Senior quarterback for Michigan. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 210 lb · Whittier, CA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
QB recruit
No. 48 nationally · Signed with Miami
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for Michigan. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Jake Garcia
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Jake Garcia has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 183 pass yds, 51 rush yds against Anderson (SC), Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Harbaugh → Sherrone Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
Season context · Team result + system
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 183 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 97.0 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 126 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Carolina | 109 | 181 | 60.2% | 1,426 | 7.9 | 8 | 12 | 127.7 | 43 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Miami | 68 | 112 | 60.7% | 803 | 7.2 | 5 | 4 | 128.5 | 40 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Miami | 11 | 14 | 78.6% | 147 | 10.5 | 2 | 0 | 213.9 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 188 | 307 | 61.2% | 2,376 | 7.7 | 15 | 16 | 131.9 | 42 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Carolina | 40 | 46 | 1.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Miami | 25 | -75 | -3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Miami | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 66 | 16 | 0.2 | 2 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-3vs Anderson (SC) | 15/28 | 183 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | — | Season-high 183 yds |
| Wk 1 | L 9-56@ Tennessee | 8/17 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | — | Season-high 183 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 20-13@ Mercer | 18/28 | 158 | 1 | 2 | 5.6 | — | |
| Total | 41/73 | 377 | 1 | 3 | 4.7 | — |
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Gavin Hardison’s 2023 season.
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Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Carlos Davis’s path through Towson.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Conner Weigman's junior season at Texas A&M (2024).
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Player DNA