Lincoln Kienholz
Louisville Cardinals
82
Good

Lincoln Kienholz

Louisville CardinalsSolid
QBOffenseGoodTRANSFER · Ohio State
Projected Starter

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Lincoln Kienholz is the projected starter at QB for Louisville Cardinals.

Redshirt junior · #3 · 6'2", 215 lbs

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Depth at QB · Louisville Cardinals

  1. 1382Lincoln KienholzStarter
  2. 21180Davin Wydner
  3. 31065Briggs Cherry

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of T.F. Riggs, ranked #191 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 139 passing yards, 1 TD, 0 INT. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 82 overall (Good tier).

Recruit4★ · #191 NatlTeam Share5%
Pierre, SD
Jersey
#3
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
215 lbs
Transfer
Ohio State

Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
—13910

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9264
National Rank
#191
High School
T.F. Riggs
Hometown
Pierre, SD

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated offense; 32th-percentile production at transfer origin (×1.00 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 82.

Team offense (SP+)
89
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 32% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 11% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×1.00)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 9WFSUYDS 140
CMP-ATT
11-15
YDS
140
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
151.7
CAR
9
YDS
40
AVG
4.4
TD
2

Final W 44-20

Oct 3LNCSUYDS 254
CMP-ATT
21-30
YDS
254
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
163.1
CAR
7
YDS
24
AVG
3.4
TD
0

Final L 31-28

Sep 26LWAKEYDS 324
CMP-ATT
27-36
YDS
324
TD
1
INT
1
QBR
154.2
CAR
13
YDS
-19
AVG
-1.5
TD
2

Final L 30-27

Sep 19WSMUYDS 177
CMP-ATT
14-23
YDS
177
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
154.2
CAR
12
YDS
42
AVG
3.5
TD
1

Final W 41-31

Sep 11WVILLYDS 332
CMP-ATT
16-21
YDS
332
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
240.4
CAR
6
YDS
42
AVG
7.0
TD
2

Final W 59-13

Sep 6LMISSYDS 307
CMP-ATT
18-29
YDS
307
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
173.8
CAR
14
YDS
69
AVG
4.9
TD
1

Final L 41-38

Lincoln Kienholz's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

QB: 139 pass yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement9%
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