Player Dossier

2019-2024

Wake Forest

Michael Kern

QB • 6'2" • 192 lbs • Orlando, FL, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Michael Kern is a balanced quarterback profile with 6.2 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

8%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

4

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

16

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Wake Forest

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Wake Forest
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

Player Story

Michael Kern built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a quarterback from Orlando, FL wearing No. 15, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Michael Kern's career was his passing role: 1,309...

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Michael Kern, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Wake Forest. Michael Kern is a balanced quarterback profile with 6.2 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
1,356
Passing yards
1,309
Rushing yards
47
Touchdowns
6

Quick Answers

Michael Kern quick answers

Latest team and position
Wake Forest · QB
Career Total Offense
1,356
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 18 games
Best season
2023 Regular Season · Wake Forest
Top game
Clemson
Latest roster
No. 15 · Senior
2024 Total offense rank
289 total offense · QB 229th (top 59%) · ACC 62nd (top 29%) · National 492nd (top 31%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonWake Forest2745024137
2020 PostseasonWake Forest463612041.6
2020 Regular SeasonWake Forest41971925041.6
2021 Regular SeasonWake Forest267670035.8
2022 Regular SeasonWake Forest1660040.9
2023 Regular SeasonWake Forest466064515469
2024 Regular SeasonWake Forest52892881133.3

Related Context

Michael Kern played QB for Wake Forest. Across 6 tracked seasons, Michael Kern recorded 1,309 passing yards, 47 rushing yards, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Wake Forest.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Wake Forest paired 660 primary output with 56.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 47.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2024 Regular Season · Wake Forest

Games

5

Primary Metric / G

57.8

Efficiency

47.3

Usage

6.2

Consistency

28.3

Best Game by takeover score

North Carolina

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. North Carolina A&T: 62. Ole Miss: 26. Clemson: 14. North Carolina: 172. Miami: 15

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina A&T: 10 by 61.7. Ole Miss: 3 by 46.3. Clemson: 10 by 36.5. North Carolina: 25 by 47.1. Miami: 5 by 44.9

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins62 · Games = 1 · +5.3 vs Losses
Losses56.8 · Games = 4 · -5.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

North Carolina

Best efficiency game

61.7 vs North Carolina A&T

Result
Sat 11/23@ MiamiL 14-42131333.30044.922108
Sun 11/17@ North CarolinaL 24-31142317260.91247.120002
Sat 10/12vs ClemsonL 14-49282025.00036.52-6-300
Sat 9/14vs Ole MissL 6-40232666.70146.3
Thu 8/29vs North Carolina A&TW 45-13585762.50061.7252.5003

Player Story

Michael Kern story

Michael Kern built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a quarterback from Orlando, FL wearing No. 15, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Michael Kern's career was his passing role: 1,309 passing yards, 6 touchdown passes, 179 attempts, and 47 rushing yards across 18 career games in the available record. His career also includes 47 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Michael Kern's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Wake Forest

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonWake Forest74655.7
2020 PostseasonWake Forest26046.45.3186
2020 Regular SeasonWake Forest26046.45.30
2021 Regular SeasonWake Forest67740-193
2022 Regular SeasonWake Forest662.50.1-61
2023 Regular SeasonWake Forest66056.222654
2024 Regular SeasonWake Forest28947.36.2-371

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Clemson

Week 12 · L 27-48 · Conference game

Loss with 58 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.

58

Total Offense

100 takeover

58 total offense with 100 efficiency.

#2

vs VMI

Week 1 · W 44-10

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Total Offense

81.3 takeover

Win with 6 yards of offense and 62.5 efficiency.

6 total offense with 62.5 efficiency.

#3

@ Syracuse

Week 13 · L 31-35 · Conference game

291

Total Offense

79.5 takeover

Loss with 291 yards of offense and 69.5 efficiency.

291 total offense with 69.5 efficiency.

#4

vs Elon

Week 4 · W 49-7

64

Total Offense

67.2 takeover

Win with 64 yards of offense and 85.8 efficiency.

64 total offense with 85.8 efficiency.

#5

vs Campbell

Week 5 · W 66-14

117

Total Offense

63.3 takeover

Win with 117 yards of offense and 80 efficiency.

117 total offense with 80 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Wake Forest

660 primary output · 56.2 efficiency · 22 usage

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#2

2020 Postseason · Wake Forest

41.6

260 primary · 46.4 efficiency · 5.3 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Wake Forest

41.6

260 primary · 46.4 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

1

250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

6

Above avg efficiency