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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Tennessee
Jake Merklinger
QB • 6'3" • 215 lbs • Savannah, GA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Jake Merklinger is a balanced quarterback profile with 4.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
18
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
18
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Tennessee State
Player Story
Jake Merklinger built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a quarterback from Savannah, GA wearing No. 12, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Jake Merklinger's career was his passing role: 221...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Jake Merklinger, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Tennessee. Jake Merklinger is a balanced quarterback profile with 4.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 259
- Passing yards
- 221
- Rushing yards
- 38
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Jake Merklinger quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 259
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 5 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Tennessee
- Top game
- East Tennessee State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Calvary Day School · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Calvary Day School · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Freshman
- 2025 Total offense rank
- 189 total offense · QB 253rd (top 61%) · SEC 66th (top 32%) · National 614th (top 38%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Tennessee | 2 | 70 | 48 | 22 | 0 | 52.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tennessee | 3 | 189 | 173 | 16 | 2 | 56.3 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Jake Merklinger played QB for Tennessee. Across 2 tracked seasons, Jake Merklinger recorded 221 passing yards, 38 rushing yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Tennessee paired 189 primary output with 59.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 59.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Tennessee State
Win with 135 yards of offense and 79.9 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Tennessee
Games
3
Primary Metric / G
63
Efficiency
59.7
Usage
4.6
Consistency
55.5
Best Game by takeover score
East Tennessee State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Tennessee State: 135. UAB: 56. New Mexico State: -2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Tennessee State: 16 by 79.9. UAB: 10 by 49.2. New Mexico State: 2 by 50
Split Comparison
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First Half95.5 · Games = 2 · +97.5 vs Second Half
Second Half-2 · Games = 1 · -97.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
East Tennessee State
Best efficiency game
79.9 vs East Tennessee State
Player Story
Jake Merklinger story
Jake Merklinger built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a quarterback from Savannah, GA wearing No. 12, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Jake Merklinger's career was his passing role: 221 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 33 attempts, and 38 rushing yards across 5 career games in the available record. His career also includes 38 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jake Merklinger's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Tennessee
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Tennessee | 70 | 61.1 | 6.9 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tennessee | 189 | 59.7 | 4.6 | 119 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs East Tennessee State
Week 2 · W 72-17
Win with 135 yards of offense and 79.9 efficiency.
135
Total Offense
63.2 takeover
135 total offense with 79.9 efficiency.
#2
vs Kent State
Week 3 · W 71-0
38
Total Offense
57.1 takeover
Win with 38 yards of offense and 55.2 efficiency.
38 total offense with 55.2 efficiency.
#3
vs Chattanooga
Week 1 · W 69-3
32
Total Offense
55.2 takeover
Win with 32 yards of offense and 67 efficiency.
32 total offense with 67 efficiency.
#4
vs No. 125 UAB
Week 4 · W 56-24
56
Total Offense
33.8 takeover
Win with 56 yards of offense and 49.2 efficiency.
56 total offense with 49.2 efficiency.
#5
vs No. 123 New Mexico State
Week 12 · W 42-9
-2
Total Offense
25 takeover
Win with -2 yards of offense and 50 efficiency.
-2 total offense with 50 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Tennessee
189 primary output · 59.7 efficiency · 4.6 usage
56.3
#2
2024 Regular Season · Tennessee
52.6
70 primary · 61.1 efficiency · 6.9 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
0
3+ TD games
2
Above avg efficiency
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