Ethan Barr: LB · UCF · #32.
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Ethan Barr
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Derek Mason, Clark Lea and Gus Malzahn. On tape: 12 tackles against West Virginia, Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
72 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UCF | 72 | 29 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 54 | 21 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 42 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 85 | 44 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | Vanderbilt | 37 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 290 | 136 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-3vs New Hampshire | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Sam Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-34@ TCU | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-48vs Colorado | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-24@ Florida | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-19vs Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-38@ No. 9 Iowa State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-37vs No. 11 BYU | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-12vs Arizona | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-35@ Arizona State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-31@ West Virginia | 12 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 14-28vs Utah | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 72 | 29 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
72tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups72 tackles · 3 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 7.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
37.5%
310 pass / 516 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
318 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #346 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Vanderbilt and UCF, 290 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 57 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Derek Mason, Clark Lea and Gus Malzahn.
