Michael Kern
Michael Kern
Operates within the system without forcing anything. This is his fourth year in the same quarterback room at Wake Forest. One game to point at: 172 pass yds, 1 pass TD against North Carolina — Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Wake Forest, 1,006 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Clawson.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 24 | 45 | 53.3% | 288 | 6.4 | 1 | 3 | 101.1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 56 | 92 | 60.9% | 645 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 129.8 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 3 | 4 | 75.0% | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 87.6 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 2 | 5 | 40.0% | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 | 152.6 | -- | -- |
| Career | 85 | 146 | 58.2% | 1,006 | 6.9 | 5 | 5 | 120.6 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 27 | 15 | 0.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 35 | 16 | 0.5 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 45–13
vs North Carolina A&T
57 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 19.0 · 5 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 32-point win at home against North Carolina A&T.
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Emory Jones’s 2022 season.
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Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Cameron Rising’s path through Utah.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Zach Gibson's graduate season at Georgia State (2024).
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Player DNA
Players who play like Michael Kern
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2024+330%
Up 330% from first season to most-recent.