Mertz ranked in CBS Sports Top 100 College Football Players
86. Florida QB Graham Mertz
Yep. I'm a believer in Mertz. Don't forget he profiled as an elite prospect out of high school. A change of scenery, from Madison to Gainesville, did him well in 2023. He was consistent, completing 73% of his passes for the season for 2,900 yards, and took care of the football, throwing just three picks. Florida has an unbelievably difficult schedule ahead and Mertz's favorite target Ricky Pearsall is off to the NFL. Mertz can really silence the doubters if he delivers a good season in what will be choppy waters.
Florida will face over 30 ranked players:
2. Tennessee EDGE James Pearce Jr.
6. LSU OT Will Campbell
8. Georgia QB Carson Beck
10. Kelvin Banks OT Texas
14. Texas WR Isaiah Bond
15. Texas QB Quinn Ewers
16. LSU EDGE Harold Perkins Jr.
18. Georgia DB Malaki Starks
23. Ole Miss WR Tre Harris
27. Ole Miss DT Walter Nolen
30. Miami QB Cameron Ward
31. Texas A&M EDGE Cashius Howell
33. Miami DL Rueben Bain Jr.
35. Florida State EDGE Patrick Payton
40. Kentucky DT Deone Walker
43. Texas A&M EDGE Nic Scourton
46. Kentucky WR Barion Brown
47. Ole Miss EDGE Princely Umanmielen
48. LSU TE Mason Taylor
56. Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart
57. NC State WR Kevin Concepcion
58. Ole Miss TE Caden Prieskorn
60. Texas A&M DL Shemar Turner
61. LSU OT Emery Jones
62. Miami WR Xavier Restrepo
65. Georgia OG Tate Ratledge
68. UCF QB KJ Jefferson
73. Georgia EDGE Mykel Williams
75. Georgia TE/WR Dillon Bell
76. Texas RB CJ Baxter
83. Tennessee DT Omarr Norman-Lott
84. Alabama LB Deontae Lawson
85. Texas EDGE Trey Moore
98. Miami OT Francis Mauigoa
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86. Florida QB Graham Mertz
Yep. I'm a believer in Mertz. Don't forget he profiled as an elite prospect out of high school. A change of scenery, from Madison to Gainesville, did him well in 2023. He was consistent, completing 73% of his passes for the season for 2,900 yards, and took care of the football, throwing just three picks. Florida has an unbelievably difficult schedule ahead and Mertz's favorite target Ricky Pearsall is off to the NFL. Mertz can really silence the doubters if he delivers a good season in what will be choppy waters.
Florida will face over 30 ranked players:
2. Tennessee EDGE James Pearce Jr.
6. LSU OT Will Campbell
8. Georgia QB Carson Beck
10. Kelvin Banks OT Texas
14. Texas WR Isaiah Bond
15. Texas QB Quinn Ewers
16. LSU EDGE Harold Perkins Jr.
18. Georgia DB Malaki Starks
23. Ole Miss WR Tre Harris
27. Ole Miss DT Walter Nolen
30. Miami QB Cameron Ward
31. Texas A&M EDGE Cashius Howell
33. Miami DL Rueben Bain Jr.
35. Florida State EDGE Patrick Payton
40. Kentucky DT Deone Walker
43. Texas A&M EDGE Nic Scourton
46. Kentucky WR Barion Brown
47. Ole Miss EDGE Princely Umanmielen
48. LSU TE Mason Taylor
56. Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart
57. NC State WR Kevin Concepcion
58. Ole Miss TE Caden Prieskorn
60. Texas A&M DL Shemar Turner
61. LSU OT Emery Jones
62. Miami WR Xavier Restrepo
65. Georgia OG Tate Ratledge
68. UCF QB KJ Jefferson
73. Georgia EDGE Mykel Williams
75. Georgia TE/WR Dillon Bell
76. Texas RB CJ Baxter
83. Tennessee DT Omarr Norman-Lott
84. Alabama LB Deontae Lawson
85. Texas EDGE Trey Moore
98. Miami OT Francis Mauigoa
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