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Jake Merklinger

Position coach (UConn, 2026): Marquel Blackwell

Savannah, GAJunior6'3"215 lb#4

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Estimated NIL value

$5K

Model estimate. This is not a reported contract.

Transfer Vulnerability Score

2 / 100

4th

Low risk. Percentile vs all active college players we track.

HS recruit

Class

Junior

Seasons left (incl. 2026)

3 seasons

Portal entry

January 15, 2026

Jake Merklinger is a 6'3", 215-lb Junior QB from Savannah, GA. Jake Merklinger entered the transfer portal from Tennessee on January 15, 2026 and committed to UConn. Jake Merklinger has a TransferPortl Transfer Vulnerability Score of 2 out of 100, a relative risk score for entering the transfer portal.

Updated Nov 9, 2026

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Transfer Details

TennesseeTO

UConn

TVS History

Current TVS

Highest TVS

Nov 1, 2026

Each step is a saved weekly score; dots mark where the score changed. Hover to read any saved score. Model signals include recruiting profile, production and usage, team transfer rate, coaching changes, position, and prior transfer history. TVS is a relative risk score. It is not a literal probability.

Before past portal windows

Window	Team	TVS	Outcome
2026	Tennessee	55 Very high	Entered portal
2025	Tennessee	21 Moderate	Did not enter

Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.

Market Value History

Current market value

$4,607

Highest market value

$76,706

Sep 20, 2025

Each step is a saved TransferPortl estimate; dots mark where the estimate changed. Hover to read any saved estimate. Team logos mark recorded team changes. Historical points use point-in-time cumulative statistics and do not use later-season production.

Transfer History

Original School

Tennessee

January 15, 2026

Tennessee → UConn

Committed

Recruitment

Class of 2024

Committed to Tennessee Mar 2023

Season Statistics