Michael Van Buren Jr.
South Florida Bulls
73
Average

Michael Van Buren Jr.

South Florida BullsRebuilding
QBOffenseAverageTRANSFER · LSU
Projected Starter

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Michael Van Buren Jr. is the projected starter at QB for South Florida Bulls.

Junior · #3 · 6'0", 195 lbs

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Depth at QB · South Florida Bulls

  1. 1373Michael Van Buren Jr.Starter
  2. 21754Luke Kromenhoek

South Florida Starting Lineup

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The Story

The X-Factor

A 4-star recruit out of St. Frances Academy, ranked #239 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 1,010 passing yards, 8 TD, 2 INT. That's 28% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 73 overall (Average tier).

Recruit4★ · #239 NatlTeam Share28%
Bowie, MD
Jersey
#3
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
195 lbs
Transfer
LSU

Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
—101082

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9148
National Rank
#239
High School
St. Frances Academy
Hometown
Baltimore, MD

Why this rating?

On a 68-rated offense; 63th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.98 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 73.

Team offense (SP+)
68
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 63% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 8LUTSAYDS 177
CMP-ATT
16-29
YDS
177
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
129.2
CAR
5
YDS
15
AVG
3.0
TD
0

Final L 31-24

Oct 3LTEMYDS 205
CMP-ATT
17-32
YDS
205
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
106.9
CAR
7
YDS
16
AVG
2.3
TD
0

Final L 17-13

Sep 26WBGSUYDS 52
CMP-ATT
7-11
YDS
52
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
103.3
CAR
13
YDS
12
AVG
0.9
TD
0

Final W 14-6

Sep 19WDSUYDS 300
CMP-ATT
23-32
YDS
300
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
160.9
CAR
2
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 59-17

Sep 12WARMYYDS 239
CMP-ATT
19-30
YDS
239
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
152.3
CAR
5
YDS
45
AVG
9.0
TD
2

Final W 28-24

Sep 5WFIUYDS 100
CMP-ATT
11-18
YDS
100
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
107.8
CAR
7
YDS
7
AVG
1.0
TD
0

Final W 19-9

Michael Van Buren Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

X-Factor
QB: 1010 pass yds · 8 TD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.