Quarterback, Wake Forest, 2019–⁠24

Michael Kern

Number
No. 15
Height
6′2″
Weight
192 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Orlando, FL

Michael Kern played quarterback at Wake Forest (2019–⁠24).

Career highs

261passing yards, career highat Syracuse, 20233touchdown passes, career highat Syracuse, 2023

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2019Wake Forest7977.8505.610
2020Wake Forest122450.025310.500
2021Wake Forest2540.06713.400
2022Wake Forest3475.061.500
2023Wake Forest569260.96457.042
2024Wake Forest244553.32886.413
Career10417958.11,3097.365

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Wake Forest5244.809
2020Wake Forest870.907
2023Wake Forest27150.6014
2024Wake Forest810.108
Career48471.0014

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Wake Forest15QBYr 1
2020Wake Forest15QBYr 2
2021Wake Forest15QBYr 3
2022Wake Forest15QBYr 4
2023Wake Forest15QBYr 5
2024Wake Forest15QBSr. (Yr 6)6′2″192

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2019Wake Forest140.39––5.5––
2020Wake Forest320.25––8.111%–
2021Wake Forest50.50––2.5––
2022Wake Forest40.01––0.0––
2023Wake Forest1160.13––15.454%0.36
2024Wake Forest480.06––3.015%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Wake Forest 5 games, 288 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.North Carolina A&TW 45–⁠135857005
Sep 14vs.Ole MissL 6–⁠40232601–
Oct 12vs.ClemsonL 14–⁠49282000−6
Nov 16atNorth CarolinaL 24–⁠311423172120
Nov 23atMiamiL 14–⁠421313002
2023 Wake Forest 4 games, 645 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 14atVirginia TechL 13–⁠30142216600−27
Nov 11vs.NC StateL 6–⁠261426137111
Nov 18atNotre DameL 7–⁠451120810011
Nov 25atSyracuseL 31–⁠3517242613130
2022 Wake Forest 1 game, 6 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.VMIW 44–⁠1034600–
2021 Wake Forest 2 games, 67 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 30vs.DukeW 45–⁠714900–
Nov 20atClemsonL 27–⁠48115800–
2020 Wake Forest 4 games, 253 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 12vs.ClemsonL 13–⁠3761183002
Oct 2vs.CampbellW 66–⁠1445109008
Oct 31atSyracuseW 38–⁠14–––––−5
Dec 30 ✦vs.WisconsinL 28–⁠422861002
2019 Wake Forest 2 games, 50 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 21vs.ElonW 49–⁠755421022
Nov 2vs.NC StateW 44–⁠10248002

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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