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JJ Kohl

JJ Kohl packed up and started over at Florida International, and the new tape already reads No.133 4★, national recruit.

QB · Florida International · Jr. · #17

6′7″ · 250 lb · Ankeny, IA

CFB Index 37 · #99 of 146 QBsHigh confidenceTransferred App State → Florida International for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 6 pm ETat Florida AtlanticFAU StadiumFlorida Atlantic by 7

How he plays

Extends plays with his feet until something opens up.

Sack rate: 96th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

668

passing yards · 2026

4 TD · 2 INT · 7.8 per attempt

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 367 pass yds, 3 TD, 19 rush yds, vs Buffalo

Swing playSwung App State from 68% to 93% to win.Marshall at App State · 26-24

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 quarterback for Florida International. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Iowa State in 2023.
Transferred from App State to Florida International in 2026.

The full story, with sources

JJ Kohl

QB · Florida International · Jr · #17

Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15

JJ Kohl arrives at Florida International with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.

668PASS YDS4PASS TD50RUSH YDS

4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT

No.133

recruiting national rank

Read the story so far

JJ Kohl arrived as a 4-star prospect, the No.133 recruit nationally. He lines up at QB for Florida International.

On the field, the headline is 668 pass yds, with 4 pass td.

He inherited the QB job from Keyone Jenkins (3-star).

The number to watch: No.133 — 4★ · national recruit.

QB successionlow bar

Inherited fromKeyone Jenkins 3★

Why nowHe changed programs heading into 2026 — a fresh fit to prove out.

season totals
recruiting national rank
throne-line + Filling-the-Shoes

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, slow tempo

2025App State5-8HC: Dowell Loggains · Pass-leaning

2026Florida International1-1HC: Willie Simmons · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

37Below cohort / limited sample #99 of 146?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sack rate (96th percentile). Concern: rush tds (19th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Sack rate#1 / 13 · 96th pct

1.1%

Success rate#5 / 13 · 65th pct

44.3%

Explosive rate#5 / 13 · 65th pct

10.3%

EPA / dropback#6 / 13 · 58th pct

0.31

Interception rate#9 / 13 · 35th pct

2.3%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#4 / 13 · 73rd pct

Pass yards#6 / 13 · 58th pct

668

Pass TDs#6 / 13 · 58th pct

Yards / att#6 / 13 · 58th pct

7.8

Fumbles lost#3 / 11 · 50th pct

Completion %#9 / 13 · 35th pct

60.5%

Interceptions#9 / 13 · 27th pct

Rush TDs#9 / 13 · 19th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / dropback

82nd → 58th percentile

Success rate

57th → 65th percentile

Explosive rate

42nd → 65th percentile

Sack rate

78th → 96th percentile

Interception rate

92nd → 35th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Passing profile

Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

52/87 (59.8%) · 4 TD · 2 INT

87 of 86 attempts matched to play-by-play

85 of 87 attempts charted for true throw depth

Adjusted ANY/A

7.5533 of 75 QBs

Sack rate

1.1%6 of 75 QBs

Rarely sacked (6 of 75 QBs) and still 33 of 75 in Adjusted ANY/A.

Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

21% of attempts (18)

61%comp1 INT

Air -3.2 · YAC 6.5 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

38% of attempts (32)

72%comp

Air 4.4 · YAC 8.0 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

28% of attempts (24)

54%comp

Air 13.6 · YAC 2.5 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

13% of attempts (11)

36%comp1 INT

Air 28.4 · YAC 7.0 avg

Overall 59.8% completion on 87 attempts · 36% completion on 11 deep attempts (20+ air yds).

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 334 YDS/g, 2.0 TD/g, 8.1 YPA, 1.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Simmons

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Florida International	52	86	60.5%	668	7.8	4	2	136.4	65	--	--
2025	App State	133	216	61.6%	1,465	6.8	12	2	135.0	44	--	--
2023	Iowa State	9	11	81.8%	23	2.1	0	0	99.4	--	--	--
Career		194	313	62.0%	2,156	6.9	16	4	134.2	50	--	--

Season	Team
2026	Florida International	11	50	4.5	0	--
2025	App State	30	50	1.7	1	--
2023	Iowa State	6	32	5.3	0	--
Career		47	132	2.8	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 33–20

vs Buffalo

367 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 46.9 · 19 rush yds (5 car)

With J. Stone — 19 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 7 rush yds (1 car) · M. Anderson — 9 rush yds (1 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Buffalo · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +6.47(08:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 J.Kohl pass complete short right to #0 J.Stone caught at FIU35, for 68 yards to the BUF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:03, 1ST DOWN #48 R.Czeremcha kick attempt failed ( blocked by #41 L.Goodwin) (H: #43 F.Visser, LS: #47 J.Wood) recovered by FIU #48 R.Czeremcha at, End Of Play #48 R.Czeremcha kick attempt failed ( blocked by #41 L.Goodwin) (H: #43 F.Visser, LS: #47 J.Wood) recovered by FIU #48 R.Czeremcha at BUF11, End Of Play
Week 2 · Buffalo · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +4.05(09:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 J.Kohl pass complete deep middle to #2 M.Anderson caught at BUF23, for 45 yards to the BUF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:32, 1ST DOWN #48 R.Czeremcha kick attempt good (H: #43 F.Visser, LS: #47 J.Wood)
Week 1 · South Florida · 3&14 · Q2 · EPA +3.10Shotgun #17 J.Kohl pass complete short left to #6 E.Nelson caught at FIU48, for 16 yards to the FIU48, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · South Florida · 1&15 · Q4 · EPA +2.93James Resar 21 Yd pass from JJ Kohl
Week 2 · Buffalo · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +2.84(03:37) No Huddle #0 J.Stone pass complete short middle to #17 J.Kohl caught at BUF03, for 19 yards to the BUF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:37, 1ST DOWN #48 R.Czeremcha kick attempt good (H: #43 F.Visser, LS: #47 J.Wood)
Week 2 · Buffalo · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.55(02:32) No Huddle #17 J.Kohl pass complete short left to #2 M.Anderson caught at BUF01, for 14 yards to the BUF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:00, 1ST DOWN #48 R.Czeremcha kick attempt good (H: #43 F.Visser, LS: #47 J.Wood)
Week 1 · South Florida · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.41Shotgun #17 J.Kohl pass complete short right to #2 M.Anderson caught at FIU29, for 19 yards to the FIU44 (#5 A.Jackson; #35 H.Perry Jr.), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Buffalo · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA +2.40(06:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 J.Kohl pass complete deep middle to #13 T.Carter caught at BUF45, for 29 yards to the BUF41 (#0 K.Blackwell), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY BUF Pass Interference declined
Week 1 · South Florida · 4&2 · Q3 · EPA +2.35No Huddle-Shotgun #17 J.Kohl pass complete short right to #2 M.Anderson caught at USF43, for 8 yards to the USF34 (#7 S.Robinson; #40 G.Leach), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · South Florida · 2&1 · Q4 · EPA +2.03No Huddle-Shotgun #17 J.Kohl pass complete short right to #13 T.Carter caught at FIU35, for 29 yards to the USF49 (#5 A.Jackson), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	L 9-19@ South Florida	31/50	301	1	2	6.0	—
Wk 2	W 33-20vs Buffalo	21/36	367	3	0	10.2	46.9	Season-high 367 yds
Total		52/86	668	4	2	8.1	46.9

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

JJ Kohl

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2026

2026 snapshot

Passing profile

Splits & context

Awards

Backup

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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