JJ Kohl packed up and started over at Florida International, and the new tape already reads No.133 4★, national recruit.
6′7″ · 250 lb · Ankeny, IA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
Sack rate: 94th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Florida International from 20% to 45% to win.Florida International at Florida Atlantic · 16-10
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior quarterback for Florida International. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
JJ Kohl
JJ Kohl arrives at Florida International with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.133
recruiting national rank
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Badges
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike MacIntyre → Willie Simmons. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Florida International
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | 74 | 129 | 57.4% | 930 | 7.2 | 4 | 5 | 120.4 | 60 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | App State | 133 | 216 | 61.6% | 1,465 | 6.8 | 12 | 2 | 135.0 | 44 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 9 | 11 | 81.8% | 23 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 99.4 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 216 | 356 | 60.7% | 2,418 | 6.8 | 16 | 7 | 128.6 | 51 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | 17 | 64 | 3.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | App State | 30 | 50 | 1.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 53 | 146 | 2.8 | 2 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 9-19@ South Florida | 31/50 | 301 | 1 | 2 | 6.0 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-20vs Buffalo | 21/36 | 367 | 3 | 0 | 10.2 | 46.9 | Season-high 367 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 10-16@ Florida Atlantic | 22/43 | 262 | 0 | 3 | 6.1 | 28.5 | 3 INTs — rough day |
| Total | 74/129 | 930 | 4 | 5 | 7.4 | 37.7 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 33–20
vs Buffalo
367 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 46.9 · 19 rush yds (5 car)
With J. Stone — 19 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 7 rush yds (1 car) · M. Anderson — 9 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +262 passing yards, +3 interceptions.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: sack rate (94th percentile). Strength: pass yards (88th percentile). Concern: epa / dropback (14th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
5.9292 of 126 QBsSack rate
1.5%13 of 126 QBsRarely sacked (13 of 126), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (92 of 126).
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 56.9% completion on 130 attempts · 44% completion on 16 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Zeitgeist Passer Rating
2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.
Low confidence: 131 dropbacks60Zeitgeist Passer Rating1st of 5 FBS QBs
120.4NCAA passer rating3rd of 5 FBS QBs
Positive-play rate weight 24%
47.3%64th pct of FBS QBsshare of dropbacks that gained expected pointsYards per attempt weight 56%
7.3060th pct of FBS QBssacks excludedSack rate weight 21% (penalty)
1.5%97th pct of FBS QBsthe input passer rating cannot seeOpponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (0 of 131 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. Scaled against the 2025 FBS population until enough 2026 QBs qualify. How ZPR is built.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 367 | 3.0 | 10.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 282 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 2.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 310 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 1.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Pass share
56.8%
130 pass / 99 run
Plays / game
76.3
3 games
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Play style
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to TJ Finley’s 2020 season.
Matches TJ on
Differs from TJ on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jack O'Connell’s path through Stonehill.
Jack O'Connell
Frankie Weaver
Matches Jack on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Joe Milton III's junior season at Michigan (2020).
Differs from Joe on