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UConn sideline stock
Jake Merklinger
QB · Freshman · #4 · 6' 3" · 215 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Savannah, GA
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Sideline market estimate
$116.2K
UConn sideline stock
Jake Merklinger
QB · Freshman · #4 · 6' 3" · 215 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Savannah, GA
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Sideline market estimate
$116.2K
UConn sideline stock
QB · Freshman · #4 · 6' 3" · 215 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#4
Height
6' 3"
Weight
215 lbs
Hometown
From Savannah, GA
Sideline market estimate
$116.2K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $331.8K
Confidence meter
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Jake Merklinger is a 6' 3" 215 lbs Freshman Quarterback for UConn and is listed by ESPN from Savannah, GA. The Sideline places the player 1st within the current UConn football roster. The $116.2K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $331.8K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
21.4%
Football pool: $1.55M
Pool share of school
2.6%
UConn roster market: $12.8M
Roster dollars tracked
$1.55M
UConn Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Savannah, GA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
UConn Huskies
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 160 nationally
Rating: 0.9306
High school: Calvary Day School
From: Savannah, GA
Class: 2024 / QB
Transfer history
Tennessee to UConn
2026 portal cycle / Jan 15, 2026 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Jake Merklinger, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $116.2K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $116.2K. The pool-accounting allocation is $331.8K, equal to about 21.4% of the UConn football market. The player ranks 1st on that roster.
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