Lincoln Kienholz

QB · #3 · Louisville · JR · 6'2" · 215 · Pierre, SD

Transferred from OSU · Projected QB starter

139 2025 pass yards

1-0 2025 TD-INT

185.5 Passer rating

10 Career games (0 starts)

Heisman odds (#29 board)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Cmp-Att	Pass yds	TD-INT	Rtg	Rush yds
2025	Ohio State	7	0	11-14	139	1-0	185.5	66
2023	Ohio State	3	0	10-22	111	0-0	87.8	2

2025 Percentile vs QBs

Pass yards per game 19.9 12

Completion rate 78.6% 99

Yards per attempt 9.9 98

TD rate 7.1% 85

INT rate 0.0% 87

Passer rating 185.5 97

Around Lincoln

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

Isaac Brown RB · 884 rush yds · 9g

WR-X

TreyShun Hurry WR · 122 rec yds · 13g

WR-Z

Lawayne McCoy WR · 396 rec yds · 10g · at FSU

WR-SL

Tre Richardson WR · 806 rec yds · 13g · at VAN

Brody Foley TE · 528 rec yds · 11g · at TLSA

The situation

Louisville 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 11.8% 63

Red zone TD rate 72.9% 69

Line yards per carry 2.4 43

Sack rate allowed 6.2% 43

2025 Game log

with Ohio State

Wk	Opponent	Cmp-Att	Yds	TD
W2	Grambling State Tigers	6-7	71	1
W3	OHIO
W6	MINN	1-1	15
W11	@ PUR
W12	UCLA	3-3	34
W13	RUTG	1-3	19

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#189

DJ Reed DL · Carver AUB

#190

Karmello English WR · Central Phenix City MICH

#191

Lincoln Kienholz QB · T.F. Riggs OSU

#192

Edric Hill DL · North Kansas City ALA

#193

Rod Robinson II RB · San Diego Lincoln UGA

QBs in the class

#13

Dylan Lonergan Brookwood ALA

#14

Kenny Minchey Pope John Paul II ND

#15

Lincoln Kienholz T.F. Riggs OSU

#16

Austin Mack Folsom WASH

#17

LaNorris Sellers South Florence SCAR

2025 · 12th pctile of QBs

Recruit · 93th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.