Ethan Garbers
Ethan Garbers is an American professional football quarterback for the Madrid Bravos of the European League of Football. He played college football for the Washington Huskies and Bruins football|UCLA Bruins].
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. Garbers committed to play college football at the University of Washington.College career
Washington
Garbers did not take a single snap for Washington as a freshman in 2020. After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.UCLA
Garbers transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles, to continue his college career. In week 10 of the 2021 [UCLA Bruins football team|2021 season], he 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 2021 [Utah Utes football team|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 he went 26 for 37 on passing attempts for 294 yards and two touchdowns to two interceptions. In UCLA Bruins football team|2023], Garbers was named the starting quarterback for UCLA's season opener against 2023 [Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team|Coastal Carolina], beating out Dante Moore and Collin Schlee. However, head coach Chip Kelly started Moore in the following game.Professional career
On May 8, 2025, Garbers signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent after going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft. He was waived on July 23.On December 9, 2025, Garbers was signed by the Madrid Bravos of the European League of Football.