Player Dossier

2018-2022

East Carolina

Holton Ahlers

QB • 6'4" • 230 lbs • Greenville, NC, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Holton Ahlers is a balanced quarterback profile with 17.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

66%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

56

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

69

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

59

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · East Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
East Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis

Player Story

Holton Ahlers built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a quarterback from Greenville, NC wearing No. 12, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Holton Ahlers' career was his passing role:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8755

D H Conley · Greenville, NC

Committed To
East Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Holton Ahlers, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · East Carolina. Holton Ahlers is a balanced quarterback profile with 17.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
15,379
Passing yards
13,933
Rushing yards
1,446
Touchdowns
123

Quick Answers

Holton Ahlers quick answers

Latest team and position
East Carolina · QB
Career Total Offense
15,379
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 55 games
Best season
2022 Postseason · East Carolina
Top game
Memphis
Recruit profile
3-star · D H Conley · East Carolina
High school pipeline
Memorial · 37 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 12 · Senior
2022 Total offense rank
3,890 total offense · QB 11th (top 3%) · American Athletic 2nd (top 2%) · National 11th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonEast Carolina102,3771,7855921861.6
2019 Regular SeasonEast Carolina123,7463,3873592770.6
2020 Regular SeasonEast Carolina82,0361,9271091958.7
2021 Regular SeasonEast Carolina123,3303,1262042570.4
2022 PostseasonEast Carolina1334830048672.5
2022 Regular SeasonEast Carolina133,5423,4081342872.5

Related Context

Holton Ahlers played QB for East Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Holton Ahlers recorded 13,933 passing yards, 1,446 rushing yards, and 41 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with East Carolina.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason

East Carolina paired 3,890 primary output with 64.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 58.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

Loss with 325 yards of offense and 57.7 efficiency. It landed in the 87.5th percentile of the selected season.

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2020 Regular Season · East Carolina

Games

8

Primary Metric / G

254.5

Efficiency

58.4

Usage

17.3

Consistency

85.6

Best Game by takeover score

Tulane

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCF: 270. Georgia State: 229. South Florida: 257. Tulsa: 335. Tulane: 325. Cincinnati: 69. Temple: 252. SMU: 299

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 41 by 60.5. Georgia State: 56 by 43.6. South Florida: 32 by 73.7. Tulsa: 52 by 62. Tulane: 51 by 57.7. Cincinnati: 26 by 30.3. Temple: 28 by 75.2. SMU: 37 by 64

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins269.3 · Games = 3 · +23.7 vs Losses
Losses245.6 · Games = 5 · -23.7 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Tulane

Best efficiency game

75.2 vs Temple

Result
Sat 11/28vs SMU3+ TDW 52-38202929869.04064810.10012
Sat 11/21@ Temple3+ TD · Dual-threatW 28-3112218250.02175.267011.70175
Sat 11/14@ CincinnatiL 17-559208745.00330.36-18-305
Sat 11/7vs Tulane300-yard game · 3+ TDL 21-38274335162.83057.78-26-3.3002
Sat 10/31@ Tulsa300-yard game · 3+ TDL 30-34385033076.03162252.5006
Sat 10/10@ South Florida3+ TDW 44-24172622265.43073.76355.80017
Sat 10/3@ Georgia StateL 29-49295024258.00343.66-13-2.20011
Sat 9/26vs UCF3+ TD · Dual-threatL 28-51142921548.33160.512554.60019

Player Story

Holton Ahlers story

Holton Ahlers built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a quarterback from Greenville, NC wearing No. 12, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Holton Ahlers' career was his passing role: 13,933 passing yards, 97 touchdown passes, 1,856 attempts, and 1,446 rushing yards across 55 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with East Carolina. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,446 rushing yards, 41 receiving yards, and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 55 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across East Carolina.

The arc is straightforward: Holton Ahlers moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    East Carolina

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201820192020202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonEast Carolina2,37758.333.8
2019 Regular SeasonEast Carolina3,74660.724.21,369
2020 Regular SeasonEast Carolina2,03658.417.3-1,710
2021 Regular SeasonEast Carolina3,33059.125.31,294
2022 PostseasonEast Carolina3,89064.517.1560
2022 Regular SeasonEast Carolina3,89064.517.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Memphis

Week 10 · L 41-59 · Conference game

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

506

Total Offense

87.4 takeover

506 total offense with 62.2 efficiency.

#2

vs UCF

Week 8 · L 10-37 · Conference game

475

Total Offense

84.5 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

475 total offense with 59.7 efficiency.

#3

@ Tulane

Week 11 · L 18-24 · Conference game

427

Total Offense

79.1 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

427 total offense with 53 efficiency.

#4

@ Navy

Week 12 · W 38-35 · Conference game

453

Total Offense

77.5 takeover

Win with 453 yards of offense and 88.2 efficiency.

453 total offense with 88.2 efficiency.

#5

@ App State

Week 1 · L 19-33

309

Total Offense

74.2 takeover

Loss with 309 yards of offense and 54.5 efficiency.

309 total offense with 54.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · East Carolina

3,890 primary output · 64.5 efficiency · 17.1 usage

72.5

#2

2022 Regular Season · East Carolina

72.5

3,890 primary · 64.5 efficiency · 17.1 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · East Carolina

70.6

3,746 primary · 60.7 efficiency · 24.2 usage

Milestones

28

250+ passing yards

23

300+ total offense

21

3+ TD games

27

Above avg efficiency