A Wisconsin QB at the top of a metric designed to grade all power-five QB’s? You do not need to pinch yourself, this is real life. It really happened. After a first half for the ages and for the record books, competing 20 of his 21 passes on the night, and five touchdowns, Pro Football Focus had Mertz at the top of the week eight charts.
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Highest-graded power-five QBs in Wk 8
1. Graham Mertz, Wisconsin – 91.9
2. Bo Nix, Auburn – 91.2
3. Jarret Doege, West Virginia – 90.8
4. Justin Fields, Ohio State – 90.7 pic.twitter.com/hFTTSiVM8q— PFF College (@PFF_College) October 25, 2020
Two of the top four QB’s this past week were from the Big Ten, with Mertz being joined by Ohio State QB and Heisman favorite Justin Fields. Mertz and the Badgers will look to ride their momentum in to Lincoln, Nebraska and go 2-0 on the young season next Saturday, while Fields and the Buckeyes face a primetime showdown with Penn State in Happy Valley.