Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 70-7vs Stetson | 1/1 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 78.0 | — | Season-high 78 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 57-14vs New Haven | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | |
| Total | 1/4 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 39.0 | — |
#15
Josh Holst
Sophomore quarterback for Northern Illinois. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 204 lb · Marengo, IL
Returning to Northern Illinois for 2026
The story
2 quarterback for Northern Illinois. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJosh Holst
Operates within the system without forcing anything. He has spent two seasons in the Northern Illinois quarterback room. The receipt on tape: 78 pass yds, 1 pass TD against Stetson, Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Northern Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Thomas Hammock — 11-14 over that span.
2024Northern Illinois8-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2025Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 39.0 YDS/g, 0.5 TD/g, 39.0 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 78 | 130 | 60.0% | 689 | 5.3 | 4 | 3 | 110.1 | 28 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 65 | 111 | 58.6% | 593 | 5.3 | 2 | 2 | 105.8 | 43 | -- | -- |
| Career | 143 | 241 | 59.3% | 1,282 | 5.3 | 6 | 5 | 108.1 | 35 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 54 | 155 | 2.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 49 | 230 | 4.7 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 103 | 385 | 3.7 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Northern Illinois
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Northern Illinois
Returning around him
- 44% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -15 net (7 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northern Illinois · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #126 · 2026 recruiting class #82
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Josh Holst’s 2024 season.
Matches Josh on
Completion %
INT rate
Differs from Josh on
Class year (higher)
TD rate (higher)
Rush yards / carry (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Hunter Hays’s path through Idaho State.
Matches Hunter on
Yards per attempt
Completion %
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Evers's sophomore season at UConn (2024).
Matches Nick on
INT rate
Height
Differs from Nick on
Class year (lower)
Completion % (higher)
Weight (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Josh Holst
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology