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UConn · 2026

Jake Merklinger

QBJunior6' 3", 215 lbsSavannah, GA
UConn Huskies3-3 · TDC #77
2025 charting · Tennessee

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of Merklinger’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
4.5
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
0%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
-1.0
-1 yds after the catch
Air yards
-1
of -2 yds on charted throws
Pressured
50%
hurried or sacked · 0 sacks

Where he throws2 throws charted

54% comp4.5 avg. depth-1.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds3–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 throws (50%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 throws (50%), 1 caught (100%), -2 yds, -2.0 per throw1100% · -2yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SR
2026 so farUConn#77 · 3-3———————
2025Tennessee#25 · 8-535%13/241732–07.2—
2024Tennessee#12 · 10-324%6/9480–05.3—

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jake Merklinger's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Jake Merklinger's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.9 avg. game scoreBest: 6.5 vs East Tennessee State (Week 2)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1vsSyracuseW 45–26—no stats recorded
2East Tennessee StateW 72–176.591464.31188.4202178.5011
3GeorgiaL 41–44—no stats recorded
4UABW 56–245.33837.5577.1002-1-0.504
5@Mississippi StateW 41–34—no stats recorded
7ArkansasW 34–31—no stats recorded
8@AlabamaL 20–37—no stats recorded
9@KentuckyW 56–34—no stats recorded
10OklahomaL 27–33—no stats recorded
12New Mexico StateW 42–9—1250.0-2-1.000·····
13@FloridaW 31–11—no stats recorded
14VanderbiltL 24–45—no stats recorded
BowlsvsIllinoisL 28–30—no stats recorded
2025 · 3 games5.9132454.21737.2204164.0011

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Jake Merklinger hasn't recorded any stats yet this season.

Position Room

5 QBs on the UConn roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
7Kalieb OsborneQBJR1631421102+0.32
12Tucker McDonaldQBSR1111811+0.53
4Jake MerklingerQBJR—————
13Bo PolstonQBFR—————
15Tyler SmithQBSO—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. UConn depth chart →