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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Northern Illinois
Josh Holst
QB • 6'4" • 204 lbs • Marengo, IL, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Josh Holst is a balanced quarterback profile with 21 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
24
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
16
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
35
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Josh Holst built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a quarterback from Marengo, IL wearing No. 15, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Josh Holst's career was his passing role: 1,282...
Read the storyJosh Holst, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Josh Holst is a balanced quarterback profile with 21 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 1,667
- Passing yards
- 1,282
- Rushing yards
- 385
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Josh Holst quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 1,667
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Ohio
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Sophomore
- 2025 Total offense rank
- 844 total offense · QB 159th (top 39%) · Mid-American 19th (top 13%) · National 221st (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 7 | 247 | 182 | 65 | 2 | 63 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 7 | 576 | 411 | 165 | 1 | 63 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 7 | 844 | 689 | 155 | 5 | 69.2 |
Related Context
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Josh Holst played QB for Northern Illinois. Across 3 tracked seasons, Josh Holst recorded 1,282 passing yards, 385 rushing yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 844 primary output with 57.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 57.1 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: Ohio
Loss with 209 yards of offense and 65.6 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
7
Primary Metric / G
120.6
Efficiency
57.1
Usage
21
Consistency
73.3
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Holy Cross: 112. Maryland: 93. Mississippi State: 154. San Diego State: 74. Ohio: 209. Ball State: 101. Toledo: 101
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Holy Cross: 26 by 51.2. Maryland: 32 by 50. Mississippi State: 26 by 63.9. San Diego State: 26 by 48.2. Ohio: 40 by 65.6. Ball State: 14 by 66.9. Toledo: 20 by 53.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins106.5 · Games = 2 · -19.7 vs Losses
Losses126.2 · Games = 5 · +19.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
66.9 vs Ball State
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11/6 | @ Toledo | L 3-42 | 5 | 13 | 87 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 | 53.6 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Ball State | W 21-7 | 6 | 11 | 65 | 54.5 | 1 | 1 | 66.9 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 36 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Ohio | L 21-48 | 21 | 29 | 161 | 72.4 | 2 | 0 | 65.6 | 11 | 48 | 4.40 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs San Diego State | L 3-6 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 48.2 | 12 | 25 | 2.10 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Mississippi State | L 10-38 | 14 | 23 | 135 | 60.9 | 1 | 1 | 63.9 | 3 | 19 | 6.30 | 0 | 11 |
| Fri 9/5 | @ Maryland | L 9-20 | 14 | 22 | 91 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Holy Cross | W 19-17 | 12 | 18 | 101 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 51.2 | 8 | 11 | 1.40 | 0 | 4 |
Player Story
Josh Holst story
Josh Holst built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a quarterback from Marengo, IL wearing No. 15, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Josh Holst's career was his passing role: 1,282 passing yards, 6 touchdown passes, 241 attempts, and 385 rushing yards across 14 career games in the available record. His career also includes 385 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Josh Holst's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 823 | 65.2 | 19 | 823 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 823 | 65.2 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 844 | 57.1 | 21 | 21 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 84 Ohio
Week 8 · L 21-48 · Conference game
Loss with 209 yards of offense and 65.6 efficiency.
209
Total Offense
86.5 takeover
209 total offense with 65.6 efficiency.
#2
@ Fresno State
Week 1 · W 28-20 · Postseason
247
Total Offense
76.4 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
247 total offense with 59.5 efficiency.
#3
vs Toledo
Week 8 · L 6-13 · Conference game
258
Total Offense
74.2 takeover
Loss with 258 yards of offense and 55 efficiency.
258 total offense with 55 efficiency.
#4
@ No. 58 Mississippi State
Week 4 · L 10-38
154
Total Offense
54.4 takeover
Loss with 154 yards of offense and 63.9 efficiency.
154 total offense with 63.9 efficiency.
#5
@ Bowling Green
Week 7 · W 17-7 · Conference game
136
Total Offense
53.2 takeover
Win with 136 yards of offense and 70.8 efficiency.
136 total offense with 70.8 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
844 primary output · 57.1 efficiency · 21 usage
69.2
#2
2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
63
823 primary · 65.2 efficiency · 19 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
63
823 primary · 65.2 efficiency · 19 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
0
300+ total offense
0
3+ TD games
7
Above avg efficiency
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