Players
Jake Merklinger
QB · UConn
Jake Merklinger
QB · #4 · UConn
Profile
- Measurements
- 6'3" · 215 lb
- Seasons
- 3
- Recruiting
- ★★★★☆ · 0.9306
- Class rank
- #160 · 2024
- Hometown
- Savannah, GA
- High school
- Calvary Day School
Transferred in from Tennessee.
Career
221 Pass yds · 2 TD · 0 Int · 57.6 Cmp% · 38 Rush yds
On a roster 2024–2026. Statistics held for 2024–2025 (2 of 3 seasons).
2026
UConnWe hold no 2026 statistics for this player.
2025
TennesseeTouchdowns
2
135
56
−2
118
57
−2
17
−1
64
38
50
Syracuse *
Illinois *
East Tennessee State
Georgia
UAB
@ Mississippi State
Arkansas
@ Alabama
@ Kentucky
Oklahoma
New Mexico State
@ Florida
Vanderbilt
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
173 Pass yds · 2 TD · 0 Int · 54.2 Cmp% · 16 Rush yds
Passing
| Wk | Opponent | Result | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | vs New Mexico State | W 42–9 | 1/2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 4 | vs UAB | W 56–24 | 3/8 | 57 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| 2 | vs East Tennessee State | W 72–17 | 9/14 | 118 | 8.4 | 2 | 0 | 89.8 |
Rushing
| Wk | Opponent | Result | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | vs UAB | W 56–24 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | vs East Tennessee State | W 72–17 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
2024
Tennessee32
38
31
17
1
21
100
40
Chattanooga
@ Ohio State
NC State *
Kent State
@ Oklahoma
@ Arkansas
Florida
Alabama
Kentucky
Mississippi State
@ Georgia
UTEP
@ Vanderbilt
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
48 Pass yds · 0 TD · 0 Int · 66.7 Cmp% · 22 Rush yds
Passing
| Wk | Opponent | Result | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | vs Kent State | W 71–0 | 2/5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | vs Chattanooga | W 69–3 | 4/4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 34.5 |
Rushing
| Wk | Opponent | Result | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | vs Kent State | W 71–0 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 24 |
| 1 | vs Chattanooga | W 69–3 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 |