American football player (born 2004)
Eli Holstein (born October 26, 2004) is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Panthers . He previously played for the Alabama Crimson Tide .
Early life
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]
College career
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] Nate Yarnell to earn the starting quarterback job.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Statistics
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
9
9
7–2
177
286
61.9
2,177
7.6
17
6
141.2
79
323
4.1
3
Career 9
9
7–2
177
286
61.9
2,177
7.6
17
6
141.2
79
323
4.1
3
References
^ Casagrande, Michael (May 24, 2022). "Four-star QB Eli Holstein, former Texas A&M commit picks Alabama" . al.com . ^ Suttles, Aaron. "Alabama lands QB Eli Holstein, ex-Texas A&M commit, with Arch Manning still undecided" . The New York Times . ^ "Pitt lands Alabama transfer quarterback Eli Holstein" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette .^ DiPaola, Jerry (January 31, 2024). "After transferring from Alabama, quarterback Eli Holstein seeks 'new, fresh start' at Pitt" . TribLIVE.com . ^ "Sources: Pitt to start Tide transfer Holstein at QB" . ESPN. August 29, 2024.^ "How Eli Holstein won Pitt's starting quarterback job for season opener" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette .^ "5 takeaways: Eli Holstein's shining debut proves Pitt made the right choice" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette .^ DiPaola, Jerry (September 1, 2024). "Pitt notebook: Eli Holstein's connection with his new teammates started in January" . TribLIVE.com .
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