Michael Merdinger

QB · #12 · Minnesota · JR · 6'1" · 205 · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Transferred from LIB

350 2025 pass yards
1-0 2025 TD-INT
131.0 Passer rating
6 Career games (2 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCmp-Att Pass yds TD-INT Rtg Rush yds
2025 Liberty5221-41 350 1-0 131.0 28
2024 North Carolina109-12 86 0-1 118.5 -31

2025 Percentile vs QBs

Pass yards per game 70.0 29
Completion rate 51.2% 12
Yards per attempt 8.5 86
TD rate 2.4% 13
INT rate 0.0% 87
Passer rating 131.0 46

Around Michael

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Drake Lindsey QB · 2,382 pass yds · 13g
RB Darius Taylor RB · 670 rush yds · 10g
WR-X Jalen Smith WR · 419 rec yds · 13g
WR-Z Noah Jennings WR · 323 rec yds · 13g · at CIN
WR-SL Javon Tracy WR · 454 rec yds · 13g
TE Pierce Walsh TE · 17 rec yds · 13g

The situation

Minnesota 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 7.5% 1
Red zone TD rate 65.4% 27
Line yards per carry 2.0 15
Sack rate allowed 5.7% 57

2025 Game log

with Liberty
WeekOpponentCompletions Pass attempts Passing yards Passing TDs INTs Carries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Sacks taken
W3 @ BGSU0 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
W4 JMU2 6 21 0 0 4 18 — 1
W5 @ ODU6 11 77 0 0 7 -3 — 3
W10 DEL1 2 40 0 0 0 0 — 0
W14 KENN12 21 212 1 0 8 13 — 3

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#1034 Jerrian Graham ATH · C F Vigor HS USA
#1047 Quimari Shemwell CB · Long Beach Poly UTAH
#1048 Michael Merdinger QB · Cardinal Gibbons UNC
#1051 Krosse Johnson WR · Holy Cross ARK
#1053 Isaiah Collins CB · Huntsville TTU
QBs in the class
#59 Tim Carpenter Trotwood-Madison TLSA
#60 Whit Muschamp Baylor School VAN
#61 Michael Merdinger Cardinal Gibbons UNC
#62 Tyler Aronson Vero Beach SMU
#63 Connor Moberly Southeast Polk ISU
2025 · 29th pctile of QBs
Recruit · 65th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.