Georgia QB Carson Beck is declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft

Georgia quarterback Carson Beck, who underwent surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right throwing arm earlier this week, declared for the 2025 NFL Draft on Saturday.

In a social media post, Beck thanked his teammates and coaches at Georgia, called his time with the program “an incredible journey” and wrote that he will support the Bulldogs during their College Football Playoff run, which begins on Wednesday against No. 7 seed Notre Dame begins a quarterfinal game in the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.

Beck injured his elbow on the final play of the first half against Texas in the SEC Championship Game on December 7. The renowned orthopedist Dr. Neal ElAttrache performed Beck’s surgery Monday in Los Angeles. According to the school, Beck is expected to make a full recovery and begin throwing again in the spring.

The 6-foot-1, 220-pound quarterback is in his fifth year at Georgia, but had another year of eligibility due to COVID in 2020 and only appeared in three games in 2021.

Beck, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, was a 24-hour starter for Georgia over the past two seasons. He began the fall as one of the NFL’s top quarterback prospects. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. listed Beck and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders as the top quarterbacks for the 2025 draft heading into the season. Kiper’s latest Big Board lists Beck as the No. 4 draft quarterback prospect, behind Sanders, Miami’s Cam Ward and Alabama’s Jalen Milroe.

Beck didn’t reach his 2023 numbers this fall, but still finished with 3,485 passing yards, 28 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, 11 of which he threw during a five-game midseason stretch. He had 7,426 passing yards and 52 touchdowns over the last two seasons for Georgia, was a two-time finalist for the Manning Award and was a second-team All-SEC selection in 2023.

Redshirt sophomore Gunner Stockton replaced Beck in the SEC title game, which Georgia won 22-19 in overtime, and will start against Notre Dame.