Louisville · 2026

Lincoln Kienholz

QBJunior6' 2", 215 lbsPierre, SD

Louisville Cardinals4-3 · TDC #18

Snap share

96%

7 of 7 started · 425 of 442 snaps

Pass yards

1844

12th of 265 in FBS

TD – INT

10–3

Yards / att.

10.2

5th of 143 in FBS

Completion

67.2%

34th of 143 in FBS

EPA / play

+0.42

20th of 156 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

250 plays · +103.9 total EPA · 20th of 156 qualifying QBs

All plays+0.42

Passing+0.44

Rushing+0.40

1st down+0.33

2nd down+0.42

3rd down+0.68

Standard downs+0.34

Passing downs+0.55

KienholzQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries

All plays56%

Pass plays97%

Run plays24%

1st down47%

2nd down58%

3rd down78%

Standard downs50%

Passing downs72%

KienholzQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

Passing	Value	FBS rank
Dropbacks	193	—
Success rate	49.2%	25th / 171
Explosive pass rate	17.8%	8th / 171
Deep-throw rate	15.6%	43rd / 171
Sack rate	6.7%	123rd / 171
Interception rate	1.7%	—
3rd-down conversion	26.7%	144th / 171

Rushing	Value	FBS rank
Carries	58	—
Success rate	51.7%	61st / 320
Explosive run rate	15.5%	111th / 320
Stuffed at the line	22.4%	277th / 320
First downs	24	—
Red-zone carries	17	—
Goal-line carries	8	—

Charting

Where Kienholz's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw

9.4

air yards per attempt

Deep shots

16%

throws 20+ air yards

YAC per completion

7.7

905 yds after the catch

Air yards

825

of 1730 yds on charted throws

Pressured

15%

hurried or sacked · 13 sacks

Where he throws174 throws charted

67% comp9.4 avg. depth7.7 YAC/catch16% 20+ air yds10–3 TD–INT

fewer more throws

Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction54 carries

Left

31%

6.6 YPC · 59% succ.

Middle

43%

4.4 YPC · 52% succ.

Right

26%

9.5 YPC · 71% succ.

Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

2025 charting · Ohio State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Kienholz’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw

8.8

air yards per attempt

Deep shots

throws 20+ air yards

YAC per completion

4.8

19 yds after the catch

Air yards

of 53 yds on charted throws

Pressured

17%

hurried or sacked · 0 sacks

Where he throws6 throws charted

79% comp8.8 avg. depth4.8 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT

fewer more throws

Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

Season	Team	G	Snaps	Cmp/Att	Pass yds	TD–INT	Y/A	Dropback SR	Car	Rush yds	Y/C	Rush TD	Rush SR
2026 so far	Louisville#18 · 4-3	7	96%	121/180	1844	10–3	10.2	49.2%	71	251	3.5	10	51.7%
2025	Ohio State#2 · 12-2	6	7%	11/14	139	1–0	9.9	0.0%	11	66	6.0	2	60.0%
2023	Ohio State#4 · 11-2	3	6%	10/22	111	0–0	5.0	27.8%	6	2	0.3	0	40.0%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Lincoln Kienholz's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Lincoln Kienholz's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

7.5 avg. game scoreBest: 9.7 vs Villanova (Week 2)2 of 7 games at 8.0+

				Passing							Rushing
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Long
1	vsOle Miss	L 38–41	8.6	18	29	62.1	307	10.6	2	0	14	69	4.9	1	41
2	Villanova	W 59–13	9.7	16	21	76.2	332	15.8	2	0	6	42	7.0	2	19
3	SMU	W 41–31	6.9	14	23	60.9	177	7.7	2	0	12	42	3.5	1	15
4	Wake Forest	L 27–30	6.6	27	36	75.0	324	9.0	1	1	13	-19	-1.5	2	6
5	@NC State	L 28–31	6.7	21	30	70.0	254	8.5	2	0	7	24	3.4	0	23
6	Florida State	W 44–20	6.8	11	15	73.3	140	9.3	0	0	9	40	4.4	2	13
7	@Syracuse	W 34–26	7.5	14	26	53.8	310	11.9	1	2	10	53	5.3	2	82
2026 · 7 games			7.5	121	180	67.2	1844	10.2	10	3	71	251	3.5	10	82

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing	2026	FBS rank
Completions	121	—
Attempts	180	—
Completion %	67.2%	34th / 143
Yards	1844	12th / 265
Yards / att.	10.2	5th / 143
Touchdowns	10	45th / 265
Interceptions	3	—

Rushing	2026	FBS rank
Carries	71	—
Yards	251	215th / 1459
Yards / carry	3.5	270th / 322
Touchdowns	10	6th / 633
Long	82	—

Fumbles	2026	FBS rank
Fumbles	2	—
Lost	1	—
Recovered	0	—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

Game	Start	Team plays	Est. snaps	Plays involved	Penalties	Snap share
Wk 1 · Ole Miss	✓ QB	68	68	43	2	100%
Wk 2 · Villanova	✓ QB	65	48	28	·	74%
Wk 3 · SMU	✓ QB	60	60	35	·	100%
Wk 4 · Wake Forest	✓ QB	74	74	49	·	100%
Wk 5 · NC State	✓ QB	56	56	37	·	100%
Wk 6 · Florida State	✓ QB	58	58	24	·	100%
Wk 7 · Syracuse	✓ QB	61	61	38	·	100%
Season	7 GS	442	425	254	2	96%

Position Room

4 QBs on the Louisville roster, ordered by att

#	Player	Pos	Class	Att	Yds	TD	INT	EPA/play
3	Lincoln Kienholz	QB	JR	180	1844	10	3	+0.42
	Davin Wydner	QB		4	19	1	0	+0.49
10	Briggs Cherry	QB	FR	2	24	0	0	+1.68
19	Mason Fields	QB	FR	—	—	—	—	—

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. Louisville depth chart →