QB Carson Beck Withdraws Draft Declaration, Will Transfer To Miami
The NFL draft stock of former Georgia quarterback Carson Beck has been a rollercoaster ride in the last few years. From initially projecting as a first-round pick to falling out of the first round, Beck’s downwards trajectory didn’t prevent him from declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft. Beck would then make headlines after making a decision to try and change that trajectory.
Beck made news yesterday when he announced that he would withdraw his draft declaration and enter the transfer portal. The rumor mill was abuzz with links to Coral Gables, where Beck’s girlfriend and social media influencer, Hanna Cavinder, plays basketball for the Hurricanes. Those short-lived rumors turned into reality when Beck tweeted out his commitment to transfer to Miami today.
Beck won two national championship rings in Athens while backing up Stetson Bennett. In 2023, Beck took over as the starter for the Bulldogs and led the SEC with 3,941 passing yards, good for third in the nation, while throwing 24 touchdowns to only six interceptions. We’ve heard recent rumors that, should Beck have declared after that first season, he would’ve been among the six other quarterbacks drafted in the first round last year.
Instead, Beck returned to Athens, where he once again racked up strong passing yardage (3,485) and threw for 28 touchdowns but doubled his interception total from his previous year as a starter. Beck also suffered a UCL injury in the team’s SEC Championship victory over Texas that required surgery and would keep him from participating in most, if not all, pre-draft activities. Still, on December 28, Beck declared for the draft, forgoing the additional year of eligibility granted to him because of COVID-19.
A disappointing redshirt senior season combined with the season-ending elbow injury caused Beck to reconsider his intentions to go to the NFL, causing him to rescind his name from consideration for the draft. Beck immediately became the No. 2 player in ESPN’s transfer rankings, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Max Olson, before coming off the board and announcing his commitment to Mario Cristobal and the Hurricanes.
While this does make him a non-factor in the 2025 NFL Draft, it certainly makes things interesting for the 2026 NFL Draft. With Beck committing to transfer to Miami after declaring for the draft, his path to the pros is currently mirroring that of 2025’s projected QB1, Cam Ward, who similarly transferred to Miami from Washington State after initially declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft. Ward went 10-3 with the Canes finishing second in the nation in passing yards and leading the nation in passing touchdowns while only throwing seven interceptions this past year.
Beck will hope to garner a similar career boost by following Ward’s route through Coral Gables to the NFL. While three of Miami’s top four receivers (Xavier Restrepo, Jacolby George, and Sam Brown) and their top tight end (Elijah Arroyo) have all declared for the draft and the fourth top receiver (Isaiah Horton) is transferring to Alabama, Beck’s commitment is expected to draw interest from transfer portal receivers. The Hurricanes are planning to reload their offense from the transfer portal with the intent of putting out two first-round quarterbacks into the NFL in a row, should Beck be up to the challenge.
