Graham Mertz
Houston Texans·#18Pos QBHt 6'2"Wt 215 lbCollege Florida
Updated August 24, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$597K
APY
$1.1M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$228K
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$6.5M/yr
underpaid by $5.4M/yr
Estimate: 4 yrs, $26M total · range $3.0M to $11.2M a year · How it is built →
Comps6 deals
Jarrett StidhamDEN · signed 2025
1 yr · $6.0M/yr
37
Mike WhiteNYJ · signed 2022
1 yr · $2.5M/yr
43
Mitchell TrubiskyPIT · signed 2022
2 yr · $7.4M/yr
37
Brandon AllenCIN · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.5M/yr
36
Jacoby BrissettMIA · signed 2021
1 yr · $5.0M/yr
39
Jeff DriskelHOU · signed 2021
1 yr · $1.8M/yr
37The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.
| Year | Cap Hit | Base | Bonus | Dead $ | Cap Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $897K | $840K | $57K | $0 | $897K |
| 2026 | $597K | $1.0M | $57K | $171K | $426K |
| 2027 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $57K | $114K | $1.1M |
| 2028 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $57K | $57K | $1.2M |
Cap Scenario What-if
Cap Savings
$0
Dead Money
$0
Release and Trade carry the same cap impact; a Post-June 1 designation spreads the dead money across two seasons.