College Football

Former Georgia QB Carson Beck commits to Miami despite NFL draft declaration

Updated Jan. 12, 2025 11:31 a.m. ET

Former Georgia quarterback Carson Beck is returning to school for a sixth season after committing to play for Miami (Fla.) in 2025 despite recently declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft.

Beck is reportedly set to receive a little over $3 million to transfer, roughly double the $1.6 million Heisman Trophy finalist Cam Ward earned through Miami’s collective, according to FOX Sports' Bruce Feldman.

Beck announced the move Friday after reports swirled earlier this week that Beck had entered the college football transfer portal and was weighing all his options. Beck reportedly signed a grant-in-aid agreement with the Canes.

The senior signal-caller spent five seasons at Georgia, serving as a backup to Stetson Bennett on the school's 2021 and 2022 title teams before spending the past two as the Bulldogs' starter. Beck completed 68% of his passes for 7,912 yards, 58 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in his college career. He appeared in 39 games for Georgia, 27 of them in the past two seasons, leading them to a combined 24-3 record.

Beck is recovering from elbow surgery after suffering a season-ending injury in Georgia's SEC Championship Game victory over Texas in December. The Bulldogs then lost to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals with backup Gunner Stockton under center.

Miami, who went 10-3 and are losing quarterback and Heisman Trophy finalist Cam Ward to the draft, was widely considered one of the favorites to land Beck in the portal, according to ESPN. On the other hand, Beck was receiving feedback that he could've been selected anywhere in the first to third rounds of this year's draft, per the report.

Beck, a former four-star recruit, now headlines the 2026 quarterback draft class alongside Penn State's Drew Allar and LSU's Garrett Nussmeier, among others.

Beck's girlfriend, Hanna Cavinder, plays for Miami's women's college basketball team along with her twin sister Haley. Two of the most prominent athletes in the NIL era of college athletics, the Cavinder twins were part of the Miami team that went to the Elite Eight in 2023. They announced they were returning for a final season in April of last year.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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