Usage Score
4.6
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.
Efficiency
59.7
Consistency
55.5
Season Value
54.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Tennessee
2425
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Jake Merklinger, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Tennessee. Jake Merklinger is a balanced quarterback profile with 4.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
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: Unknown
Game 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
New Mexico State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 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. Unknown: 16 by 79.9. UAB: 10 by 49.2. New Mexico State: 2 by 50
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins27 · Games = 2
First Half95.5 · Games = 2
All Games63 · Games = 3
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
79.9 vs Unknown
Career Arc
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- 1
Tennessee
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season 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
Unknown
Game with 135 yards of offense and 79.9 efficiency.
135
Primary metric
135 total offense with 79.9 efficiency.
#2
Kent State
38
Primary metric
Win with 38 yards of offense and 55.2 efficiency.
38 total offense with 55.2 efficiency.
#3
Unknown
32
Primary metric
Game with 32 yards of offense and 67 efficiency.
32 total offense with 67 efficiency.
#4
UAB
56
Primary metric
Win with 56 yards of offense and 49.2 efficiency.
56 total offense with 49.2 efficiency.
#5
New Mexico State
-2
Primary metric
Win with -2 yards of offense and 50 efficiency.
-2 total offense with 50 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Tennessee
189 primary output · 59.7 efficiency · 4.6 usage
54.5
#2
2024 Regular Season · Tennessee
50.4
70 primary · 61.1 efficiency · 6.9 usage
Milestones
0
250+ passing yards
0
300+ total offense
0
3+ takeover TD games
2
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.9306
Calvary Day School · Savannah, GA
- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
1
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
259
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 5 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.