Miami quarterback Carson Beck’s college football career ended on a sour note when his attempted heave to tie the national championship game was picked off by Indiana defensive back Jamari Sharpe to end the contest. Beck finished the 27-21 loss to the No. 1 Hoosiers with 232 passing yards, one touchdown, and a costly interception.
Beck had left the Georgia Bulldogs under a cloud last year in a bid to improve his flagging draft stock after a shaky season under center in Athens, and for long stretches of the season, he looked capable of dragging the No. 10 Hurricanes to glory.
Former NFL Scout Predicts Carson Beck Draft Night Slide
During Monday’s segment of the “Colin Cowherd” podcast, former Philadelphia Eagles scout John Middlekauff predicted that Beck would slide to the third day of the NFL Draft and that the Canes would do better next season with an upgrade in the quarterback position.
“I think the next step for them, because they’re going to recruit the best defensive and offensive linemen, Mario’s gonna do that at the Saban (Nick) – Smart (Kirby) level,” Middlekauf said. “To me, there was a big difference last year when they had Cam Ward and their offense was super electric. And this year, Carson’s not that level of talent.
“He’ll be drafted on the third day of the draft. Which you have an NFL QB in your offense, you’re gonna be solid. But if they can nail a first-round pick to be their quarterback, they will recruit running backs, they’ll have an offensive line, they should be the toast of the ACC.”
Despite being part of two national championship-winning teams during his polarizing career, Beck finished his college football career with 32 interceptions, most of them coming during crucial moments in games.
Beck Trait Compared to Josh Allen
During Monday’s segment of the “4th&1” podcast, former NFL quarterback Cam Newton gave a damning assessment of Beck’s abilities while comparing him to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen.
“Don’t tell me you’re a great quarterback in the first quarter, second quarter and third quarter, and all of a sudden in the fourth quarter, when we need you to lock in the most, you’re not great,” Newton said.
“For the most part, consistently, Carson Beck hasn’t shown that. That doesn’t make him a bad player. Like I was saying about Josh Allen today. He’s just not clutch.”
Beck finished his sole season in Coral Gables after transferring from Athens with 3,813 passing yards, resulting in 30 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, while adding 43 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns, and earning himself a PFSN’s CFB QB Impact Metric of 83.3.
