Lance Zierlein said the Texans reached on sixth-rounder Graham Mertz and advised fantasy managers to ignore him in super-flex or deep-bench dynasty formats. Zierlein admitted Mertz improved after transferring from Wisconsin to Florida but still grades him as a QB3/clipboard type at best. He compared the pick to Houston’s past Day-3 swing on Davis Mills and argued Mertz lacks Mills’ pocket feel and intermediate accuracy, giving him little chance to survive a three-game spot-start stretch if C.J. Stroud were to miss time. With no rushing component to prop up fantasy scoring and journeyman Case Keenum likely to remain the primary backup, Zierlein sees zero path to meaningful snaps and recommended using the roster spot elsewhere.