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Lincoln Kienholz

Position coach (Louisville, 2026): Brian Brohm

Pierre, SDSenior6'2"215 lb#3

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Estimated NIL value

$2.8M

Model estimate. This is not a reported contract.

Transfer Vulnerability Score

2 / 100

4th

Low risk. Percentile vs all active college players we track.

HS recruit

Class

Senior

Seasons left (incl. 2026)

2 seasons

Portal entry

January 04, 2026

Lincoln Kienholz is a 6'2", 215-lb Senior QB from Pierre, SD. Lincoln Kienholz entered the transfer portal from Ohio State on January 4, 2026 and committed to Louisville. TransferPortl estimates Lincoln Kienholz's NIL market value at $2.8M, a model estimate rather than a reported contract. Lincoln Kienholz has a TransferPortl Transfer Vulnerability Score of 2 out of 100, a relative risk score for entering the transfer portal.

Updated Nov 9, 2026

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Transfer Details

Ohio StateTO

Louisville

Advanced Statistics

2026 · 233 att

AY/A

10.39

95th

aDOT

9.1 yds

62nd

EPA / Pass Play

0.47

93rd

Percentiles rank this season against every 2026 FBS and FCS QBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.

AY/A uses passing yards, touchdowns, interceptions, and attempts. aDOT uses CFBD air-yard data. Both update with the weekly data build.

TVS History

Current TVS

Highest TVS

Nov 9, 2026

Each step is a saved weekly score; dots mark where the score changed. Hover to read any saved score. Model signals include recruiting profile, production and usage, team transfer rate, coaching changes, position, and prior transfer history. TVS is a relative risk score. It is not a literal probability.

Before past portal windows

Window	Team	TVS	Outcome
2026	Ohio State	38 High	Entered portal
2025	Ohio State	64 Very high	Did not enter
2024	Ohio State	17 Moderate	Did not enter

Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.

Market Value History

Current market value

$2,803,979

Highest market value

$2,803,979

Nov 9, 2026

Each step is a saved TransferPortl estimate; dots mark where the estimate changed. Hover to read any saved estimate. Team logos mark recorded team changes. Historical points use point-in-time cumulative statistics and do not use later-season production.

Transfer History

Original School

Ohio State

January 04, 2026

Ohio State → Louisville

Committed

Recruitment

Class of 2023

Committed to Washington Jun 2022 -> flipped to Ohio State Dec 2022

Season Statistics