| Pittsburgh Panthers–No. 10 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Major | Exercise Science |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 26, 2004 Zachary, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Zachary (Zachary, Louisiana) |
Eli Holstein (born October 26, 2004) is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He previously played for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Holstein attended Zachary High School in Zachary, Louisiana. During his career, he passed for 7,014 yards with 62 touchdowns and rushed for 1,233 yards with 30 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Alabama to play college football. [1] [2]
Holstein redshirted his only season at Alabama in 2023. After the season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to the University of Pittsburgh. [3] [4] In his first year at Pittsburgh in 2024, he beat out Nate Yarnell to earn the starting quarterback job. [5] [6] In his first career start he completed 30 of 40 passes for 336 yards and three touchdowns. [7] [8]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Alabama Crimson Tide | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Redshirt | ||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Panthers | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 7–3 | 180 | 291 | 61.9 | 2,228 | 7.7 | 17 | 7 | 140.6 | 81 | 328 | 4.0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 10 | 10 | 7–3 | 180 | 291 | 61.9 | 2,228 | 7.7 | 17 | 7 | 140.6 | 81 | 328 | 4.0 | 3 |