Ethan Garbers (born July 28, 2002) is an American college football quarterback for the UCLA Bruins. He previously played for the Washington Huskies.
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Major | Political Science |
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| Born: | July 28, 2002 Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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| High school | Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) |
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Early years
Garbers hometown is Newport Beach, California, and he attended Corona del Mar High School. In his high school career, he completed 643 of his 947 passes for 9,462 yards and 128 touchdowns to just 15 interceptions. Garbers also rushed for 784 yards and 18 touchdowns.[2] Garbers committed to play college football at the University of Washington.[3][4]
College career
Washington
Garbers did not take a single snap for Washington as a freshman in 2020.[5] After the conclusion of the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.[6][7]
UCLA
Garbers transferred to UCLA to continue his college career.[8][9] In week ten of the 2021 season, Garbers made his first career start, where he completed 27 of his 44 passes for 265 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception, but the Bruins fell to Utah 44–24.[10][11] Garbers finished the 2021 season going 31 for 51 on his passes for 305 yards and two touchdowns to two interceptions.[12] In 2022 Garbers went 26 for 37 on passing attempts for 294 yards and two touchdowns to two interceptions.[13] In 2023, Garbers was named the starting quarterback for UCLA's season opener against Coastal Carolina, beating out Dante Moore and Collin Schlee.[14][15]
Personal life
Garber's brother Chase played quarterback in college for the California Golden Bears.[8]