Last month, all signs pointed to Carson Beck leaving Georgia in favor of the NFL, but the quarterback’s time in the college football ranks may not be over.
Beck is expected to enter the transfer portal, On3 reported Thursday. A player of Beck’s caliber could attract considerable interest. If he ends up moving to another college football program, Beck is expected to be one of the highest-paid transfers in the history of the sport.
Beck’s latest move comes less than two weeks after he declared for the 2025 NFL Draft.
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Carson Beck, #15 of the Georgia Bulldogs, warms up before the game against the Missouri Tigers at Sanford Stadium on November 4, 2023, in Athens, Georgia. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
The Jacksonville, Fla. native was a member of the Bulldogs’ 2021 and 2022 national championship-winning teams.
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He became Georgia’s starting quarterback in 2023 and returned to Athens for the 2024 campaign, before suffering a season-ending elbow injury during Georgia’s overtime victory over Texas in the championship DRY. Gunner Stockton replaced Beck earlier this month in Georgia’s 23-10 loss to Notre Dame in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff.
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck (15) runs the ball during the Aflac Kickoff game between the Clemson Tigers and the Georgia Bulldogs on August 31, 2024, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Beck was a highly touted prospect coming out of high school and was widely projected as a first-round selection in the NFL Draft for the 2024 season.
But he had an uneven season, finishing the campaign with 28 touchdowns against 12 interceptions. While Beck threw for just under 3,500 yards that year, he also threw three interceptions in three different games. If Beck leaves Georgia, he will finish his time in a Bulldogs uniform with 7,912 passing yards and 58 touchdowns.
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck (15) takes the field for an early warmup before an NCAA college football game against Alabama Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Beck has one year of college eligibility remaining. ESPN, citing sources, reported that the Miami Hurricanes are the early favorites in the potential race to secure Beck’s services.
Beck’s injury would likely prevent him from demonstrating his throwing abilities in front of NFL teams’ general managers, coaches, scouts and other key decision-makers this spring. The expected inability to launch a preliminary workout as early as March could have influenced Beck’s decision to explore his options with other college programs through the portal.
