Player Profile

Lincoln Kienholz

QB • 6'3" • 214 lbs • Pierre, SD, USA

Balanced quarterback profileEfficient finisher

Lincoln Kienholz is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage Score

5.4

Efficiency

70.3

Consistency

51

Season Value

56.2

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ohio State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Primary stop by seasons
Ohio State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ohio State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Lincoln Kienholz, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ohio State. Lincoln Kienholz is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Ohio State paired 205 primary output with 70.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 70.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 81 yards of offense and 80.1 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Ohio State

Games

6

Primary Metric / G

34.2

Efficiency

70.3

Usage

5.4

Consistency

51

Best Game by takeover score

Rutgers

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 81. Ohio: 8. Minnesota: 20. Purdue: 3. UCLA: 37. Rutgers: 56

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 9 by 80.1. Ohio: 1 by 80. Minnesota: 4 by 79.2. Purdue: 1 by 30. UCLA: 4 by 81.1. Rutgers: 6 by 71.5

Split Comparison

Wins24.8 · n=5
First Half36.3 · n=3 · +4.3 vs Second Half
Second Half32 · n=3 · -4.3 vs First Half
All Games34.2 · n=6

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

81.1 vs UCLA

Result
Sat 11/22vs RutgersW 42-9131933.30071.533712.30022
Sun 11/16vs UCLAW 48-103334100.00081.113303
Sat 11/8@ PurdueW 34-103013313
Sat 10/4vs MinnesotaW 42-31115100.00079.2351.7015
Sat 9/13vs OhioW 37-98018808
Sat 9/6vs Unknown677185.71080.1210508

Career Arc

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

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    Ohio State

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonOhio State11364.618.2
2023 Regular SeasonOhio State11364.618.20
2024 Regular SeasonOhio State0-113
2025 Regular SeasonOhio State20570.35.4205

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 81 yards of offense and 80.1 efficiency.

81

Primary metric

81 total offense with 80.1 efficiency.

#2

Missouri

88

Primary metric

Loss with 88 yards of offense and 45.2 efficiency.

88 total offense with 45.2 efficiency.

#3

Rutgers

56

Primary metric

Win with 56 yards of offense and 71.5 efficiency.

56 total offense with 71.5 efficiency.

#4

Michigan State

18

Primary metric

Win with 18 yards of offense and 72.2 efficiency.

18 total offense with 72.2 efficiency.

#5

UCLA

37

Primary metric

Win with 37 yards of offense and 81.1 efficiency.

37 total offense with 81.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Ohio State

205 primary output · 70.3 efficiency · 5.4 usage

56.2

#2

2023 Postseason · Ohio State

41.4

113 primary · 64.6 efficiency · 18.2 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Ohio State

41.4

113 primary · 64.6 efficiency · 18.2 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ takeover TD games

7

Above avg efficiency

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.9252

T.F. Riggs · Pierre, SD

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

318

Career Total Offense

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 9 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
QB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career passing yards
250