Things almost ended perfectly for Miami Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck in his lone season with the program. Instead, a late interception helped swing the national championship to Indiana, leaving Miami one play short of finishing the job.
Beck’s exit from Georgia wasn’t exactly a smooth one, either. After four years in Athens, he looked like a potential first-round pick following the 2023 season. But his stock took a hit in 2024 as he struggled with inconsistencies, threw a career-high 12 interceptions and then suffered a throwing arm injury in the SEC Championship Game.
Mario Cristobal still decided to bet on him.
The Hurricanes head coach went after Beck in the portal with the hope he would turn down the NFL Draft and transfer to Miami for one final run. Beck arrived in Coral Gables with a timeline that wasn’t ideal. He couldn’t even throw a football or participate in spring practices, leaving limited time to get comfortable in the offense and build chemistry on the field.
Despite the hurdles, Beck led Miami through a College Football Playoff gauntlet and came within one game of delivering the program’s first national title in more than two decades.
Now out of eligibility, the next step is obvious: the NFL Draft. The bigger question is where Beck’s stock stands after a season that looked like a revival in some ways — but still came with familiar issues.
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Carson Beck’s Projected NFL Draft Stock
Beck did put together a bounce-back season statistically, throwing a career-best 30 touchdowns. But the inconsistency that showed up at Georgia didn’t completely disappear.
He matched his career-high with 12 interceptions, including four in a career-worst performance against Louisville. And in all three of Miami’s losses, the final possession ended with Beck throwing an interception.
Fox Sports’ Rob Rang summed it up like this:
“For a quarterback of his experience, however, Beck also shows a disturbing lack of poise in critical moments. In my opinion, his game-sealing interception was more of an instinctive play by Indiana cornerback Jamari Sharpe than a poor read or inaccurate throw by Beck. Regardless, it was a missed opportunity by the quarterback to boost his stock. Instead, it probably leaves him still waiting to hear his name called until Day 3.”
Carson Beck Was Once a First-Round Prospect
After his first year as Georgia’s starter in 2023, Beck drew serious first-round buzz and even early No. 1 overall chatter in some circles.
“I thought he was the best (among all the QBs in the 2024 class) and the one that’s probably going to take another jump this year, and will clearly be the No. 1 quarterback by the time everything is said and done,” CBS Sports’ Rick Spielman said. “I think he’s a top-10 pick.”
Even former Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken gave Miami offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson a strong endorsement while the Hurricanes were pursuing Beck in the portal, according to ESPN’s Andrea Adelson.
Monken told Dawson, “If you get the Carson that I know with the right mindset, and he is 100 percent physically, you’re going to get a first-round quarterback. But that’s what you’ve got to find out.”
Did Miami get that version of Beck? Maybe not completely. But the Hurricanes did get a quarterback capable of guiding them to the national championship game.
Now, Beck heads to the next level with more tape, more experience — and a draft outlook that still feels like it could go a few different ways.
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