This past weekend in Evanston, Wisconsin, Badgers quarterback Graham Mertz put on an absolute clinic against Northwestern.
He completed 20-of-29 passes to seven different receivers for 299 yards and five touchdowns, becoming the first Wisconsin QB in school history with multiple five-touchdown performances.
The Kansas native was also credited with three “big time” throws and completed 14 passes for first-downs.
In addition to everyone else, PFF also noticed Mertz’s standout performance on Saturday – grading him out at 90.1, which qualifies as elite for those who aren’t familiar with their grading scale.
According to PFF, this was the highest-graded performance among all Power 5 QBs for week six – ahead of C.J. Stroud, Jason Bean, Bo Nix, and Cameron Rising.
It will be interesting to monitor Mertz’s gameplay under Jim Leonhard as the season progresses, but the early returns have been more than promising.
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