One of the massive question marks for Florida football heading into the 2023 season is their starting quarterback. While the transfer portal had more exciting options to replace Anthony Richardson, Billy Napier and the Gators ultimately settled on Graham Mertz.
But as more and more preseason rankings come out now that it is more clear who everyone’s starting QB will be, where does Mertz rank within the SEC?
And is it possible he might be the worst starting QB?
Florida Football: Uphill climb
That SEC Podcast released their rankings for QBs heading into the 2023 season, and Mertz was ranked dead last.