Garret Rangel
| Virginia Tech Hokies | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Irving, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Lone Star (Frisco, Texas) |
Garret Rangel is an American college football quarterback for the Virginia Tech Hokies. He previously played for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
Early life
Rangel grew up in Frisco, Texas and attended Lone Star High School. During high school, he completed 594 out of 862 passing attempts for 9,333 yards and 101 touchdowns. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Oklahoma State over offers from other schools such as Utah, Virginia Tech, Vanderbilt, Northwestern and Houston.[1][2][3]
College career
Oklahoma State
During Rangel's true freshman season in 2022, he played in four games and started in three while maintaining a redshirt. He made his first career start against Kansas where he completed 27 out of 40 passing attempts for 304 yards and two touchdowns.[4] He finished the season with completing 59 out of 115 passing attempts with 711 passing yards, four touchdowns and five interceptions.[5]
During the 2023 season, Rangel started the season opener before losing the starting quarterback competition to Alan Bowman.[6][7] He played in five games and started the season-opener against Central Arkansas. He finished the season with completing 17 out of 32 passing attempts with 172 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.[8]
During the 2024 season, Rangel played in four games and started only one against BYU. He finished the season with completing 17 out of 33 passing attempts for 192 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.[9]
On April 23, 2025, Rangel entered the transfer portal.[10]
Virginia Tech
On May 7, 2025, Rangel committed to Virginia Tech.[11]
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Oklahoma State Cowboys | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 0–3 | 59 | 115 | 51.3 | 711 | 6.2 | 4 | 5 | 106.0 | 26 | –5 | –0.2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 1–0 | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 172 | 5.4 | 2 | 1 | 112.7 | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 0–1 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 192 | 5.8 | 2 | 1 | 114.3 | 9 | 91 | 10.1 | 0 |
| Career | 13 | 5 | 1–4 | 93 | 180 | 51.7 | 1,075 | 6.0 | 8 | 7 | 108.7 | 41 | 107 | 2.6 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Garret Rangel". Oklahoma State Cowboys.
- ^ "Garret Rangel, Lone Star, Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "Garret Rangel, 2022 Pro Style Quarterback, Oklahoma State". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Wright, Scott (November 10, 2022). "'Heart of a lion': How Garret Rangel's upbringing helped him persevere in first Oklahoma State start". The Oklahoman.
- ^ "Garret Rangel 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Walker, Jon (August 30, 2023). "Garret Rangel embraces Oklahoma State's QB competition after unexpected debut in 2022". Stillwater News Press.
- ^ Kimble, Kade (September 23, 2023). "Breaking: Oklahoma State Names Starting Quarterback Against Iowa State". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "Garret Rangel 2023 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ^ "Garret Rangel 2024 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ^ Baxley, McClain (April 23, 2025). "Oklahoma State quarterback Garret Rangel enters NCAA Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ^ Caudell, Jackson (May 7, 2025). "Virginia Tech Lands Commitment From Oklahoma State Transfer Quarterback Garret Rangel". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 14, 2025.