Do we like them?

Do we like Garrett Hilbert?

Our score: 7 out of 10. Decent on both tests with no harmful words or acts found, but the public record on him personally is thin.

Garrett Hilbert is one of the five Dude Perfect lads, the Texas A&M mates who turned backyard trick shots into one of YouTube's biggest family brands. He's the one who looks after the business side, including the money and merchandise, according to a MarketScale profile.

The group started from a college friendship and grew into a company that took a reported investment of more than $100 million in 2024. That's a long way from a backyard, and the faith that runs through the group has been part of the story from the start.

The harm check came up quiet. Searches on what he's said about LGBTQ+ people, women, vaccines, climate and politics turned up no statements by him on any of it. That means no harm of his own, but also not much of his own voice on the big questions, so call it a pass on what's there, not a deep dive.

Company-wise, the recent deals are mainstream. Disney announced a creative partnership with the group in October 2026, and a 2025 tour was run alongside the child-sponsorship charity Compassion International. Nothing there points to the culture-war circuit.

On the good-person side, no court cases or misconduct allegations against him showed up. The group has faced the usual online sniping, including doubts about whether their trick shots are real, but that's criticism of the content rather than of how they treat people. One caveat: some pages I wanted to read in full were blocked, so this rests on a smaller set of sources.

The good stuff is mostly group-wide. The 2025 Hero Tour partnered with Compassion International, and Hilbert toured as one of the five. His own interview comments are about running a company well, saying they want to be the “most trusted entertainment worldwide”, which is a nice goal for a trick-shot outfit.