Usage Score
27.8
Player Dossier
2020-2024UCLA
Ethan Garbers
QB • 6'3" • 210 lbs • Newport Beach, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Ethan Garbers is a balanced quarterback profile with 27.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
60.5
Consistency
83.5
Season Value
67.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · UCLA
20212222232324
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Washington • UCLA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Ethan Garbers, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · UCLA. Ethan Garbers is a balanced quarterback profile with 27.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Ethan Garbers played QB for Washington and UCLA. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ethan Garbers recorded 4,462 passing yards, 295 rushing yards, and 5 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2024 with UCLA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
UCLA paired 2,864 primary output with 60.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 60.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Washington, UCLA.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with 431 yards of offense and 80.4 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2024 Regular Season · UCLA
Games
11
Primary Metric / G
260.4
Efficiency
60.5
Usage
27.8
Consistency
83.5
Best Game by takeover score
Fresno State
Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.
Active game
Hover over a point
Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.
Game-by-Game Trend
Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 319. Indiana: 158. LSU: 230. Oregon: 100. Minnesota: 293. Rutgers: 431. Nebraska: 275. Iowa: 226. Washington: 269. USC: 272. Fresno State: 291
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
Low volumeHigh quality
High volumeHigh quality
Low volumeLower quality
High volumeLower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 45 by 63.9. Indiana: 30 by 55.8. LSU: 44 by 53.8. Oregon: 25 by 42.3. Minnesota: 44 by 51. Rutgers: 47 by 80.4. Nebraska: 31 by 83.6. Iowa: 38 by 61.4. Washington: 58 by 53.3. USC: 37 by 63.5. Fresno State: 47 by 57
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins308.4 · Games = 5 · +88.1 vs Losses
Losses220.3 · Games = 6 · -88.1 vs Wins
First Half255.2 · Games = 6 · -11.4 vs Second Half
Second Half266.6 · Games = 5 · +11.4 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
83.6 vs Nebraska
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Fresno State | W 20-13 | 26 | 40 | 289 | 65.0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 7 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 11/24 | vs USC | L 13-19 | 20 | 29 | 265 | 69.0 | 1 | 0 | 63.5 | 8 | 7 | 0.90 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Washington | L 19-31 | 27 | 44 | 267 | 61.4 | 2 | 0 | 53.3 | 14 | 2 | 0.10 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Iowa | W 20-17 | 21 | 34 | 203 | 61.8 | 2 | 2 | 61.4 | 4 | 23 | 5.80 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ NebraskaDual-threat | W 27-20 | 17 | 25 | 219 | 68.0 | 2 | 0 | 83.6 | 6 | 56 | 9.30 | 0 | 57 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Rutgers300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 35-32 | 32 | 38 | 383 | 84.2 | 4 | 0 | 80.4 | 9 | 48 | 5.30 | 1 | 49 |
| Sun 10/13 | vs Minnesota | L 17-21 | 25 | 36 | 293 | 69.4 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 9/29 | vs Oregon | L 13-34 | 12 | 20 | 118 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 | 42.3 | 5 | -18 | -3.60 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ LSU | L 17-34 | 22 | 36 | 281 | 61.1 | 2 | 1 | 53.8 | 8 | -51 | -6.40 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Indiana | L 13-42 | 14 | 23 | 137 | 60.9 | 0 | 1 | 55.8 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Hawai'i | W 16-13 | 19 | 38 | 272 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 63.9 | 7 | 47 | 6.70 | 0 | 16 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Washington
2020
Opening stop
- 2
UCLA
2021-2024
Final stop
Season Progression
2020202120222022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | UCLA | 336 | 39.6 | 12.3 | 336 |
| 2022 Postseason | UCLA | 294 | 50.3 | 5.3 | -42 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UCLA | 294 | 50.3 | 5.3 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | UCLA | 1,263 | 70.7 | 12.1 | 969 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCLA | 1,263 | 70.7 | 12.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UCLA | 2,864 | 60.5 | 27.8 | 1,601 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Rutgers
Win with 431 yards of offense and 80.4 efficiency.
431
Primary metric
431 total offense with 80.4 efficiency.
#2
Utah
301
Primary metric
Loss with 301 yards of offense and 57 efficiency.
301 total offense with 57 efficiency.
#3
Colorado
306
Primary metric
Win with 306 yards of offense and 70.8 efficiency.
306 total offense with 70.8 efficiency.
#4
Bowling Green
59
Primary metric
Win with 59 yards of offense and 91.7 efficiency.
59 total offense with 91.7 efficiency.
#5
Stanford
291
Primary metric
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
291 total offense with 76.7 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · UCLA
2,864 primary output · 60.5 efficiency · 27.8 usage
67.8
#2
2023 Postseason · UCLA
47.8
1,263 primary · 70.7 efficiency · 12.1 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · UCLA
47.8
1,263 primary · 70.7 efficiency · 12.1 usage
Milestones
10
250+ passing yards
4
300+ total offense
0
3+ takeover TD games
13
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.9474
Corona Del Mar · Newport Beach, CA
- Committed To
- Washington
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
2
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
4,757
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 29 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.