6′1″ · 215 lb · Charlotte, NC · Olympic
He has pass attempts in 2 of Buffalo’s 7 games: none in the other 5.
Elijah Holmes
A game that shows it: 189 passing yards and 17 rushing yards against UAlbany — Week 1, 2026.
253 passing yards · 3 passing TD · 17 rushing yards
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Buffalo | 35 | 61 | 57.4% | 253 | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 108.4 | 20 |
| Career | 35 | 61 | 57.4% | 253 | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 108.4 | 20 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Buffalo | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Career | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs UAlbany | 26/47 | 189 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 28.8 | Season-high 189 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 20-33@ Florida International | 9/14 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 15.6 | |
| Total | 35/61 | 253 | 3 | 0 | 4.1 | — |
9 of 14 for 64 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.
26 of 47 for 189 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.
Week 1 · 2026
W 21-17
vs UAlbany
The plays that mattered most
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 62 passing plays (36 completions) against the box score's 61 attempts (35 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
4.71149 of 170 QBsSack rate
3.2%43 of 170 QBsRarely sacked (43 of 170), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (149 of 170).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
Overall 57.4% completion on 61 attempts · 50% completion on 8 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 126 YDS/g, 1.5 TD/g, 4.3 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Pass share
43.6%
225 pass / 291 run
Plays / game
73.7
7 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many passes and runs a game as a typical FBS quarterback who plays every week.
