Ethan Grunkemeyer
Virginia Tech Hokies
88
Great

Ethan Grunkemeyer

Virginia Tech HokiesSolid
QBOffenseGreatTRANSFER · Penn State
Projected Starter

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Ethan Grunkemeyer is the projected starter at QB for Virginia Tech Hokies.

Redshirt sophomore · #17 · 6'2", 213 lbs

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Depth at QB · Virginia Tech Hokies

  1. 11788Ethan GrunkemeyerStarter
  2. 22279Bryce Baker
  3. 31266Kelden Ryan
  4. 41456Troy Huhn

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The Story

The X-Factor

A 4-star recruit out of Olentangy, ranked #105 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 1,339 passing yards, 8 TD, 4 INT. That's 67% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 88 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #105 NatlTeam Share67%
Lewis Center, OH
Jersey
#17
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
213 lbs
Transfer
Penn State

Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
—133984

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9505
National Rank
#105
High School
Olentangy
Hometown
Lewis Center, OH

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated offense; 68th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.98 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 88.

Team offense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 68% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 9% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24WCLEMYDS 156
CMP-ATT
20-32
YDS
156
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
124.1
CAR
16
YDS
14
AVG
0.9
TD
0

Final W 20-16

Oct 17WGTYDS 250
CMP-ATT
15-22
YDS
250
TD
3
INT
0
QBR
208.6
CAR
13
YDS
25
AVG
1.9
TD
1

Final W 34-24

Oct 10LCALYDS 288
CMP-ATT
21-30
YDS
288
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
161.6
CAR
9
YDS
-16
AVG
-1.8
TD
1

Final L 25-20

Oct 2LPITTYDS 434
CMP-ATT
30-41
YDS
434
TD
3
INT
2
QBR
176.5
CAR
6
YDS
-15
AVG
-2.5
TD
1

Final L 35-33

Sep 26WBCYDS 147
CMP-ATT
22-35
YDS
147
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
107.6
CAR
3
YDS
-3
AVG
-1.0
TD
0

Final W 21-14

Sep 19WMDYDS 314
CMP-ATT
31-39
YDS
314
TD
3
INT
0
QBR
172.5
CAR
4
YDS
13
AVG
3.3
TD
1

Final W 35-26

Sep 12WODUYDS 327
CMP-ATT
31-42
YDS
327
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
154.9
CAR
6
YDS
-25
AVG
-4.2
TD
1

Final W 44-21

Sep 5WVMIYDS 224
CMP-ATT
17-20
YDS
224
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
212.1
CAR
2
YDS
6
AVG
3.0
TD
0

Final W 73-3

Ethan Grunkemeyer's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

X-Factor
QB: 1339 pass yds · 8 TD · 4 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.