Ethan Garbers

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Ethan Garbers
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Garbers in 2024
UCLA BruinsNo. 4
Position Quarterback
Class
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Redshirt
Senior
Major Political Science
Personal information
Born: (2002-07-28) July 28, 2002 (age 22)
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Corona del Mar (Newport Beach)

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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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

Garbers' brother Chase played quarterback in college for the California Golden Bears. [8]

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