Carson Beck

Overview:

Carson Beck will be a 5th-year senior in 2024, but last year was his first season as a full-time starter. He sat behind Bulldogs QB Stetson Bennett for three years and two National Championships. So, 2023 was Beck’s first season encounter with the pressure of coming into a winning situation. He led Georgia to both a winning season and a bowl win and finished with 3,941 pass yards, 24 TDs, six INTs, and an impressive completion percentage of 72.4.

Analysis

Strengths:

Many believe Beck is the best of the three top-rated quarterbacks going into 2024. In terms of measurables, he possesses the ideal size (6-4, 215 pounds). Pre- and post-snap, he displays an exceptional ability to process man and zone coverages, throws with great anticipation, and is extremely accurate to all levels. He also shows a nice touch, taking something off a throw and dropping it into the hands of a covered receiver.

Beck also has a better-than-average arm to fit throws into tight windows. He has excellent pocket presence but won’t shred a defense with his legs in space. Beck is enough of an athlete to evade pressure and extend a play, and he is capable of and willing to pick up yards in space when there is an opening. Outside the pocket, Beck has the field savvy to keep his head up and find receivers working back to him.

Weaknesses:

While Beck’s arm is good enough to make every throw, he does not have the arm talent to sling it 60 yards effortlessly. So don't expect him to make the big-time ‘wow’ throws that you see from a Mahomes or Allen. He is usually accurate but ball placement can be a bit of an issue for him on deep throws. There’s room for improvement in that area in 2024.

Summary:

Beck’s 2023 campaign was impressive from an efficiency standpoint, but the numbers may not pop enough — especially since those numbers came in just one year of production — for some to give him his just due. Beck is polished and has the makings of a franchise player. We think he will have a better season in 2024 and generate legit buzz from teams going into next year's draft.

-- Justyce Gordon

Frankly:  Beck is physically superior to his predecessor, two-time National Champion QB Stetson Bennett, which isn't saying a lot. But that comparison may tend to boost Beck's ratings higher than warranted. He is good, especially at sorting things out pre-snap, but let's see more arm strength and downfield accuracy, which he will need to succeed at the next level. He must show he can strike fear in defenses. 

--Frank Cooney

HISTORY -- College Profile

Career Highs
*389 passing yards vs. Kentucky, 2023
*29 completions at Vanderbilt, 2023
*39 attempts at Vanderbilt, 2023
*4 TD passes vs. Kentucky, 2023
*Long pass of 55 vs. Florida, 2023
*Long rush of 20 at South Carolina, 2022

2023: Coaches All-SEC Second Team selection...Finalist for Manning Award...Started in all 14 games for the Bulldogs in 2023…ranked third nationally and first in the SEC in passing yards (3,941), as well as fourth in the nation in completion percentage (.724)…made his first start at quarterback in season-opening win vs UT Martin…completed 21 of 31 passes for 294 yards and one touchdown against the Skyhawks, adding a four-yard rushing TD...was 23-of-30 passing for 283 yards and two TDs vs. Ball State, including a 41-yard pass...completed 27 of 35 passes for 269 yards against South Carolina...had four total touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) vs. UAB, completing 22 of 32 passes for 338 yards, earning Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 honors...23-of-33 with 313 yards and one TD at Auburn…connected with Brock Bowers for game-winning 40-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter against the Tigers...named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in win over Kentucky, completing 28 of 35 passes for career-high 389 yards and four TDs...named as one of the Manning Award "Stars of the Week" and to the Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 list for performance against Kentucky...29-of-39 passing with 261 yards and one TD at Vanderbilt, adding a rushing score against the Commodores...completed 19 of 28 passes for 315 yards and two touchdowns in win over Florida and was named one of the Manning Award "Stars of the Week"...completed a season-long 55-yard pass against the Gators...was 21-of-32 with 254 yards and two touchdowns in win over Missouri...completed 18 of 25 passes for 306 yards and two TDs against Ole Miss, adding four rushes for 30 yards...went 24-of-30 with 298 yards passing and three TDs at Tennessee...completed 13 of 20 passes for 175 yards and one TD while adding four rushes for 25 yards at Georgia Tech...went 21-for-29 passing with 243 yards, including a 51-yard pass to Arian Smith in SEC Championship vs. Alabama...completed 13 passes on 18 attempts for 203 yards and two TDs in Capital One Orange Bowl vs. Florida State...included on Senior Bowl Watch List and in Davey O'Brien QB Class of 2023.
2022: Played in seven games total...completed 26 of 35 passes for 310 yards and four TDs...completed five of six passes for 71 yards, including an 18-yard TD toss, as a reserve QB in season-opening win vs. No. 11 Oregon...was 5-for-7 passing for 52 yards vs. Samford...5-of-6 for 55 yards against South Carolina, including a 28-yard TD pass...completed eight of 11 passes for 98 yards and two TDs in win over Vanderbilt...also had a 13-yard rush vs. the Commodores...completed two of three passes for 31 yards in substantial action against TCU in the National Championship Game.
2021: Completed four of 10 passes for 88 yards, with one TD, in first extensive action of his career vs. UAB...saw 1.5 quarters of action at QB vs. Vanderbilt, completing one pass for 11 yards...quarterbacked three offensive series vs. Charleston Southern, completing five of 10 passes for 77 yards and a TD...completed 22 of 31 passes for 236 yards and a pair of TDs in the annual G-Day spring game.
2020: Saw his first collegiate action during fourth quarter of Missouri game...enrolled at UGA in January of 2020.
High School: Mandarin, coached by Bobby Ramsay...invited to the 2019 Elite 11 Finals, the nation’s most prestigious quarterback camp for high school prospects...earned the “Best College Fit” superlative at the event...honored as the 2018 USA Today Florida Offensive Player of the Year...247sports.com composite four-star prospect, #248 prospect nationally and the #9 pro-style quarterback prospect...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #3 QB, #100 prospect nationally...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #234 prospect nationally, #16 QB (pocket passer) prospect nationally...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #219 prospect nationally, #9 pro-style QB nationally...as a senior, led the Mustangs to a 7-4 record and completed 136 of 278 passes for 1,843 yards and 20 TDs...also ran for 167 yards and six TDs..earned Florida’s Mr. Football by leading MHS to its first state title in program history and the second all-time by a Duval County public school...in the game, Beck went 25-of-36 for 329 yards and five TD passes, one shy of the FHSAA record in a title game...the team finished 11-4 (4-0 in District 1-8A) on the way to a championship in Florida’s highest classification...named to the 2018 MaxPreps Junior All-American 2nd Team offense, completing 209 of his 356 attempts for 3,546 passing yards and 39 TDs that year...transferred to Mandarin after two seasons at Providence School...passed for 994 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore for the Stallions...talented baseball prospect as a first baseman/right-handed pitcher, earning high honorable mention for  the 2019 and 2018 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-American teams...hit for a .354 average with 22 runs batted in as a sophomore at Providence.
Personal: Full name: CARSON RAINE BECK...Major:  Sport Management...recipient of the Carl E. Sanders Football Scholarship and the Loy D. Thompson IV Football Scholarship.

2022

passing
ATT	YPA	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	COMPLETIONS
35.0	8.9	0.743	310.0	0.0	4.0	26.0

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
6.1	0.0	43.0	7.0	20.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	1.0	2.0

2021

passing
ATT	YPA	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	COMPLETIONS
23.0	7.7	0.435	176.0	2.0	2.0	10.0

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
3.0	0.0	15.0	5.0	15.0