The one thing Billy Napier has leading the huddle on Thursday night is experience. Florida transfer QB Graham Mertz comes equipped with 34 career games played, having started all but one of Wisconsin’s 33 games at quarterback, totaling over 2,000 snaps across the past three seasons from 20-22. The Badgers went 19-13 in Mertz’s 32 starts at Wisconsin (.594). Mertz completed 460 passes out of 773 career attempts (60.0%) for 5,405 yards and 38 touchdowns against 26 interceptions.
Ole Miss’ Spencer Sanders (41) and LSU’s Jaydon Daniels (43) are the only active SEC quarterbacks with more career starts than Mertz, who is tied for the third-most alongside Mississippi State’s Will Rogers (32).