Usage Score
5.4
Player Dossier
2023-2025Ohio State
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.
Efficiency
70.3
Consistency
51
Season Value
56.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ohio State
23232425
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Scouting Read
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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.
Lincoln Kienholz played QB for Ohio State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Lincoln Kienholz recorded 250 passing yards, 68 rushing yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Ohio State.
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.
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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
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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
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Wins24.8 · Games = 5
First Half36.3 · Games = 3 · +4.3 vs Second Half
Second Half32 · Games = 3 · -4.3 vs First Half
All Games34.2 · Games = 6
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
81.1 vs UCLA
Career Arc
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- 1
Ohio State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
2023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Ohio State | 113 | 64.6 | 18.2 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 113 | 64.6 | 18.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | -113 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio State | 205 | 70.3 | 5.4 | 205 |
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.