Jake Garcia

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-3
Weight:
203
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Whittier, Calif.
High School:
Grayson
Prev School:
Missouri
Major:
Communication

Junior in the classroom with two years of athletic eligibility remaining … Mid-year transfer from the University of Missouri who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2024 and participated in spring drills … Played in nine career games with one start (2021-22) all at the University of Miami (Fla.) … Completed 79 of 129 passes (61.2 pct) for 950 yards with seven touchdowns and four interceptions … Rushed 26 times for minus 30 yards … Tallied 920 yards of total offense.

2023 (Missouri): Did not experience any action during sophomore season after transferring from Miami (Fla.).

2022 (Miami, Fla.): Appeared in eight games for the Hurricanes … Passed for 803 yards on 68 of 115 completions … Threw five touchdown passes to four interceptions … Rushed 25 times for minus -75 yards … Tallied 728 yards of total offense … Completed double-digit passes in a game four times with a career-best 17 against Pittsburgh … Passed for 80 or more yards in a contest five times with a career-high 198 against Duke … Threw touchdowns against Duke (2), Clemson (1) and Pittsburgh (2) … Hit on all seven pass attempts against Bethune-Cookman for 88 yards in the season opener … Followed that going 2-for-2 passing with 15 yards against Southern Miss … Completed 10 of 19 passes for 169 yards against Middle Tennessee … Two games later, connected on 13 of 21 passes for 198 yards versus the Blue Devils … Registered first career start against Virginia in a 14-12 victory … Completed 15 of 31 passes for 125 yards … In regular season finale, he completed 17 of 28 yards with a pair of scores for 192 yards.

2021 (Miami, Fla.): Appeared in one game before suffering season-ending injury earning a redshirt … Made collegiate debut against Central Connecticut State where he completed 11 of 14 passes for 147 yards and two touchdowns against the Blue Devils … Season-long pass was for 44 yards … Rushed one time for 45 yards.

High School: Consensus four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Rated No. 18 overall player in the ESPN300 … Ranked No. 2 pocket passer quarterback nationally and No. 2 player in Georgia by ESPN … Listed as No. 46 overall player in 247Sports … Rated No. 5 pro-style quarterback and No. 5 player in Georgia by 247Sports … Ranked No. 42 overall player in the Rivals Top250 … Rated No. 5 pro-style quarterback and the No. 4 player in Georgia by Rivals … Selected to the Under Armour All-America Game … Has thrown for nearly 6,000 yards and over 50 touchdowns in four varsity seasons … Threw for over 2,100 yards in both sophomore and junior seasons at Narbonne HS (CA) … As junior, completed 168 of 239 passes (70.3%) for 2,301 yards and 25 touchdowns … As sophomore, completed 153 of 202 passes (75.7 pct) for 2,130 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Personal: Son of Yvonne Garcia … Intended major is communication at East Carolina.