2019 Football Roster
Kern, Michael
Jersey Number 15
Michael Kern
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Orlando, FL
- High School:
- Lake Nona
Bio
2024 (Redshirt Senior)
Appeared in six games with one start during the 2024 season for the Demon Deacons... Had a 53.3 percent completion percentage for the season on 24-of-45 passes for 288 yards with one touchdown pass and three interceptions... Went 14-of-23 for 172 yards with a touchdown pass and two interceptions against North Carolina.
2023 (Redshirt Junior)
Appeared in four games and started in one game during the 2023 season for the Demon Deacons… Had a 62 percent completion percentage for the season on 57-of-92 passes for 647 yards with four touchdown passes and two interceptions… Went 18-of-24 for 263 yards with three touchdown passes and one interception against Syracuse.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Saw action in two games during the 2022 season, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Finished 3-of-4 passing in the victory over Army.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in three games against Syracuse, Duke and Clemson...Went 2-of-5 for 67 yards in limited action while also having a quarterback rating of 152.56...Connected on a 58-yard completion to A.T. Perry.
2020 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in six games ... Had a 50 percent completion percentage for the season on 12-of-24 passes for 253 yards ...Tossed two completions for 61 yards in the Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. Wisconsin (12/30) ...Played against Campbell, completing 4-of-5 passes for 109 yards (10/2) ... Completed 6-of-11 passes for 83 yards in the season opener against No. 1 Clemson on 9/12 ... Earned his first varsity letter.
2019 (True Freshman)
Played in two games and retained his redshirt season ... Made his college debut vs. Elon and completed all five of his pass attempts for 42 yards ... Threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to A.T. Perry for Wake’s final score of the game ... Led the Deacons to touchdowns on two of his three drives ... Carried three times for 22 yards vs. the Phoenix … Played 34 snaps including 22 vs. Elon (9/21) and 12 vs. NC State (11/2) ... Named scout team player of the week vs. UNC.
High School
A team captain at Lake Nona who enrolled at Wake Forest in January, 2019 ... A three-star quarterback ranked as the No. 25 dual threat prospect in the nation ... Three-year starter at Lake Nona High for head coach Anthony Paradiso ... Operated out of a no-huddle, pass-oriented attack and helped the Lions to a 7-4 record as a senior ... Completed 254 of 385 passes (66%) for 3,186 yards and 30 touchdowns with just 13 interceptions in 11 games ... Rushed for 140 yards to total 3,326 total offense yards ... Led the district in all passing statistics ... Opened the season by completing 47-of-65 passes for 548 yards and five touchdowns in a win over Olympia ... Had three games in 2018 of 400 or more passing yards ... Threw for 337 yards and five touchdown passes in a 49-7 win over Windermere ... Named first team all-metro ... In 2017, led all of Central Florida in passing as a junior ... Threw for 3,383 yards and 39 touchdowns while completing 255-of-397 passes (64.2 percent) with 39 scoring passes ... Earned all-district and all-metro honors ... Named second team all-state in Class 7A ... Threw five touchdown passes on 24-of-25 passes for 343 yards in a win over Harmony ... That marked his fifth straight game of 300+ yards passing and a TD pass ... Led the Lions to the district title ... Threw three touchdown passes in a win over East River to win the Class 7A, District 5 football championship ... Starter at quarterback as a sophomore in 2016.
Personal
Son of Jeff and Jill Kern ... Member of Campus Crusade for Christ ... His uncle, Bill Hoban, played football at Michigan...Majoring in Communications.
Appeared in six games with one start during the 2024 season for the Demon Deacons... Had a 53.3 percent completion percentage for the season on 24-of-45 passes for 288 yards with one touchdown pass and three interceptions... Went 14-of-23 for 172 yards with a touchdown pass and two interceptions against North Carolina.
2023 (Redshirt Junior)
Appeared in four games and started in one game during the 2023 season for the Demon Deacons… Had a 62 percent completion percentage for the season on 57-of-92 passes for 647 yards with four touchdown passes and two interceptions… Went 18-of-24 for 263 yards with three touchdown passes and one interception against Syracuse.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Saw action in two games during the 2022 season, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Finished 3-of-4 passing in the victory over Army.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in three games against Syracuse, Duke and Clemson...Went 2-of-5 for 67 yards in limited action while also having a quarterback rating of 152.56...Connected on a 58-yard completion to A.T. Perry.
2020 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in six games ... Had a 50 percent completion percentage for the season on 12-of-24 passes for 253 yards ...Tossed two completions for 61 yards in the Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. Wisconsin (12/30) ...Played against Campbell, completing 4-of-5 passes for 109 yards (10/2) ... Completed 6-of-11 passes for 83 yards in the season opener against No. 1 Clemson on 9/12 ... Earned his first varsity letter.
2019 (True Freshman)
Played in two games and retained his redshirt season ... Made his college debut vs. Elon and completed all five of his pass attempts for 42 yards ... Threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to A.T. Perry for Wake’s final score of the game ... Led the Deacons to touchdowns on two of his three drives ... Carried three times for 22 yards vs. the Phoenix … Played 34 snaps including 22 vs. Elon (9/21) and 12 vs. NC State (11/2) ... Named scout team player of the week vs. UNC.
High School
A team captain at Lake Nona who enrolled at Wake Forest in January, 2019 ... A three-star quarterback ranked as the No. 25 dual threat prospect in the nation ... Three-year starter at Lake Nona High for head coach Anthony Paradiso ... Operated out of a no-huddle, pass-oriented attack and helped the Lions to a 7-4 record as a senior ... Completed 254 of 385 passes (66%) for 3,186 yards and 30 touchdowns with just 13 interceptions in 11 games ... Rushed for 140 yards to total 3,326 total offense yards ... Led the district in all passing statistics ... Opened the season by completing 47-of-65 passes for 548 yards and five touchdowns in a win over Olympia ... Had three games in 2018 of 400 or more passing yards ... Threw for 337 yards and five touchdown passes in a 49-7 win over Windermere ... Named first team all-metro ... In 2017, led all of Central Florida in passing as a junior ... Threw for 3,383 yards and 39 touchdowns while completing 255-of-397 passes (64.2 percent) with 39 scoring passes ... Earned all-district and all-metro honors ... Named second team all-state in Class 7A ... Threw five touchdown passes on 24-of-25 passes for 343 yards in a win over Harmony ... That marked his fifth straight game of 300+ yards passing and a TD pass ... Led the Lions to the district title ... Threw three touchdown passes in a win over East River to win the Class 7A, District 5 football championship ... Starter at quarterback as a sophomore in 2016.
Personal
Son of Jeff and Jill Kern ... Member of Campus Crusade for Christ ... His uncle, Bill Hoban, played football at Michigan...Majoring in Communications.
Wake Forest Football Highlights vs WCU (Sept 6, 2025)
Sunday, September 07
Sterling Berkhalter snags a 51-yard touchdown
Saturday, September 06
Demond Claiborne takes it 85 yards for his 3rd TD of the day
Saturday, September 06
Claiborne get his 2nd score of the day
Saturday, September 06
