# Jake Merklinger

QB · UConn (IA-INDEPENDENTS) · #4 · 6'3" · 215 lbs · JR

Transferred from TENN · Projected QB starter · 6 career games (0 starts)

## Career statistics

### Passing

| Season | Team | GP | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yards | TD | INT | Rating |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | TENN | 4 | 13 | 24 | 54.2% | 173 | 2 | 0 | 142.2 |
| 2024 | TENN | 2 | 6 | 9 | 66.7% | 48 | 0 | 0 | 111.5 |

### Rushing

| Season | Team | GP | Carries | Yards | Avg | TD |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | TENN | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | TENN | 2 | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 |

## 2025 game log

| Week | Opponent | Cmp | Att | Pass yds | Pass TD | INT | Carries | Rush yds |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | vs ? | 9 | 14 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | vs UAB | 3 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| 12 | vs NMSU | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Recruiting

4-star recruit in the 2024 class · #160 national · QB #11 · from Calvary Day School (Savannah, GA)

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/players/b2446ed0-c532-11ee-b9b6-4150eca7666e
Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.