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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.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a quarterback
lowelite
Reliability
11
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
Michael Birdsong built his college career from 2014 through 2015 as a quarterback from Matoaca, VA wearing No. 11, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Michael Birdsong's career was his passing role: 365...
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- Committed To
- James Madison
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Michael Birdsong, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Marshall. Michael Birdsong is a balanced quarterback profile with 14.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 416
- Passing yards
- 365
- Rushing yards
- 51
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Michael Birdsong quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Marshall · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 416
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 9 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Marshall
- Top game
- Purdue
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Matoaca · James Madison
- High school pipeline
- Matoaca · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2015
- 2015 Total offense rank
- 416 total offense · QB 184th (top 59%) · Conference USA 41st (top 30%) · National 397th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Postseason | Marshall | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 48.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Marshall | 6 | 404 | 365 | 39 | 3 | 48.5 |
Related Context
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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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All Games161 · Games = 1
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 |
Player Story
Michael Birdsong story
Michael Birdsong built his college career from 2014 through 2015 as a quarterback from Matoaca, VA wearing No. 11, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Michael Birdsong's career was his passing role: 365 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 82 attempts, and 51 rushing yards across 9 career games in the available record. His career also includes 51 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Michael Birdsong's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Marshall
2014-2015
Opening stop
Season Value 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
vs Purdue
Week 1 · W 41-31
Win with 277 yards of offense and 62.5 efficiency.
277
Total Offense
81.6 takeover
277 total offense with 62.5 efficiency.
#2
@ Akron
Week 2
311
Total Offense
77.8 takeover
Game with 311 yards of offense and 55.5 efficiency.
311 total offense with 55.5 efficiency.
#3
@ West Virginia
Week 3
54
Total Offense
75.9 takeover
Game with 54 yards of offense and 51.7 efficiency.
54 total offense with 51.7 efficiency.
#4
@ Tennessee
Week 10
161
Total Offense
72 takeover
Game with 161 yards of offense and 44 efficiency.
161 total offense with 44 efficiency.
#5
@ Ohio
Week 2 · L 10-21
86
Total Offense
31.8 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
86 total offense with 37.8 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Marshall
416 primary output · 42.9 efficiency · 14.4 usage
48.5
#2
2015 Regular Season · Marshall
48.5
416 primary · 42.9 efficiency · 14.4 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Marshall
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
250+ passing yards
1
300+ total offense
1
3+ TD games
1
Above avg efficiency
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