logoHouston Texans

Graham Mertz

QBposition#18jersey25age6' 2"height216lbs2 yrsexperienceFloridacollege
At a glance

Graham Mertz is a quarterback for the Houston Texans (No. 18). Graham Mertz has not appeared in a box score yet in the 2026 season.

Is Graham Mertz playing this week?

Graham Mertz is not on the current injury report. The Houston Texans play next on the road at the Cleveland Browns on Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM ET (Week 10), on Fox.

What team does Graham Mertz play for?

Graham Mertz plays quarterback for the Houston Texans, wearing No. 18. Graham Mertz is 25 years old, 6' 2", 216 lbs. College: Florida. League experience: 2 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Graham Mertz 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/graham-mertz (updated 2026-11-10).

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Graham MertzHouston Texans · #18
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · quarterbacks

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades quarterbacks with at least 108 dropbacks this season. Mertz has 0, 108 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

EPA/dbCPOEY/ATD %INT %Sack %

No regular-season stats logged yet.

Small sample · 0 of 108 dropbacksMethod0 games0 dropbacksweeks 1–9peer group 35 qualified · min. 108 dropbacksnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 18 min agoGlossary →

Mertz is under the 108-dropbacks minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 35 qualified quarterbacks.

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The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Texans · signed 2025 · 4 years, through 2028$1.1M a year
Total
$4.4M
Guaranteed
$228K
Share of cap at signing
0.4%
5% of the value guaranteed
13th paid1st in EPApercentiles among 97 QBs under contract, 2026

No regular-season box score lines yet this season.

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vsTrevor LawrenceJAX · +0.279 EPA/dbvsJoe BurrowCIN · +0.261 EPA/dbvsJosh AllenBUF · +0.253 EPA/dbvsJared GoffDET · +0.201 EPA/dbvsCaleb WilliamsCHI · +0.194 EPA/dbvsC.J. StroudHOU · +0.191 EPA/dbvsJordan LoveGB · +0.185 EPA/dbvsPatrick MahomesKC · +0.157 EPA/db
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