Is Graham Mertz playing in Week 7?
Graham Mertz is on injured reserve (Knee - ACL) for Week 7, per the official designation as of Tue, Oct 20, 6:13 AM ET.
Checked Oct 20, 6:13 AM ET. Rechecked every 15 minutes.
- Status
- On injured reserve (Knee - ACL)
- Next game
- Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 PM ET vs. New York Giants
- If he sits
- C.J. Stroud100% of snaps, Weeks 4 to 6

on injured reserveQB, Houston Texans
No practice participation is posted in our feed yet for this week.
Houston Texans host the New York Giants on Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 PM ET.
If Mertz sits, C.J. Stroud (QB1 on the depth chart) is next in line: 100% of snaps, Weeks 4 to 6.
If Mertz is out, who replaces him?
- C.J. Stroud, QB1 on the depth chart: 100% of snaps, Weeks 4 to 6
- Davis Mills, QB2 on the depth chart
Next in line is read from the team's depth chart, with each player's share of his team's snaps and touches over the last three weeks.
On waivers, C.J. Stroud (HOU QB), his own team's backup, is on Sleeper's trending adds this week: 318,423 adds in a day. Week 7 waiver wire
Status changes we tracked
No designation or roster change for Graham Mertz in the last 60 days.
We check the designation feed every 15 minutes and log every change with the time we saw it.
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What "on injured reserve" means
Out means the team has ruled Mertz out of Week 7. Treat him as unavailable until the final injury report drops the listing, and plan around the players named above. A return date, where the report gives one, is an estimate the team can move either way.
Common questions
Is Graham Mertz playing in Week 7?
Graham Mertz is on injured reserve (Knee - ACL) for Week 7, per the official designation as of Tue, Oct 20, 6:13 AM ET. No practice participation is posted in our feed yet for this week.
Who replaces Graham Mertz if he is out?
C.J. Stroud is next on the Houston Texans depth chart at QB (100% of snaps, Weeks 4 to 6). Davis Mills is behind him. On waivers, C.J. Stroud (HOU QB), his own team's backup, is on Sleeper's trending adds this week: 318,423 adds in a day.