Player Dossier

2024-2025

North Carolina

Michael Merdinger

QB • 6'2" • 210 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Michael Merdinger is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.7 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage Score

13.7

Efficiency

57.2

Consistency

31

Season Value

50.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Liberty

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
North Carolina • Liberty
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kennesaw State

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.

Michael Merdinger, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Liberty. Michael Merdinger is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.7 usage in the latest tracked season.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Liberty paired 378 primary output with 57.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 57.2 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 North Carolina, Liberty.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Kennesaw State

Loss with 225 yards of offense and 64.4 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Liberty

Games

5

Primary Metric / G

75.6

Efficiency

57.2

Usage

13.7

Consistency

31

Best Game by takeover score

Kennesaw State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Bowling Green: 0. James Madison: 39. Old Dominion: 74. Delaware: 40. Kennesaw State: 225

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bowling Green: 1 by 33.3. James Madison: 10 by 51.9. Old Dominion: 18 by 53.2. Delaware: 2 by 83.3. Kennesaw State: 29 by 64.4

Split Comparison

Losses84.5 · n=4
First Half37.7 · n=3 · -94.8 vs Second Half
Second Half132.5 · n=2 · +94.8 vs First Half
All Games75.6 · n=5

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Kennesaw State

Best efficiency game

83.3 vs Delaware

Result
Sat 11/29vs Kennesaw StateL 42-48122121257.11064.48131.60120
Sat 11/1vs DelawareW 59-30124050.00083.3
Sat 9/27@ Old DominionL 7-216117754.50053.27-3-0.40012
Sat 9/20vs James MadisonL 13-31262133.30051.94184.50011
Sat 9/13@ Bowling GreenL 13-230100.00033.3

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    North Carolina

    2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Liberty

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 PostseasonNorth Carolina5550.317.9
2025 Regular SeasonLiberty37857.213.7323

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kennesaw State

Loss with 225 yards of offense and 64.4 efficiency.

225

Primary metric

225 total offense with 64.4 efficiency.

#2

UConn

55

Primary metric

Loss with 55 yards of offense and 50.3 efficiency.

55 total offense with 50.3 efficiency.

#3

Delaware

40

Primary metric

Win with 40 yards of offense and 83.3 efficiency.

40 total offense with 83.3 efficiency.

#4

Old Dominion

74

Primary metric

Loss with 74 yards of offense and 53.2 efficiency.

74 total offense with 53.2 efficiency.

#5

James Madison

39

Primary metric

Loss with 39 yards of offense and 51.9 efficiency.

39 total offense with 51.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Liberty

378 primary output · 57.2 efficiency · 13.7 usage

50.3

#2

2024 Postseason · North Carolina

45.7

55 primary · 50.3 efficiency · 17.9 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

3★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8661

Cardinal Gibbons · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

2

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

433

Career Total Offense

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 6 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Michael Merdinger quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
QB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
2
Career passing yards
436