Lincoln Kienholz
Louisville Cardinals
77
Solid

Lincoln Kienholz

Louisville CardinalsSolid
QBOffenseSolidTRANSFER · Ohio State
Projected Starter

Is Lincoln Kienholz starting?

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

Lincoln Kienholz is the projected starting QB on a Solid Louisville — 77 OVR.

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Depth at QB · Louisville Cardinals

  1. 1377Lincoln KienholzStarter
  2. 21175Davin Wydner
  3. 31059Briggs Cherry

What's Next

Who do they play next?Kevin Jennings — vs SMU · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Davin Wydner — No. 2 at QB for LouisvilleHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Louisville Cardinals

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 77 overall (Solid 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 84-rated offense; 32th-percentile production at transfer origin (×1.00 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 77.

Team offense (SP+)
84
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

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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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.