Preview of the QB Battle in Athens

It is that time of the off-season. We call it talking season. Georgia will have one of the most heated quarterback battles in school history. There are three names to know that have a fist in this fight. Carson Beck is the name most Georgia fans believe will win the starting job. Beck has been the first QB called off the bench by Kirby Smart when it's time for cleanup duty. This past season Beck appeared in 6 total games completing 74% of his passes and tossing for 4 touchdown passes. Beck has shown off his tremendous arm strength and his command over the second-team offense throughout the season.

Brock Vandagriff is the second QB that will be competing. He came to UGA during the 2021 season as a 5-Star recruit out of Prince Avenue High School. According to Coach Smart, he will have his fair share of opportunities to win this job. Vandagriff has been working on the scout team and some reps with the second/third strings the past two seasons so he also has a good amount of practice time. However, unlike Beck, he has not received the same amount of game reps. Appearing in two games this year and only throwing three total passes with no completions. Beck has a unique skill set that he can use to his advantage this spring. He not only can rip the football across the field, but he can also run and extend plays. We saw that same escapability with Stetson Bennett and we saw how that worked out.

The final candidate for the QB job is Gunner Stockton. The redshirt sophomore made headlines and turned some heads last month when Kirby Smart revealed that Stockton was playing the role of CJ Stroud during bowl prep and asked for his black non-contact jersey to come off so that the defense could get an actual game-like experience. Things like that are why Stockton will be looked at heavily by Kirby Smart and the staff. When you have that kind of pride and passion for your team you have the heart of a winner. That’s exactly what you look for in a QB. Stockton will have to do almost everything right and make several wow plays this spring and fall to win this competition.