Michael Van Buren Jr.

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Projected Starter

Is Michael Van Buren Jr. starting?

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

Michael Van Buren Jr. is the projected starting QB on a Solid South Florida — 87 OVR.

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The Story

Focal Point of the Offense

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 87 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #239 NatlTeam Share28%

Bowie, MD

Jersey: #3
Class: JR/TR
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195 lbs
Transfer: LSU

Stats

Season	Pass Yds	TD	INT
—	1010	8	2

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 85-rated offense; 62th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.94 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 87.

Team offense (SP+)

Rating basis

On-field stats

Production (prior school)

Outperforms 62% of peers

Recruiting pedigree

Top 19% recruit

Strength of schedule

Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)

Depth-chart adjustment

+2 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.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

QB: 1010 pass yds · 8 TD · 2 INT

Usage / Involvement67%

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