2025 NFL Draft Film Study: Carson Beck (QB, Georgia)

An All-22 breakdown of the potential QB1 in 2025.

If the 2025 NFL Draft were to happen today, Carson Beck would easily be QB1.

Don’t let the Vegas oddsmakers tell you that Shedeur Sanders will be the No. 1 pick (I did a full breakdown on him last week). In fact, it’s unlikely that a QB will go first overall given the dominant EDGE and OT prospects in next year’s draft class.

However, the progression we saw over the season for Beck has him in the driver’s seat to be the first QB selected in 2025. Not surprisingly, the film backs up that assessment, so let’s dive in.

Stats and Background

Beck was a 4-star recruit out of Jacksonville, Florida back in 2020. 247Sports had him as the fifth-ranked pro-style QB in the class behind notable names in DJ Uiagalelei and C.J. Stroud.

The Georgia quarterback waited patiently for his opportunity to take over as the starter, playing behind Stetson Bennett during back-to-back national championships. He finally got that opportunity in 2023.

Things didn’t get off to the flashiest start for Beck, but a late-season surge helped keep the Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff conversation until their loss to Alabama in the SEC Championship.

Beck finished the year with impressive efficiency. He completed 72.4% of his passes for 3,941 yards, 24 touchdowns, and six interceptions while averaging 9.5 yards per pass attempt.

The advanced metrics back up that efficiency. He was third in the FBS with an adjusted completion percentage of 80.6. He was also particularly deadly at carving up blitzing defenses, completing 70.8 percent of his passes with 11 touchdowns and zero interceptions against the blitz.

Film Study

For a quarterback that’s so efficient, I was also impressed with Beck because he continues to be efficient when pushing the ball downfield.

Beck shows good zip on the ball, and keeps his mechanics clean even when going through his progressions or looking off safeties. His placement is also pretty consistent, allowing receivers to get the ball in stride for maximum YAC.

That zip even shows up when Beck isn’t able to deliver from a clean throwing platform. Watch that on the clip below, along with his post-snap processing to read the crashing defenders before pulling the ball on the RPO concept and hitting the glance route.

One of the ways Beck is able to consistently get his receivers the ball in stride is because of his consistent timing. The Georgia quarterback has a great feel for when the ball needs to get out of his hands, preparing to deliver the ball at the top of his drop instead of hanging back in the pocket and hoping that someone will get open.