Quarterback, Virginia Tech (from Penn State), 2024–26
Ethan Grunkemeyer
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 218 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Lewis Center, OH
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Ethan Grunkemeyer plays quarterback for Virginia Tech, after Penn State (2024–25). Grunkemeyer is No. 4 in FBS in passing yards this season. Last time out, against Georgia Tech: 15 of 22, 250 yards, 3 TD; 13 carries, 25 yards, 1 TD.
2026 so far
1,984 passing yards, 15 TD
No. 4 in FBS in passing yards
Last game: 15 of 22, 250 yards, 3 TD; 13 carries, 25 yards, 1 TD vs. Georgia Tech, W 34–24
Next game: at Clemson, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
Career highs
434passing yards, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 20263touchdown passes, career highthree times; last vs. Georgia Tech, 2026Passing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Penn State | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Penn State | 123 | 178 | 69.1 | 1,339 | 7.5 | 8 | 4 |
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 167 | 230 | 72.6 | 1,984 | 8.6 | 15 | 2 |
| Career | 291 | 410 | 71.0 | 3,332 | 8.1 | 23 | 7 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | 35 | −46 | −1.3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 42 | −4 | −0.1 | 5 | 20 |
| Career | 77 | −50 | −0.6 | 6 | 20 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Penn State | 17 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2025 | Penn State | 17 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 17 | QB | So. (Yr 3) | 6′2″ | 218 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Penn State | 2 | 0.09 | – | – | 0.2 | – | – |
| 2025 | Penn State | 210 | 0.30 | 67th (n=314) | 0.24 | 63.2 | 34% | 0.34 |
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 271 | 0.38 | 86th (n=273) | 0.21 | 103.8 | 52% | 0.33 |
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.
Passing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Depth | After catch | Deep throws | Deep completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | 46% | 7.0 yds | 6.8 yds | 15 of 134 | 33% |
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 50% | 7.3 yds | 6.7 yds | 26 of 225 | 35% |
Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | 47% | 2.90 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 26% |
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 64% | 2.70 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 24% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2026 Virginia Tech 7 games, 1,984 passing yards, 15 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 73–3 | 17 | 20 | 224 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 44–21 | 31 | 42 | 327 | 2 | 0 | −25 |
| Sep 19 | at | W 35–26 | 31 | 39 | 314 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 26 | at | W 21–14 | 22 | 35 | 147 | 1 | 0 | −3 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 33–35 | 30 | 41 | 434 | 3 | 2 | −15 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 20–25 | 21 | 31 | 288 | 1 | 0 | −5 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 34–24 | 15 | 22 | 250 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
2025 Penn State 10 games, 1,339 passing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 46–11 | 7 | 9 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 52–6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 21–22 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 24–25 | 15 | 28 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 14–38 | 19 | 28 | 145 | 0 | 1 | −39 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 24–27 | 22 | 31 | 219 | 1 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 15 | at | W 28–10 | 8 | 13 | 127 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 37–10 | 11 | 12 | 181 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 40–36 | 17 | 21 | 209 | 1 | 0 | −11 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 22–10 | 23 | 34 | 260 | 2 | 0 | −11 |
2024 Penn State 1 game, 9 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | W 38–10 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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