Derek Garcia

QB · #14 · UNLV · FR · 6'4" · 205 · Ventura, CA

First season

Recruiting

2026 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2026 board

#1211

Perrion Williams ATH · Archbishop Riordan NEV

#1211 Jaylen White QB · Clearwater CHAR

#1263 Derek Garcia QB · Ventura UNLV

#1308 Terrence Penick Jr. LB · South Gwinnett UGA

#1308 Antonio Johnson S · Arlington Heights BYU

QBs in the class

#66 Jarin Mock Pickerington North BGSU

#66 Jaylen White Clearwater CHAR

#70 Derek Garcia Ventura UNLV

#72 Cam O'Hara Cooper WKU

#73 Michael Clayton II Miami Edison ILL

Around Derek

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

QB

Jackson Arnold QB · 1,309 pass yds · 10g · at AUB

RB

Jai'Den Thomas RB · 1,036 rush yds · 13g

WR-X

Taeshaun Lyons WR · 241 rec yds · 14g

WR-Z

DeAngelo Irvin Jr. WR · 188 rec yds · 14g

WR-SL

Taz Reddicks WR · 391 rec yds · 10g · at ORST

TE

Keyan Burnett TE · 11 rec yds · 4g · at ARIZ

The situation

UNLV 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 15.0% 95

Red zone TD rate 75.7% 81

Line yards per carry 2.8 76

Sack rate allowed 5.2% 65