Ethan Garbers
Ethan Garbers
Keeps the offense on schedule and doesn't lose the game. Four seasons at UCLA, two different head coaches: Chip Kelly and Deshaun Foster. 2024 brought the first one: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 383 pass yds, 48 rush yds against Rutgers — Week 8, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at UCLA, 4,462 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chip Kelly → Deshaun Foster. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2024
W 20–17
vs Iowa
203 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.6 · 23 rush yds (4 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Consistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Game Manager
Consistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Ben Wooldridge’s 2024 season.
Matches Ben on
Differs from Ben on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Haynes King’s path through Georgia Tech.
Eli Peters
Matches Haynes on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ben Wooldridge's senior season at Louisiana (2024).
Matches Ben on
Differs from Ben on
Player DNA
Players who play like Ethan Garbers
Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2024
#75
Heisman watch (#75) · finalist probability 0%.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2024+794%
Up 794% from first season to most-recent.