Quinn Henicle has built a role at Old Dominion the hard way, one season at a time.
6′2″ · 215 lb · Downingtown, PA · Downingtown West
The numbers
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 19 car · 206 yds · 2 TD -- top 1% rushing yards game. -- Best game: 187 pass yds, 1 TD, 83 rush yds, at Virginia Tech
The play that turned itSwung South Florida from 6% to 39% to win.Old Dominion at South Florida · 24-10
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore quarterback for Old Dominion. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Quinn Henicle
Quinn Henicle is a cornerstone for Old Dominion — measured against the line he joined.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ricky Rahne.
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Old Dominion | 30 | 53 | 56.6% | 418 | 7.9 | 3 | 2 | 134.0 | 42 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 17 | 40 | 42.5% | 184 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 81.1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 14 | 25 | 56.0% | 181 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 135.2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 61 | 118 | 51.7% | 783 | 6.6 | 5 | 3 | 116.3 | 42 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Old Dominion | 45 | 224 | 5.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 44 | 209 | 4.8 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 34 | 278 | 8.2 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 123 | 711 | 5.8 | 9 | -- |
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 31-10vs Norfolk State | 9/12 | 137 | 2 | 1 | 11.4 | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-44@ Virginia Tech | 13/21 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 8.9 | 68.0 | Season-high 187 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20vs East Carolina | 8/20 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 4.7 | 16.9 | |
| Total | 30/53 | 418 | 3 | 2 | 8.3 | 42.5 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–10
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +94 passing yards, +1 interception.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Ricky Rahne — 16-12 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush tds (98th percentile). Strength: rush yards (95th percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
5.39103 of 126 QBsSack rate
13.1%126 of 126 QBsSacked on 13.1% of dropbacks (126 of 126) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (103 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 56.6% completion on 53 attempts · 67% completion on 9 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Zeitgeist Passer Rating
2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.
Thin sample: 47 dropbacks42Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks
--NCAA passer ratingno box-score line yet
Positive-play rate weight 24%
33.2%0th pct of FBS QBsshare of dropbacks that gained expected points · -3.0% schedule adj.Yards per attempt weight 56%
7.5770th pct of FBS QBssacks excluded · -0.8 schedule adj.Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)
13.0%0th pct of FBS QBsthe input passer rating cannot see · +0.2% schedule adj.Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (12 of 59 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 116 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 187 | 1.0 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 139 | 1.0 | 8.3 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Pass share
32.7%
54 pass / 111 run
Plays / game
55.0
3 games
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
The No. 2,578 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Sun Belt as a sophomore.
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #137 this season.