Jake Merklinger
{{Short description|American football player (born 2005)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox college football player
| name = Jake Merklinger
| image =
| caption =
| school = Tennessee Volunteers
| currentnumber = 12
| currentposition = Quarterback
| class = {{Redshirt}} Freshman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|8|31}}
| birth_place =
| major = Sports Management
| heightft = 6
| heightin = 3
| weight_lb = 215
|bowlgames =
| highlights =
| highschool = Calvary Day School (Savannah, Georgia)
| pastschools =
- Tennessee (2024–present)
| espn = 5079531
}}
Jacob Tyler Merklinger (born August 31, 2005) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Early life and high school
Merklinger attended Calvary Day School. As a junior, he completed 67 percent of his passes for 1,987 yards, 32 touchdowns and two interceptions and rushed for 283 yards and four touchdowns.{{Cite web |last=Sparks |first=Adam |date=March 20, 2023 |title=4-star quarterback Jake Merklinger commits to Tennessee football in 2024 class |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/football/2023/03/30/tennessee-football-gets-commitment-from-4-star-quarterback-jake-merklinger/70059311007/ |access-date=12 April 2025 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel}} As a senior, Merklinger threw for 3,028 yards and 38 touchdowns against two interceptions and added 439 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground.{{cite web |last1=Crowell |first1=Evan |title=Jake Merklinger Taking Strides In Year Two |url=https://www.si.com/college/tennessee/football/jake-merklinger-taking-strides-in-year-two |work=Tennessee Volunteers on SI |publisher=SI.com |access-date=12 April 2025}} He finished his high school career with a 42-10 record, tallying 145 total touchdowns, amassing 113 through the air and 32 on the ground.{{cite web |last1=Paschall |first1=David |title=QB Jake Merklinger fitting in quickly with the Vols |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2024/mar/28/qb-jake-merklinger-fitting-in-quickly-with-the/ |website=Chattanooga Times Free Press |date=28 March 2024 |access-date=12 April 2025}}
Merklinger was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Tennessee Volunteers over offers from schools such as Georgia, Michigan State, North Carolina, and Tennessee.{{cite web |last1=Baumgartner |first1=Blake |title=Four-star QB prospect Jake Merklinger commits to Tennessee |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/36004964/four-star-qb-prospect-jake-merklinger-commits-tennessee |website=ESPN |access-date=12 April 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Mike |title=Why Jake Merklinger could play as freshman quarterback for Tennessee football in 2024 |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/football/2024/07/31/jake-merklinger-tennessee-football-quarterback-nico-iamaleava-backup/72452936007/ |website=Knoxville News Sentinel |date=31 July 2024 |access-date=12 April 2025}}
College career
As a freshman in 2024, Merklinger appeared in two games, where he completed six of nine pass attempts for 48 yards and rushed for 22 yards.{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Patrick |title=Why there’s a ‘different feel’ for QB Jake Merklinger in his second year at Tennessee |url=https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/article/jake-merklinger-tennessee-vols-why-theres-different-feel-for-qb-in-his-second-year-247576831/ |website=247Sports |access-date=12 April 2025}}
=Statistics=
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| rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="5"| Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2024 | Tennessee
| 2 || 0 || 0–0 || 6 || 9 || 66.7 || 48 || 5.3 || 0 || 0 || 111.5 || 7 || 22 || 3.1 || 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Tennessee
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| colspan="2"| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jake-merklinger-1.html Career] | 2 | 0 | 0−0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 111.5 | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 |
References
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External links
- [https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/jake-merklinger/22022 Tennessee Volunteers bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Savannah, Georgia