Michael Van Buren Jr.

QB · #3 · South Florida · JR · 6'0" · 195 · Bowie, MD

Projected QB starter

1,292 2026 pass yards
6-0 2026 TD-INT
135.9 Passer rating
24 Career games (19 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCmp-Att Pass yds TD-INT Rtg Rush yds
2026 South Florida77115-179 1,292 6-0 135.9 87
2025 LSU7494-151 1,010 8-2 133.3 129
2024 Mississippi State108140-256 1,886 11-7 125.3 -12

2026 Percentile vs QBs

Pass yards per game 184.6 42
Completion rate 64.2% 51
Yards per attempt 7.2 43
TD rate 3.4% 19
INT rate 0.0% 85
Passer rating 135.9 42

Around Michael

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
RB D.J. Crowther RB · 518 rush yds · 7g
WR-X Arhmad Branch WR · 108 rec yds · 4g
WR-Z Bryson Rodgers WR · 334 rec yds · 7g
WR-SL Joshua Porter WR · 274 rec yds · 7g
TE Wyatt Sullivan TE · 84 rec yds · 5g

The situation

South Florida 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.0% 38
Red zone TD rate 72.4% 54
Line yards per carry 2.3 37
Sack rate allowed 7.5% 32

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCompletions Pass attempts Passing yards Passing TDs INTs Carries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Sacks taken
W1 FIU11 18 100 0 0 7 7 0 1
W2 @ ARMY19 30 239 2 0 5 45 2 0
W3Delaware State Hornets23 32 300 1 0 2 0 0 1
W4 @ BGSU7 11 52 0 0 13 12 0 6
W5 TEM17 32 205 0 0 7 16 0 1
W6 @ UTSA16 29 177 2 0 5 15 0 0
W7 KENT22 27 193 1 0 10 -8 0 4

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#237 Kwazi Gilmer WR · Sierra Canyon UCLA
#238 Micahi Danzy ATH · Florida State University School FSU
#239 Michael Van Buren Jr. QB · St. Frances Academy MSST
#240 Brandon Davis-Swain DL · West Bloomfield COLO
#241 CJ Jackson EDGE · Tucker LSU
QBs in the class
#13 Will Hammond Hutto TTU
#14 Tyler Cherry Center Grove IND
#15 Michael Van Buren Jr. St. Frances Academy MSST
#16 Elijah Brown Mater Dei STAN
#17 Dermaricus Davis Etiwanda WASH
2026 · 42th pctile of QBs
Recruit · 92th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.