Player Dossier

2020-2024

UCLA

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.

Usage / Role

82%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

47

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

53

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

66

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · UCLA

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Washington • UCLA
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Utah

Player Story

Ethan Garbers built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a quarterback from Newport Beach, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with UCLA and Washington. The clearest part of Ethan Garbers' career was his passing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.9474

Corona Del Mar · Newport Beach, CA

Committed To
Washington
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Ethan Garbers, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · UCLA. Ethan Garbers is a balanced quarterback profile with 27.8 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
4,757
Passing yards
4,462
Rushing yards
295
Touchdowns
34

Quick Answers

Ethan Garbers quick answers

Latest team and position
UCLA · QB
Career Total Offense
4,757
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 29 games
Best season
2024 Regular Season · UCLA
Top game
Utah
Recruit profile
4-star · Corona Del Mar · Washington
High school pipeline
Corona Del Mar · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 4 · Senior
2024 Total offense rank
2,864 total offense · QB 58th (top 15%) · Big Ten 8th (top 4%) · National 58th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonWashington00000-
2021 Regular SeasonUCLA533630531222.4
2022 PostseasonUCLA53539-4026.4
2022 Regular SeasonUCLA52592554426.4
2023 PostseasonUCLA819015238251.5
2023 Regular SeasonUCLA81,07398489951.5
2024 Regular SeasonUCLA112,8642,7271371776.5

Related Context

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.

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Career value is trending up

2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

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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.

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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

Rutgers

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Game-by-Game Trend

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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

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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

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 11/30vs Fresno StateW 20-13264028965.01057720.3009
Sun 11/24vs USCL 13-19202926569.01063.5870.9008
Sat 11/16@ WashingtonL 19-31274426761.42053.31420.10015
Sat 11/9vs IowaW 20-17213420361.82261.44235.8009
Sat 11/2@ NebraskaDual-threatW 27-20172521968.02083.66569.30057
Sat 10/19@ Rutgers300-yard game · 3+ TDW 35-32323838384.24080.49485.30149
Sun 10/13vs MinnesotaL 17-21253629369.41351800010
Sun 9/29vs OregonL 13-34122011860.00242.35-18-3.6003
Sat 9/21@ LSUL 17-34223628161.12153.88-51-6.40013
Sat 9/14vs IndianaL 13-42142313760.90155.87213020
Sat 8/31@ Hawai'iW 16-13193827250.01263.97476.70016

Player Story

Ethan Garbers story

Ethan Garbers built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a quarterback from Newport Beach, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with UCLA and Washington. The clearest part of Ethan Garbers' career was his passing role: 4,462 passing yards, 31 touchdown passes, 597 attempts, and 295 rushing yards across 29 career games in the available record. His career also includes 295 rushing yards, 5 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ethan Garbers' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Washington

    2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UCLA

    2021-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2020202120222022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonWashington0
2021 Regular SeasonUCLA33639.612.3336
2022 PostseasonUCLA29450.35.3-42
2022 Regular SeasonUCLA29450.35.30
2023 PostseasonUCLA1,26370.712.1969
2023 Regular SeasonUCLA1,26370.712.10
2024 Regular SeasonUCLA2,86460.527.81,601

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Utah

Week 9 · L 24-44 · Conference game

Loss with 301 yards of offense and 57 efficiency.

301

Total Offense

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301 total offense with 57 efficiency.

#2

@ Rutgers

Week 8 · W 35-32 · Conference game

431

Total Offense

81.6 takeover

Win with 431 yards of offense and 80.4 efficiency.

431 total offense with 80.4 efficiency.

#3

@ Hawai'i

Week 1 · W 16-13

319

Total Offense

71.9 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

319 total offense with 63.9 efficiency.

#4

vs Colorado

Week 9 · W 28-16 · Conference game

306

Total Offense

71.7 takeover

Win with 306 yards of offense and 70.8 efficiency.

306 total offense with 70.8 efficiency.

#5

@ Washington

Week 12 · L 19-31 · Conference game

269

Total Offense

70 takeover

Loss with 269 yards of offense and 53.3 efficiency.

269 total offense with 53.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · UCLA

2,864 primary output · 60.5 efficiency · 27.8 usage

76.5

#2

2023 Postseason · UCLA

51.5

1,263 primary · 70.7 efficiency · 12.1 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · UCLA

51.5

1,263 primary · 70.7 efficiency · 12.1 usage

Milestones

9

250+ passing yards

4

300+ total offense

2

3+ TD games

13

Above avg efficiency