Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20@ James Madison | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 51-15vs Ball State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
#15
Ethan Vasko
Senior quarterback on Liberty's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 220 lb · Chesapeake, VA · Oscar F. Smith HS
CFB Index 36 · #104 of 146 QBsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
QB recruit
No. 1622 nationally · Signed with Kansas
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior quarterback on Liberty's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas in 2022.
- Transferred from Coastal Carolina to Liberty in 2025.
Ethan Vasko
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Three head coaches in five seasons, at three different programs. 2024 brought the first one: Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week.
6 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with Kansas3-star out of Oscar Smith
20238 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
202510 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022
Liberty
Coaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Jamey Chadwell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Liberty | 151 | 266 | 56.8% | 1,961 | 7.4 | 10 | 12 | 122.1 | 51 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 148 | 271 | 54.6% | 2,120 | 7.8 | 14 | 8 | 131.5 | 58 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | 76 | 122 | 62.3% | 779 | 6.4 | 7 | 1 | 133.2 | 44 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Kansas | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 81.8 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 378 | 664 | 56.9% | 4,873 | 7.3 | 31 | 21 | 127.7 | 52 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Liberty | 100 | 258 | 2.6 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 107 | 447 | 4.2 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | 63 | 368 | 5.8 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Kansas | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 274 | 1,085 | 4.0 | 13 | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Kansas6-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Coastal Carolina8-5HC: Tim Beck · Balanced
2024Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Tim Beck · Run-leaning
2025Liberty4-8HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
2026Liberty2-1HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (28th percentile).
Box-score rates
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
37.5%
72 pass / 120 run
Plays / game
64.0
3 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #7 of 16 Conference USA QBs
How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ethan Vasko’s 2024 season.
69%match
Matches Ethan on
Completion %
Differs from Ethan on
INT rate (higher)
Class year (higher)
Rush yards / carry (lower)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Nick Starkel’s path through San José State.
94%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Nick on
Height
Completion %
Yards per attempt
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Brayden Schager's senior season at Hawai'i (2024).
58%match
Matches Brayden on
TD rate
EPA / dropback (adj)
Differs from Brayden on
Class year (lower)
INT rate (higher)
Yards / attempt (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Ethan Vasko
Background
2025 (R-Jr.): Phil Steele CUSA Preseason All-Conference Fourth Team Athlon Sports CUSA Preseason All-Conference Fourth Team Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member Started 10 games for the Flames Missed the Old Dominion and Kennesaw State games due to injuries Finished the season…
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology