Quarterback, Virginia (from Alabama, Pittsburgh), 2023–⁠26

Eli Holstein

Lettered 2024–⁠25 at Pittsburgh (school media guide)

Number
No. 10
Height
6′4″
Weight
234 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Zachary, LA

Eli Holstein plays quarterback for Virginia, after Alabama (2023) and Pittsburgh (2024–⁠25). Last time out, against Delaware: 8 of 12, 153 yards, 1 TD.

2026 so far

180 passing yards, 3 TD

Last game: 8 of 12, 153 yards, 1 TD vs. Delaware, W 42–⁠3

Next game: vs. Duke, Oct 23

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 27NORF
  2. 153DEL

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

381passing yards, career highat North Carolina, 20244touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Central Michigan, 202593rushing yards, career highvs. Youngstown State, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Youngstown State, 2024

Team titles: SEC champions, 2023

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2024Pittsburgh17929061.72,2257.7177
2025Pittsburgh7712561.61,0818.6126
2026Virginia121866.718010.030
Career26843361.93,4868.13213

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Pittsburgh813284.0349
2025Pittsburgh36882.4131
2026Virginia4−9−2.305
Career1214073.4449

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Alabama10QBFr.
2024Pittsburgh10QBSo.
2025Pittsburgh10QBJr.
2026Virginia10QBSr.6′4″234

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2024Pittsburgh3600.2942nd (n=238)0.30102.955%0.250.23
2025Pittsburgh1560.3065th (n=314)0.2446.532%0.19–
2026Virginia220.56––12.315%––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Pittsburgh43%12.0 yds0.5 yds2 of 50%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Pittsburgh52%3.501.101.3011%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Virginia 2 games, 180 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 11vs.Norfolk StateW 59–⁠34627202
Sep 26vs.DelawareW 42–⁠381215310−11
2025 Pittsburgh 7 games, 1,081 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.DuquesneW 61–⁠915232154141
Sep 6vs.Central MichiganW 45–⁠1721283044136
Sep 13atWest VirginiaL 24–⁠31223730311−27
Sep 27vs.LouisvilleL 27–⁠3414262282219
Oct 4vs.Boston CollegeW 48–⁠72480014
Oct 25vs.NC StateW 53–⁠34010014
Nov 15vs.Notre DameL 15–⁠373623101
2024 Pittsburgh 10 games, 2,225 passing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Kent StateW 55–⁠243040333311
Sep 7atCincinnatiW 28–⁠2720353023136
Sep 14vs.West VirginiaW 38–⁠3421303013059
Sep 21vs.Youngstown StateW 73–⁠1716242473093
Oct 5atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠2425423813176
Oct 12vs.CaliforniaW 17–⁠151428133021
Oct 24vs.SyracuseW 41–⁠1311151082020
Nov 2atSMUL 25–⁠4829482480119
Nov 9vs.VirginiaL 19–⁠2410231210018
Nov 23atLouisvilleL 9–⁠373551015

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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