Senior quarterback for Michigan. 2024: 1,426 passing yards, 8 TD, 12 INT.
6′2″ · 210 lb · Whittier, CA
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
QB recruit
No. 48 nationally · Signed with Miami
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior quarterback for Michigan. 2024: 1,426 passing yards, 8 TD, 12 INT.
Jake Garcia
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Jake Garcia has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 183 pass yds, 51 rush yds against Anderson (SC), Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Harbaugh → Sherrone Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Carolina | 109 | 181 | 60.2% | 1,426 | 7.9 | 8 | 12 | 127.7 | 43 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Miami | 68 | 112 | 60.7% | 803 | 7.2 | 5 | 4 | 128.5 | 40 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Miami | 11 | 14 | 78.6% | 147 | 10.5 | 2 | 0 | 213.9 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 188 | 307 | 61.2% | 2,376 | 7.7 | 15 | 16 | 131.9 | 42 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Carolina | 40 | 46 | 1.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Miami | 25 | -75 | -3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Miami | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 66 | 16 | 0.2 | 2 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-3vs Anderson (SC) | 15/28 | 183 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | — | Season-high 183 yds |
| Wk 1 | L 9-56@ Tennessee | 8/17 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | — | Season-high 183 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 20-13@ Mercer | 18/28 | 158 | 1 | 2 | 5.6 | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20vs South Carolina State | 11/22 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | — | |
| Total | 52/95 | 477 | 1 | 3 | 4.7 | — |
Season context · Team result + system
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 142 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 97.0 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 119 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
38.2%
66 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
57.7
3 games
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Gavin Hardison’s 2023 season.
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Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Carlos Davis’s path through Towson.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Conner Weigman's junior season at Texas A&M (2024).
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Player DNA