Quarterback, UCLA (from Washington), 2020–⁠24

Ethan Garbers

Number
No. 4
Height
6′3″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Newport Beach, CA

Ethan Garbers played quarterback at Washington (2020) and UCLA (2021–⁠24).

At a glance

Best season
2,727
Passing yards, 2024 (UCLA, 5–⁠7)
Best game
383 yards
At Rutgers, week 8, 2024: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

383passing yards, career highat Rutgers, 20244touchdown passes, career highat Rutgers, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Alabama State, 2022

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2021UCLA315160.83056.022
2022UCLA263770.32947.922
2023UCLA9814667.11,1367.8113
2024UCLA23536364.72,7277.51611
Career39059765.34,4627.53118

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021UCLA18311.709
2022UCLA700.025
2023UCLA351273.6020
2024UCLA831371.7157
Career1432952.1357

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Washington4QBRS
2021UCLA4QBFr.
2022UCLA4QBSo.
2023UCLA4QBJr.
2024UCLA4QBSr.6′3″210

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2021UCLA680.25––17.018%0.28–
2022UCLA450.43––19.213%––
2023UCLA1810.3968th (n=255)0.3271.232%0.41–
2024UCLA4460.2944th (n=238)0.30130.366%0.350.14

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 UCLA 11 games, 2,727 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atHawai’iW 16–⁠1319382721247
Sep 14vs.IndianaL 13–⁠4214231370121
Sep 21atLSUL 17–⁠34223628121−51
Sep 28vs.OregonL 13–⁠34122011802−18
Oct 12vs.MinnesotaL 17–⁠212536293130
Oct 19atRutgersW 35–⁠3232383834048
Nov 2atNebraskaW 27–⁠2017252192056
Nov 8vs.IowaW 20–⁠1721342032223
Nov 15atWashingtonL 19–⁠312744267202
Nov 23vs.USCL 13–⁠192029265107
Nov 30vs.Fresno StateW 20–⁠132640289102
2023 UCLA 8 games, 1,136 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Coastal CarolinaW 27–⁠131017121129
Sep 16vs.North Carolina CentralW 59–⁠7111300–
Oct 21atStanfordW 42–⁠720282402051
Oct 28vs.ColoradoW 28–⁠1620272692137
Nov 4atArizonaL 10–⁠27132114310−20
Nov 18atUSCW 38–⁠201831155307
Nov 25vs.CaliforniaL 7–⁠337943005
Dec 16 ✦vs.Boise StateW 35–⁠229121522038
2022 UCLA 5 games, 294 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Bowling GreenW 45–⁠17345910–
Sep 10vs.Alabama StateW 45–⁠71418164017
Sep 24atColoradoW 45–⁠173632102
Oct 29vs.StanfordW 38–⁠13–––––−5
Dec 30 ✦vs.PittsburghL 35–⁠37693901−4
2021 UCLA 5 games, 305 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28vs.Hawai’iW 44–⁠10221800−9
Sep 25atStanfordW 35–⁠24–––––2
Oct 23vs.OregonL 31–⁠34252201–
Oct 30atUtahL 24–⁠4427442652136
Nov 27vs.CaliforniaW 42–⁠14–––––2

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2025
Height6′2⅜″
Weight207 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.96 s
10-yard split1.80 s
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump9′0″
3-cone drill7.41 s
20-yard shuttle4.48 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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