Player Career

Eli Holstein Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Eli Holstein story

Eli Holstein built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a quarterback from Zachary, LA wearing No. 10, spending time with Alabama and Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Eli Holstein's career was his passing role: 3,306 passing yards, 29 touchdown passes, 415 attempts, and 416 rushing yards across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Pittsburgh. 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 416 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama and Pittsburgh.

The arc is straightforward: Eli Holstein 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Alabama

    2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Pittsburgh

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonAlabama0
2024 Regular SeasonPittsburgh2,55362.227.42,553
2025 Regular SeasonPittsburgh1,16954.818-1,384

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Pittsburgh to VirginiaP4 to P485.4Jan 14, 2026
2024Alabama to PittsburghP4 to P486.8Jan 3, 2024

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs West Virginia

Week 3 · W 38-34

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

360

Total Offense

84.2 takeover

360 total offense with 73.9 efficiency.

#2

vs Youngstown State

Week 4 · W 73-17

340

Total Offense

79.8 takeover

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

340 total offense with 88.1 efficiency.

#3

@ North Carolina

Week 6 · W 34-24 · Conference game

457

Total Offense

79.7 takeover

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

457 total offense with 75.4 efficiency.

#4

@ No. 93 West Virginia

Week 3 · L 24-31

276

Total Offense

76.5 takeover

Loss with 276 yards of offense and 54.2 efficiency.

276 total offense with 54.2 efficiency.

#5

vs No. 100 Central Michigan

Week 2 · W 45-17

340

Total Offense

73.2 takeover

Win with 340 yards of offense and 85.3 efficiency.

340 total offense with 85.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

2,553 primary output · 62.2 efficiency · 27.4 usage

73.4

#2

2025 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

49.9

1,169 primary · 54.8 efficiency · 18 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Alabama

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

6

250+ passing yards

6

300+ total offense

7

3+ TD games

7

Above avg efficiency