- Name
- Lincoln Kienholz
- Nationality
United States- Position
- QB
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 200
- Hometown
- Pierre, SD
- High School
- T.F. Riggs
- Current Team
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2023, 2024
Offensive Stats
| Season | Team | G | GS | Comp | Pass Att | Cmp % | Pass Yds | Pass TD | Pass Int | Skd | Skd Yds | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rush Avg | Rush TD | Fum | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ohio State | 3 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | - | 3 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Major: Real Estate and Urban Analysis (2024)
Weight: 207 (2024), 200 (2023)
2024 Media Guide: Lincoln is in his second season with the program and is among a handful of players vying for the starting quarterback position.
2023: He played in two regular season games last year for a total of 21 snaps: vs. Michigan State and Minnesota … relieved injured starter Devin Brown in the first half of the 2023 Goodyear Cotton Bowl against Missouri and ended up playing 42 snaps … completed six of 17 passes vs. the Tigers for 86 yards and enters the 2024 campaign with 10 completions and 22 attempts for 111 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
2023 Media Guide: Lincoln was part of Ohio State’s 2023 class of recruits … he stayed in high school to play his senior seasons in basketball and baseball, and then he joined the team in June of 2023 … Lincoln was the nation’s No. 13-ranked quarterback as a senior in 2022 and No. 172 overall player according to 247Sports … only the second-ever player from the state of South Dakota to sign with Ohio State (Grant Schmidt in 2015; transferred without playing in a game).
High School: Completed 66 percent of his passes for 3,422 yards and 46 touchdowns as a senior while being named the state’s 11AA Player of the Year … added 1,435 yards rushing with 24 TDs in leading T.F. Riggs High School to its third consecutive state championship … threw for 9,100 yards and 104 touchdowns over his career at T.F. Riggs where he was a three-year starter … became South Dakota high school football’s all-time passing leader in 2022 … named the Most Valuable Player of the 11AA state championship game for three consecutive years … threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for 121 yards and two scores in this year’s state title game … a three-sport athlete who also excelled in basketball and baseball … batted .472 with six home runs and went 3-0 with a 1.24 ERA as a pitcher … first team selection on the Class AA all-state basketball team after averaging 19.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game as a junior.
Personal: Is the son of Kacy and Peter Kienholz, and he has three siblings: a brother, Brogan, and sisters Lola and Miah.