#32

Ethan Barr

Former linebacker at UCF. 2024: 72 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.

LB · UCF · Sr. · #32

6′3″ · 245 lb · Flower Mound, TX

CFB Index 43 · #346 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceUCF 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

ILB recruit

No. 1819 nationally · Signed with Vanderbilt

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at UCF. 2024: 72 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2020.
Transferred from Vanderbilt to Washington in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at UCF, 290 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20209 games

Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Marcus

202412 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1819 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

2 coaches

2020

Josh Heupel

UCF

2021–2024

Gus Malzahn

UCF

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Josh Heupel → Gus Malzahn. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Vanderbilt0-9HC: Derek Mason · Balanced

2021Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced

2022Vanderbilt5-7HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning

2023Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo

2024UCF4-8HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

43Rotational starter #346 of 571?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (92nd percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#226 / 2892 · 92nd pct

Solo tackles#566 / 2892 · 80th pct

QB hurries#585 / 2892 · 74th pct

Passes defended#755 / 2892 · 67th pct

Tackles for loss#1063 / 2892 · 61st pct

3.0

Forced fumbles#55 / 700 · 46th pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Frost

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

43 · #346 of 571 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #346 at the position.

Career stats

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	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024

W 35–34

at TCU

5 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD

Edged out TCU on the road in a shootout.

With K. Jefferson — 230 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.6 · 46 rush yds (9 car) · R. Harvey — 180 rush yds (29 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 57-3vs New Hampshire	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 45-14vs Sam Houston	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 35-34@ TCU	5	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	L 21-48vs Colorado	8	3	0.5	—	0
Wk 6	L 13-24@ Florida	7	3	1.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 13-19vs Cincinnati	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 35-38@ Iowa State	6	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 24-37vs BYU	5	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 56-12vs Arizona	10	7	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 31-35@ Arizona State	6	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 21-31@ West Virginia	12	1	0.0	—	0	Season-high 12 tackles
Wk 14	L 14-28vs Utah	7	3	0.5	—	1
Total		72	29	3.0	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology