Player Dossier

2009-2013

SMU

Garrett Gilbert

QB • 6'4" • Austin, TX, USA

Dual-threat creatorVolume operator

Garrett Gilbert is a dual-threat creator with 31.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

94%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

61

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

58

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · SMU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Texas • SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Temple

Player 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:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.9918

Lake Travis · Austin, TX

Committed To
Texas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2014
Selection
Round 6 · Pick 38
Overall
No. 214
NFL Team
Los Angeles Rams

Garrett Gilbert, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · SMU. Garrett Gilbert is a dual-threat creator with 31.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
10,774
Passing yards
9,761
Rushing yards
1,013
Touchdowns
69

Quick Answers

Garrett Gilbert quick answers

Latest team and position
SMU · QB
Career Total Offense
10,774
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 46 games
Best season
2013 Regular Season · SMU
Top game
Temple
Recruit profile
5-star · Lake Travis · Texas
High school pipeline
Lake Travis · 33 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
NFL Draft
2014 · Round 6 · Pick 38 · Los Angeles Rams
Latest roster
No. 11 · Class 2013
2013 Total offense rank
3,795 total offense · QB 21st (top 7%) · American Athletic 3rd (top 3%) · National 21st (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2009 PostseasonTexas9180186-6224.4
2009 Regular SeasonTexas913512411124.4
2010 Regular SeasonTexas123,1242,7443801570.4
2011 Regular SeasonTexas226224715129.5
2012 PostseasonSMU1331021298268.2
2012 Regular SeasonSMU132,9682,7202482168.2
2013 Regular SeasonSMU103,7953,5282672779

Related Context

Garrett Gilbert played QB for Texas and SMU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Garrett Gilbert recorded 9,761 passing yards, 1,013 rushing yards, and 69 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with SMU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season

SMU paired 3,795 primary output with 64.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 55.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2013 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 Texas, SMU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2012 Postseason · SMU

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

252.2

Efficiency

55.1

Usage

23.2

Consistency

80

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 310. Baylor: 290. Stephen F. Austin: 189. Texas A&M: 199. TCU: 176. UTEP: 239. Tulane: 294. Houston: 273. Memphis: 355. UCF: 163. Southern Miss: 343. Rice: 223. Tulsa: 224

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 46 by 59.7. Baylor: 61 by 51.1. Stephen F. Austin: 38 by 47.3. Texas A&M: 56 by 43.3. TCU: 47 by 31.8. UTEP: 47 by 50.5. Tulane: 61 by 51.3. Houston: 40 by 59.4. Memphis: 42 by 64.6. UCF: 39 by 55.8. Southern Miss: 48 by 77.8. Rice: 36 by 57.9. Tulsa: 39 by 66.1

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins276.1 · Games = 7 · +52.0 vs Losses
Losses224.2 · Games = 6 · -52.0 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Fresno State

Best efficiency game

77.8 vs Southern Miss

Result
Tue 12/25vs Fresno StateDual-threatW 43-10142821250.01259.718985.40137
Sat 11/24vs TulsaDual-threatW 35-27102711337.01066.1121119.30174
Sat 11/17@ RiceL 14-36152721455.60057.9991013
Sun 11/11vs Southern Miss3+ TD · Dual-threatW 34-6274324962.81077.859418.80236
Sat 11/3@ UCFL 17-42162913355.20055.810303212
Sat 10/27vs Memphis300-yard game · 3+ TDW 44-13253535371.41064.6720.30210
Fri 10/19vs Houston3+ TDW 72-42233826560.54259.4284010
Sat 10/13@ TulaneL 26-27255127549.02151.310191.90015
Sun 10/7@ UTEPW 17-0224423450.01150.5351.7008
Sat 9/29vs TCUL 16-24154019037.51531.87-14-209
Sat 9/15vs Texas A&ML 3-48234920346.90143.37-4-0.60015
Sun 9/9vs Stephen F. AustinW 52-0193620552.81147.32-16-800
Sun 9/2@ BaylorL 24-59345928657.62251.124203

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

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#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