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Player Dossier
2024-2025LSU
Michael Van Buren Jr.
QB • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Bowie, MD, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Michael Van Buren Jr. is a balanced quarterback profile with 23.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
82
High-end production for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Mississippi State • LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Player Story
Michael Van Buren Jr. built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a quarterback from Bowie, MD wearing No. 11, spending time with LSU and Mississippi State. The clearest part of Michael Van Buren Jr.'s career...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Michael Van Buren Jr., QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Michael Van Buren Jr. is a balanced quarterback profile with 23.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 3,013
- Passing yards
- 2,896
- Rushing yards
- 117
- Touchdowns
- 25
Quick Answers
Michael Van Buren Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 3,013
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Houston
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Frances Academy · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- St. Frances Academy · 58 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Sophomore
- 2025 Total offense rank
- 1,139 total offense · QB 145th (top 35%) · SEC 20th (top 10%) · National 163rd (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 9 | 1,874 | 1,886 | -12 | 16 | 69.2 |
| 2025 Postseason | LSU | 7 | 291 | 267 | 24 | 3 | 59.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | LSU | 7 | 848 | 743 | 105 | 6 | 59.5 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LSU to South Florida | P4 to G5/FCS | 85.4 | Jan 7, 2026 |
| 2025 | Mississippi State to LSU | P4 to P4 | 87.5 | Dec 15, 2024 |
Michael Van Buren Jr. played QB for Mississippi State and LSU. Across 2 tracked seasons, Michael Van Buren Jr. recorded 2,896 passing yards, 117 rushing yards, and 10 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Mississippi State paired 1,874 primary output with 52.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 62.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Mississippi State, LSU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Loss with 291 yards of offense and 67.2 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · LSU
Games
7
Primary Metric / G
162.7
Efficiency
62.9
Usage
23.1
Consistency
62.8
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Houston: 291. SE Louisiana: 138. Texas A&M: 57. Alabama: 53. Arkansas: 257. Western Kentucky: 214. Oklahoma: 129
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston: 37 by 67.2. SE Louisiana: 16 by 77. Texas A&M: 9 by 72.3. Alabama: 17 by 46.6. Arkansas: 41 by 65.8. Western Kentucky: 49 by 51.8. Oklahoma: 30 by 59.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins203 · Games = 3 · +70.5 vs Losses
Losses132.5 · Games = 4 · -70.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
77 vs SE Louisiana
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/28 | @ Houston3+ TD | L 35-38 | 16 | 26 | 267 | 61.5 | 3 | 0 | 67.2 | 11 | 24 | 2.20 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Oklahoma | L 13-17 | 14 | 25 | 96 | 56.0 | 1 | 1 | 59.5 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 23 |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Western Kentucky | W 13-10 | 25 | 42 | 202 | 59.5 | 1 | 1 | 51.8 | 7 | 12 | 1.70 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Arkansas | W 23-22 | 21 | 31 | 221 | 67.7 | 1 | 0 | 65.8 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 35 |
| Sun 11/9 | @ Alabama | L 9-20 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 46.6 | 6 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Texas A&M | L 25-49 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 | 72.3 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs SE Louisiana | W 56-10 | 10 | 12 | 122 | 83.3 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
Player Story
Michael Van Buren Jr. story
Michael Van Buren Jr. built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a quarterback from Bowie, MD wearing No. 11, spending time with LSU and Mississippi State. The clearest part of Michael Van Buren Jr.'s career was his passing role: 2,896 passing yards, 19 touchdown passes, 407 attempts, and 117 rushing yards across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Mississippi State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 117 rushing yards and 10 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU and Mississippi State.
The arc is straightforward: Michael Van Buren Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2024
Opening stop
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LSU
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1,874 | 52.9 | 21.7 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | LSU | 1,139 | 62.9 | 23.1 | -735 |
| 2025 Regular Season | LSU | 1,139 | 62.9 | 23.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 40 Houston
Week 1 · L 35-38 · Postseason
Loss with 291 yards of offense and 67.2 efficiency.
291
Total Offense
89.1 takeover
291 total offense with 67.2 efficiency.
#2
vs No. 53 Arkansas
Week 12 · W 23-22 · Conference game
257
Total Offense
71.4 takeover
Win with 257 yards of offense and 65.8 efficiency.
257 total offense with 65.8 efficiency.
#3
vs Massachusetts
Week 10 · W 45-20
236
Total Offense
67.9 takeover
Win with 236 yards of offense and 61.4 efficiency.
236 total offense with 61.4 efficiency.
#4
@ Georgia
Week 7 · L 31-41 · Conference game
321
Total Offense
67.7 takeover
Loss with 321 yards of offense and 60.5 efficiency.
321 total offense with 60.5 efficiency.
#5
vs Arkansas
Week 9 · L 25-58 · Conference game
304
Total Offense
66.5 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
304 total offense with 57.1 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State
1,874 primary output · 52.9 efficiency · 21.7 usage
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#2
2025 Postseason · LSU
59.5
1,139 primary · 62.9 efficiency · 23.1 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · LSU
59.5
1,139 primary · 62.9 efficiency · 23.1 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
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3+ TD games
6
Above avg efficiency
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