Player Career

Garrett Gilbert Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Garrett Gilbert story

Garrett Gilbert built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Austin, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with SMU and Texas. The clearest part of Garrett Gilbert's career was his passing role: 9,761 passing yards, 49 touchdown passes, 1,548 attempts, and 1,013 rushing yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1,013 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Garrett Gilbert's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Texas

    2009-2011

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2012-2013

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2009200920102011201220122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonTexas315557.9
2009 Regular SeasonTexas315557.90
2010 Regular SeasonTexas3,12459.924.52,809
2011 Regular SeasonTexas26240.67.7-2,862
2012 PostseasonSMU3,27855.123.23,016
2012 Regular SeasonSMU3,27855.123.20
2013 Regular SeasonSMU3,79564.431.6517

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Temple

Week 9 · W 59-49 · Conference game

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

635

Total Offense

84.8 takeover

635 total offense with 88.6 efficiency.

#2

vs Fresno State

Week 1 · W 43-10 · Postseason

310

Total Offense

82.3 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

310 total offense with 59.7 efficiency.

#3

@ Kansas State

Week 10 · L 14-39 · Conference game

365

Total Offense

81.6 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

365 total offense with 64.7 efficiency.

#4

vs Texas Tech

Week 1 · L 23-41

441

Total Offense

77.8 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

441 total offense with 64 efficiency.

#5

vs Rutgers

Week 6 · L 52-55 · Conference game

498

Total Offense

75.8 takeover

Loss with 498 yards of offense and 58.7 efficiency.

498 total offense with 58.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Regular Season · SMU

3,795 primary output · 64.4 efficiency · 31.6 usage

79

#2

2010 Regular Season · Texas

70.4

3,124 primary · 59.9 efficiency · 24.5 usage

#3

2012 Postseason · SMU

68.2

3,278 primary · 55.1 efficiency · 23.2 usage

Milestones

18

250+ passing yards

15

300+ total offense

8

3+ TD games

21

Above avg efficiency