Ethan Garbers (born July 28, 2002) is an American
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
quarterback for the
UCLA Bruins. He previously played for the
Washington Huskies.
Early years
Garbers hometown is
Newport Beach, California
Newport Beach is a coastal city in South Orange County, California. Newport Beach is known for swimming and sandy beaches. Newport Harbor once supported maritime industries however today, it is used mostly for recreation. Balboa Island, Newport ...
, 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. Garbers committed to play
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at the
University of Washington.
College career
Washington
Garbers did not take a single snap for Washington as a freshman in 2020. After the conclusion of the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.
UCLA
Garbers transferred to
UCLA to continue his college career.
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. Garbers finished the 2021 season going 31 for 51 on his passes for 305 yards and two touchdowns to two interceptions. In 2022 Garbers went 26 for 37 on passing attempts for 294 yards and two touchdowns to two interceptions. In
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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, Garbers was named the starting quarterback for UCLA's season opener against
Coastal Carolina, beating out
Dante Moore and
Collin Schlee.
Personal life
Garber's brother
Chase played quarterback in college for the
California Golden Bears
The California Golden Bears are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Berkeley. Referred to in athletic competition as ''California'' or ''Cal'', the university fields 30 varsity athletic programs and various club te ...
.
References
External links
Washington Huskies bio
UCLA Bruins bio
Living people
2002 births
American football quarterbacks
Players of American football from Newport Beach, California
UCLA Bruins football players
Washington Huskies football players
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