Carson Beck, Georgia: 2025 NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Beck was a four-star recruit from Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Fla. in the class of 2020

Georgia’s Carson Beck is the favorite for many to be the top quarterback selected in the 2025 NFL Draft. Beck impressed in his first year as a starter, but he still has a long way to go before reaching the level of play we saw from last year’s top prospects.

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Carson Beck, QB Georgia: 2025 NFL Draft Profile

Classification: Redshirt senior quarterback from Jacksonville, Fla.

Background: Beck was a four-star recruit from Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Fla. in the class of 2020. He was the No. 250 recruit according to 247Sports and No. 224 for On3.com. Beck was an unranked four-star recruit for Rivals, and ESPN ranked him 234th in the nation with an 81 grade out of 100. He previously attended Providence School in Jacksonville, Fla. before transferring to Mandarin. Beck originally committed to Alabama before flipping to Georgia. As a senior, he completed 136 of 278 passes for 1,843 yards and 20 touchdowns while rushing for 167 yards and six touchdowns. As a junior, Beck led Mandarin to an 11-4 record and the Class 8A State Title. He completed 209 of 356 pass attempts for 3,546 yards and 39 touchdowns on his way to earning 2018 USA Today Florida Offensive Player of the Year and 2018 MaxPreps Second Team Junior All-American honors. Beck was also Florida’s Mr. Football in 2018. As a sophomore at Providence, he threw for 994 yards and 12 touchdowns. Beck was a first baseman and pitcher in baseball. He earned honorable mention Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-American honors in 2018 and 2019.

Injuries & Off-Field: N/A

Awards: 2023 Second Team All-SEC

Pros: NFL height, quickly navigates post-snap reads, works to his checkdowns quickly when needed, climbs the pocket to avoid outside pressure, doesn’t break clean pockets, quick flips hips and sets feet to throw, clean and compact throwing motion, shortens throwing motion when faced with pressure, keeps shoulders level, good ball fakes on play action, good zip on the ball, steps into and drives throws, drives the ball to the sideline with good velocity, velocity to access tight windows, throws tight spirals, downfield arm strength checks boxes, roughly 55-yard air completion vs. Alabama (2023), takes zip off the ball for short passes, throws a very catch-able ball, touch to layer the ball between the defense’s second and third levels, improving eye manipulation to look off defenders, twitchy head movements to move or freeze defenders, anticipation improved throughout 2023, comfortable throwing on the move, will run if left alone in space

Cons: Seven fumbles in 2023, doesn’t have top-shelf arm strength, protected by one of CFB’s best o-lines, lacks high-level anticipation, sometimes still has to see it open before he throws it, occasionally just locks in on one receiver and waits for him to come clear, eyes tip off safeties on downfield routes, DBs really keyed on his eyes vs. Missouri (2023), some awkward plants with his front leg, ball placement doesn’t maximize the target’s leverage, leads receivers into crashing safeties at the intermediate MOF, doesn’t protect his receiver over MOF, overthrows some wide open looks, some throwing on his toes/unnecessary fading away causes underthrown passes, bailed out by WRs and penalties on underthrown fades, history of underthrows on vertical routes, ball placement needs to be further outside on back shoulder throws and fades, too many throws toward the sideline that are arriving too far inside, hasn’t mastered the placement on back shoulder fades, low throws to routes run withing five yards of the LOS, focus on keeping eyes downfield leads to missed pressure in his face, lacks the mobility and escapability to create second chance plays consistently, ill-advised throws across his body while rolling right, limited runner

Overview: Beck has a prototypical build for an NFL quarterback who primarily operates in the pocket. He quickly navigates post-snap reads, working to his checkdown when needed. Beck climbs the pocket to avoid outside pressure and doesn’t break clean pockets. When he does roll out, the Florida native can quickly get his hips around and set his feet to throw. He has a clean and compact throwing motion that he shortens to meet windows or beat pressure. There are reps where his front leg is angled awkwardly as he tries to force a throw in rhythm. Beck also throws on his toes or fades away unnecessarily, which causes underthrows. Beck drives the ball with good zip to fit it through tight windows along the sideline. His arm strength to get the ball downfield will check NFL boxes, but his arm falls short of elite. The former four-star recruit suffered from regularly underthrown vertical passes in 2023. He takes some velocity off his throws for short passes. Beck’s passes are some of the most catch-able and wide receiver friendly in the 2025 class because of his touch and ability to drop the ball in-between the defense’s levels. However, trying to take some juice off the ball also leads to low throws near the line of scrimmage. This usually shows up on slants and routes to the flat. Beck improved his eye manipulation in 2023 to look off or freeze defenders and open throwing lanes. His anticipation also improved in 2023, especially on comebacks and curls. Unfortunately, Beck still lacks high-level anticipation and sometimes has to see his receiver break open before throwing the ball. He occasionally locks in on one receiver and tips off defenders with his eyes. This is especially an issue with safeties. The All-SEC selection’s inconsistent ball placement slows down his receivers and doesn’t maximize their leverage. He leads his receivers into the path of crashing safeties over the middle of the field. Overthrows aren’t uncommon. Beck’s ball placement on fades is not where it needs to be. His placement is way too far inside, which makes it easy for defensive backs to play the ball. Beck’s passes need to be more outside and further in front of his targets on 9 routes. His back shoulder fade placement is also too far inside, giving defenders a play on the ball when it shouldn’t be possible. Georgia protects Beck with one of the best offensive lines in college football, which sometimes leads to him keeping his eyes downfield, blindly trusting the offensive line, and not seeing pressure right in his face until the last moment. Beck is comfortable throwing on the move but lacks the mobility and escapability to create second chance plays consistently. He is a limited runner who will make ill-advised throws across his body while rolling out to avoid pressure.

Overall, Beck possesses the best combination of size, mechanics, and processing among the top quarterback prospects in the 2025 class, but his well-rounded profile doesn’t stand out as elite in most areas. Beck’s floor is safe, but he hasn’t consistently showcased the ceiling teams usually look for in top quarterback prospects. 

Role & Scheme Fit: Pocket passer in a horizontal stretching offense

Round Grade: Second Round

Size: 6'4", 220 lbs. (Unofficial)

Submitted: 06-19-24