4-star QB Lincoln Kienholz totals 5 TDs in state title win

Pierre (S.D.) T.F. Riggs four-star quarterback Lincoln Kienholz finished his high school football career as a state champion.

Kienholz led Pierre T.F. Riggs to its sixth-straight South Dakota 11AA state championship this weekend, defeating Tea (S.D.) Tea Area, 35-20.

He won the Joe Robbie Most Valuable Player award for the third-straight time as he threw for 274 yards and rushed for another 121. Kienholz played a part in all five touchdowns, throwing three and rushing in the other two.

Kienholz is the No. 503 overall recruit in the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. However, On3 ranks him significantly higher as the nation’s No. 10 quarterback and as the No. 140 recruit in the 2023 On300 ranking.

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $8.4k. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.

Lincoln Kienholz Scouting Summary

Prolific, accurate passer with a strong multi-sport background and athletic profile. Has unverified height and weight – listed at 6-foot-3, 180 pounds but looks to be shorter. One of the best high school athletes to come out of South Dakota in recent memory. A two-time state champion quarterback and all-state performer in three sports – football, basketball and baseball. Among the more productive quarterbacks in the 2023 cycle. Passed for 3,359 yards and 37 touchdowns against 6 interceptions and rushed for 1,165 yards and 12 more scores as a junior. Off to an even faster start as a senior. Shows the ability to place the football into tight windows at multiple levels of the field. Downfield arm strength appears to be good, with throws on video that travel approximately 60 yards in the air. Can change his arm slot to fit throws in windows over the middle of the field. A loose, fluid mover in the pocket and as a runner. A true do-it-all player who also plays defense at times for his high school. One of the top high school basketball players in South Dakota, averaging 19.9 points per game as a junior, while showcasing above-the-rim bounce. Will see a considerable spike in competition at the college level relative to his other blue-chip peers. Is typically the best athlete on the field at the high school level. May need time to adjust to the increased speed of the game once in college and is more of a projection relative to other quarterbacks due to the competition he faces in South Dakota.