Sophomore quarterback for Northern Illinois. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 204 lb · Marengo, IL
The story
Sophomore quarterback for Northern Illinois. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
The record fills in as he plays.
The full story, with sourcesJosh Holst
Operates within the system without forcing anything. He has spent two seasons in the Northern Illinois quarterback room. The receipt on tape: 78 pass yds, 1 pass TD against Stetson, Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 78 | 130 | 60.0% | 689 | 5.3 | 4 | 3 | 110.1 | 28 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 65 | 111 | 58.6% | 593 | 5.3 | 2 | 2 | 105.8 | 43 | -- | -- |
| Career | 143 | 241 | 59.3% | 1,282 | 5.3 | 6 | 5 | 108.1 | 35 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 54 | 155 | 2.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 49 | 230 | 4.7 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 103 | 385 | 3.7 | 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 | W 70-7vs Stetson | 1/1 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 78.0 | — | Season-high 78 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 57-14vs New Haven | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-20vs Youngstown State | 3/8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | — | |
| Total | 4/12 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 26.7 | — |
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Thomas Hammock — 11-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 31.3 | 0.3 | 26.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 31.3 | 0.3 | 26.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Pass share
51.9%
97 pass / 90 run
Plays / game
62.3
3 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Josh Holst’s 2024 season.
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Hunter Hays’s path through Idaho State.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Evers's sophomore season at UConn (2024).
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Player DNA