Ethan Garbers is a Dual-Threat QB for UCLA. Ethan's 2024 season ranks in the 10th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 446 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
2024 Production
Performance Analysis · 2024 · vs QB peers
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
- ▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
- ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
- ▸Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.23 from the first to second half of the season.
- ▸Peak game: 0.72 EPA/play in Wk 8 vs Rutgers (SP+ 6).
NIL Market Tier· 2024
On3 valuation ↗Rotational contributor. Smaller collective or local deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Hawai'i | W16-13 | -10.9 | 19/38 | 272 | 1 | 2 | 39.6 | 47 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 3 | vsIndiana | L13-42 | 20.1 | 14/23 | 137 | 0 | 1 | 45.5 | 21 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 4 | @LSU | L17-34 | 15.9 | 22/36 | 281 | 2 | 1 | 47.4 | -51 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 5 | vsOregon | L13-34 | 26.0 | 12/20 | 118 | 0 | 2 | 24.7 | -18 | 0 | -0.13 |
| 7 | vsMinnesota | L17-21 | 10.4 | 25/36 | 293 | 1 | 3 | 70.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 8 | @Rutgers | W35-32 | 6.4 | 32/38 | 383 | 4 | 0 | 96.6 | 48 | 1 | 0.72 |
| 10 | @Nebraska | W27-20 | 5.5 | 17/25 | 219 | 2 | 0 | 94.4 | 56 | 0 | 0.61 |
| 11 | vsIowa | W20-17 | 15.8 | 21/34 | 203 | 2 | 2 | 67.6 | 23 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 12 | @Washington | L19-31 | 3.1 | 27/44 | 267 | 2 | 0 | 76.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 13 | vsUSC | L13-19 | 11.9 | 20/29 | 265 | 1 | 0 | 47.1 | 7 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 14 | vsFresno State | W20-13 | -3.8 | 26/40 | 289 | 1 | 0 | 67.2 | 2 | 0 | 0.17 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.08
- Passing downs
- 0.56
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.28 / 0.40
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Career · rolling EPA, game by game
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.