Usage Score
14.4
Player Dossier
2014-2015Marshall
Michael Birdsong
QB • 6'5" • Matoaca, VA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Michael Birdsong is a balanced quarterback profile with 14.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
42.9
Consistency
19
Season Value
44.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · Marshall
141515
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Scouting Read
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Michael Birdsong, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · Marshall. Michael Birdsong is a balanced quarterback profile with 14.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Michael Birdsong played QB for Marshall. Across 2 tracked seasons, Michael Birdsong recorded 365 passing yards, 51 rushing yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Marshall paired 416 primary output with 42.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 42.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Game with 161 yards of offense and 44 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Regular Season · Marshall
Games
6
Primary Metric / G
69.3
Efficiency
42.9
Usage
14.4
Consistency
19
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
44 vs Tennessee
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/5 | @ Tennessee | — | 17 | 35 | 164 | 48.6 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 6 | -3 | -0.50 | 0 | 9 |
Career Arc
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- 1
Marshall
2014-2015
Opening stop
Season Progression
201420152015
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Postseason | Marshall | 416 | 42.9 | 14.4 | 416 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Marshall | 416 | 42.9 | 14.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Akron
Game with 311 yards of offense and 55.5 efficiency.
311
Primary metric
311 total offense with 55.5 efficiency.
#2
West Virginia
54
Primary metric
Game with 54 yards of offense and 51.7 efficiency.
54 total offense with 51.7 efficiency.
#3
Tennessee
161
Primary metric
Game with 161 yards of offense and 44 efficiency.
161 total offense with 44 efficiency.
#4
Purdue
277
Primary metric
Win with 277 yards of offense and 62.5 efficiency.
277 total offense with 62.5 efficiency.
#5
Charlotte
8
Primary metric
Win with 8 yards of offense and 51.1 efficiency.
8 total offense with 51.1 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2015 Postseason · Marshall
416 primary output · 42.9 efficiency · 14.4 usage
44.1
#2
2015 Regular Season · Marshall
44.1
416 primary · 42.9 efficiency · 14.4 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Marshall
—
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
250+ passing yards
1
300+ total offense
3
3+ takeover TD games
1
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2012 · Rating 0.73
Matoaca · Chesterfield, VA
- Committed To
- James Madison
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
416
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 9 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.