Jake Merklinger
Connecticut
78
Solid

Jake Merklinger

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Calvary Day School, ranked #160 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 173 passing yards, 2 TD, 0 INT. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 78 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit4★ · #160 NatlTeam Share5%
Savannah, GA
Jersey
#4
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
215 lbs
Transfer
Tennessee

Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
—17320

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9306
National Rank
#160
High School
Calvary Day School
Hometown
Savannah, GA

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated offense; 37th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 78.

Team offense (SP+)
81
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 37% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 17% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

The People's Ratings

Is our 78 OVR fair?
78
Solid
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Team Role

QB: 173 pass yds · 2 TD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement42%

Depth at QB · Connecticut

  1. 1478Jake MerklingerStarter
  2. 2771Kalieb Osborne
  3. 31256Tucker McDonald
  4. 41854Tyler Smith
  5. 51350Bo Polston

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.

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