Garret Rangel is an American college football quarterback for the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros. He previously played for the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Virginia Tech Hokies.
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.
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. He finished the season with completing 59 out of 115 passing attempts with 711 passing yards, four touchdowns and five interceptions.
During the 2023 season, Rangel started the season opener before losing the starting quarterback competition to Alan Bowman. 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.
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.
On April 23, 2025, Rangel entered the transfer portal.
Virginia Tech On May 7, 2025, Rangel committed to Virginia Tech.
On December 18, 2025, Rangel announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.
UT Rio Grande Valley On January 19, 2026, Rangel announced that he would transfer to UT Rio Grande Valley.
Statistics Year Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD INT Rtg Att Yds Avg TD 2022 Oklahoma State 4 3 0–3 59 115 51.3 711 6.2 4 5 106.0 26 –5 –0.2 0 2023 Oklahoma State 5 1 1–0 17 32 53.1 172 5.4 2 1 112.7 6 21 3.5 0 2024 Oklahoma State 4 1 0–1 17 33 51.5 192 5.8 2 1 114.3 9 91 10.1 0 2025 Virginia Tech 0 0 — 2026 UT Rio Grande Valley 0 0 0—0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0Career 13 5 1–4 93 180 51.7 1,075 6.0 8 7 108.7 41 107 2.6 0
References
External links Oklahoma State Cowboys bio Virginia Tech Hokies bio UT Rio Grande Valley bio