Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-41@ Ole Miss | 18/29 | 307 | 2 | 0 | 10.6 | 94.8 | Clean 2-TD game |
| Wk 2 | W 59-13vs Villanova | 16/21 | 332 | 2 | 0 | 15.8 | 93.7 | Season-high 332 yds |
| Total | 34/50 | 639 | 4 | 0 | 13.2 | 94.2 |
#3
Lincoln Kienholz
New school, new number, same question — and Lincoln Kienholz's early answer at Louisville is No.191 4★, national recruit.
6′2″ · 215 lb · Pierre, SD · T.F. Riggs
Watch-list name (model)Transferred Ohio State → Louisville for 2026
The numbers
639
passing yards · 2026
4 TD · 0 INT · 12.8 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung Louisville from 35% to 87% to win.Louisville at Ole Miss · 41-38
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 quarterback for Louisville. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2023.
- Transferred from Ohio State to Louisville in 2026.
- Louisville wins first game of season (Sep 12) Reported
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
31own fans
42.2rival fans
Also checked out fine:
In Their Words
199 windows · 2026 fan posts
lincoln×372.9louisville×68.9kienholz×273.2ohio×18.4started×23.5transfer×11.3
“I think we are playoff contenders. But that will also depend on how Lincoln Kienholz looks. In Brohm we trust.”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Lincoln Kienholz
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15
Lincoln Kienholz arrives at Louisville with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
639PASS YDS4PASS TD111RUSH YDS
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.191
recruiting national rank
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
20233 games
- Signed with Ohio State4-star out of T.F. Riggs
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Badges
- Program Benchmark
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023
Louisville
2025–2026
Louisville
Played his entire career under Jeff Brohm.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Louisville
2025Ohio State
2026Louisville
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced
2025Ohio State12-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning
2026Louisville1-1HC: Jeff Brohm · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / att (100th percentile). Strength: rush tds (96th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Passing profile
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
51 of 50 attempts matched to play-by-play
48 of 51 attempts charted for true throw depth
Adjusted ANY/A
13.212 of 75 QBsSack rate
5.7%47 of 75 QBsSacked on 5.7% of dropbacks (47 of 75) — and still 2 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 (10)
100%comp
Air -4.6 · YAC 12.7 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
46% of attempts (22)
64%comp
Air 3.8 · YAC 10.6 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
19% of attempts (9)
44%comp
Air 15.2 · YAC 7.8 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
15% of attempts (7)
57%comp
Air 26.4 · YAC 10.0 avg
Overall 66.7% completion on 51 attempts · 46% of attempts thrown 0–9 air yds.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 320 YDS/g, 2.0 TD/g, 13.2 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Watch-list name (model)
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 34 | 50 | 68.0% | 639 | 12.8 | 4 | 0 | 201.8 | 75 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Ohio State | 11 | 14 | 78.6% | 139 | 9.9 | 1 | 0 | 185.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 10 | 22 | 45.5% | 111 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 87.8 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 55 | 86 | 64.0% | 889 | 10.3 | 5 | 0 | 170.0 | 75 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 20 | 111 | 5.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Ohio State | 11 | 66 | 6.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 37 | 179 | 4.8 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 59–13
vs Villanova
332 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.7 · 42 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 46-point win at home against Villanova.
With T. Richardson — 11 rush yds (1 car) · N. Hayes — 52 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 59 LONG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Villanova · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +6.50(00:23) Shotgun #3 L.Kienholz pass complete short right to #88 J.Skinner caught at LOU32, for 69 yards to the VIL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:14, 1ST DOWN #35 C.Hilbert kick attempt good (H: #17 R.Zimmerman, LS: #51 H.Travelstead)
- Week 1 · Ole Miss · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +5.86Lawayne McCoy 54 Yd pass from Lincoln Kienholz (Carson Hilbert Kick)
- Week 1 · Ole Miss · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +4.95Tre Richardson 62 Yd pass from Lincoln Kienholz (Lincoln Kienholz Pass to Lawayne McCoy for Two-Point Conversion)
- Week 2 · Villanova · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +4.86(13:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 L.Kienholz pass complete deep right to #7 L.McCoy caught at VIL27, for 61 yards to the VIL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:24, 1ST DOWN #35 C.Hilbert kick attempt good (H: #17 R.Zimmerman, LS: #51 H.Travelstead)
- Week 1 · Ole Miss · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +3.59Shotgun #3 L.Kienholz rush middle for 41 yards gain to the Miss34 (#2 J.Braxton), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Ole Miss · 2&12 · Q3 · EPA +3.37Shotgun #3 L.Kienholz pass complete deep left to #2 T.Hurry caught at Miss41, for 27 yards to the Miss41, out of bounds at Miss41, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Villanova · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.70(01:55) Shotgun #3 L.Kienholz rush middle for 4 yards gain to the VIL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:53, 1ST DOWN #35 C.Hilbert kick attempt good (H: #17 R.Zimmerman, LS: #51 H.Travelstead)
- Week 1 · Ole Miss · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.61Lincoln Kienholz 7 Yd Run (Carson Hilbert Kick)
- Week 2 · Villanova · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.60(04:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 L.Kienholz rush middle for 19 yards gain to the VIL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:33, 1ST DOWN #35 C.Hilbert kick attempt good (H: #17 R.Zimmerman, LS: #51 H.Travelstead)
- Week 1 · Ole Miss · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.20No Huddle-Shotgun #3 L.Kienholz pass complete short middle to #88 J.Skinner caught at Lou35, for 25 yards to the Lou48 (#49 T.Butler; #0 J.Crawford), 1ST DOWN
Game log
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #8
Peaked at #8 — top-10 conversation.
Background
2025 (Ohio State): Named Academic All-Big Ten Conference ...competed for Ohio State's starting quarterback duties throughout the spring and fall camps in 2025 ...appeared in seven contests ... completed 11-of-14 passes for 139 yards and one touchdown ... rushed for 66 yards in 2025 and scored two...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology