Michael Kern: QB · Wake Forest · #15.
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Michael Kern
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Sixth year in the same quarterback room at Wake Forest. One game to point at: 172 passing yards and 1 passing TD against North Carolina — Week 12, 2024.
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 | 52 |
| 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 | -- |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 12 | 24 | 50.0% | 253 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 138.6 | -- |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 7 | 9 | 77.8% | 50 | 5.6 | 1 | 0 | 161.1 | -- |
| Career | 104 | 179 | 58.1% | 1,309 | 7.3 | 6 | 5 | 125.0 | 52 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 27 | 15 | 0.6 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Career | 48 | 47 | 1.0 | 0 | 14 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-13vs North Carolina A&T | 5/8 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 19.0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-40vs No. 5 Ole Miss | 2/3 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 8.7 | 8.6 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-49vs No. 10 Clemson | 2/8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 4.9 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-31@ North Carolina | 14/23 | 172 | 1 | 2 | 7.5 | 14.5 | Season-high 172 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 14-42@ No. 11 Miami | 1/3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 15.8 | |
| Total | 24/45 | 288 | 1 | 3 | 6.4 | — |
Week 1 · 2024
W 45-13
57 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 19.0
Dominant 32-point win at home against North Carolina A&T.
With T. Morin — 6 rec · 100 yds · H. Bachmeier — 263 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.0
The plays that mattered most
6 seasons under Dave Clawson — 39-34 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 34.3 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 92.5 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 34.3 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 92.5 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Clawson
Pass share
48.3%
403 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
69.6
12 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
How it ended
Six seasons at Wake Forest, 1,309 passing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dave Clawson.
