Quarterback, Louisville (from Ohio State), 2023–⁠26

Lincoln Kienholz

Number
No. 3
Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Pierre, SD

Lincoln Kienholz plays quarterback for Louisville, after Ohio State (2023–⁠25). Kienholz is No. 7 in FBS in rushing touchdowns this season. Last time out, at Syracuse: 14 of 26, 310 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; 10 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD.

2026 so far

1,844 passing yards, 10 TD

No. 7 in FBS in rushing touchdowns

In the news: Pete Nakos gives injury scoop on Louisville quarterback Lincoln Kienholz, who will try to put nail in Mike Norvell’s Florida State coffin, Yahoo Sports

Last game: 14 of 26, 310 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; 10 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD at Syracuse, W 34–⁠26

Next game: vs. Stanford, Oct 31

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 307MISS
  2. 332VILL
  3. 177SMU
  4. 324WAKE
  5. 254@NCSU
  6. 140FSU
  7. 310@SYR

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
1,844
Passing yards, 2026 (Louisville, 4–⁠3)
National rank
No. 7
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2026

Career highs

332passing yards, career highvs. Villanova, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Syracuse, 2026

Team titles: National champions, 2024 (Ohio State)

Passing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2023Ohio State102245.51115.000
2025Ohio State111478.61399.910
2026Louisville12118067.21,84410.2103
Career14221665.72,0949.7113

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Ohio State620.302
2025Ohio State11666.0222
2026Louisville712513.51082
Career883193.61282

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Ohio State3QBYr 1
2024Ohio State3QBYr 2
2025Ohio State3QBYr 3
2026Louisville3QBJr. (Yr 4)6′2″215

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
2023Ohio State28-0.03––-0.715%––
2025Ohio State240.67––16.16%––
2026Louisville2500.4289th (n=273)0.21103.956%0.250.30

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
2026Louisville53%9.3 yds7.6 yds28 of 17446%

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
2026Louisville52%2.801.002.4021%

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 Louisville 7 games, 1,844 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 6vs.Ole MissL 38–⁠4118293072069
Sep 11vs.VillanovaW 59–⁠1316213322042
Sep 19vs.SMUW 41–⁠3114231772042
Sep 26vs.Wake ForestL 27–⁠30273632411−19
Oct 3atNC StateL 28–⁠3121302542024
Oct 9vs.Florida StateW 44–⁠2011151400040
Oct 17atSyracuseW 34–⁠2614263101253
2025 Ohio State 6 games, 139 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 6vs.GramblingW 70–⁠067711010
Sep 13vs.OhioW 37–⁠9–––––8
Oct 4vs.MinnesotaW 42–⁠31115005
Nov 8atPurdueW 34–⁠10–––––3
Nov 15vs.UCLAW 48–⁠103334003
Nov 22vs.RutgersW 42–⁠913190037
2023 Ohio State 3 games, 111 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 11vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠3231800–
Nov 18vs.MinnesotaW 37–⁠322700–
Dec 29 ✦vs.MissouriL 3–⁠1461786002

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

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