Where does Carson Beck fit in the 2026 NFL Draft quarterback class?

Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice is joined by The Athletic’s Derrik Klassen discuss the NFL outlook for Miami quarterback Carson Beck in a a very shallow 2026 class. Check out the full conversation on “Football 301” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.

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He, when I watched him at Georgia, I was like, his arm is good enough, but not really overwhelming.

Yeah.

I watch him now and I’m like, man, some of the dig routes he’s throwing, some of those seam routes, I’m like, all right, he can, he can spin it.

And it’s not like special.

But again, it’s like Davis Mills- Yeah where it’s like this is a B-minus like NFL capable level arm.

And then I think you add on that, on You add on top of the fact that like, I think mechanically he’s pretty quick, even if it’s not like anything super insane and then he’s just I think my sell with him and like why I kinda liked him, I think his game plays up well just in the sense that he to me is a guy who, compared to especially all the other quarterbacks in this class other than Mendoza, I think he plays on time fairly well.

I think Miami’s offense did ask him to run like a relatively pro offense and like go through his progressions and he’s like, “Gotta get one to two to three, stay on time.”

I think he, this is usually a, a negative, but I actually do think this is important, he gets to his checkdowns really efficiently and consistently and throws them well.

And if you’re going to be a guy who is on the like high backup floating into low starter tier, like that’s a really good trait to have, and I think that he has it.

And so I think he just does a lot of things that like set a decent baseline, and I think he’s aggressive enough when he’s gotta be.

Like some of their shot plays I think, I think he did a good job at delivering those.

Like, he just Again, I, I don’t think the ceiling is all that sexy or that high, but I was like, listen, if Davis Mills can be like quarterback 37, I, I think that Beck could be that or a little bit better in the right circumstances.

I’ve been dreading having to name a quarterback four.

I don’t think any other quarterback is gonna make my top 100. like I think there’s some interesting dart throws, and I think if I had to name one, like if I was going past 100 and starting to get more round four, round day three guys, I think Carson Beck would be my QB four.

Taylen Green maybe if I’m feeling frisky.

But again, like Taylen Green is a guy I still consider not even round four.

I’m like round five, round six with him, and that’s with all of his traits and everything.

but no, I, I think he’s kind of the default quarterback, the two sweetest words in the English language.

Like, he has the size, check.

He has enough arm.

Like, his arm t- power or strength is kind of reminiscent of maybe Purdy, like where it’s like, okay, you get enough, but it’s like you maybe don’t have enough juice, but once in a while he can drive on something, maybe a little bit better than Purdy.

The guys who have really, really good arm strength, they can get like arc under the ball on their deep throws- Yeah where some of the guys with the middling arm, like they, they kinda just line drive it and chuck it ’cause that’s all they can do.

Yeah.

There, that’s my concern with Beck is like when he’s throwing down the field- Yes you just don’t really get the arc and loft that you want, so you’re kinda leaving some throws on the board there.

But again, I think if you can piece together a decent e- enough offense in the zero to 20 yard area where like I, I do think he plays on time well in quick game.

Again, he gets to his checkdowns.

Some of those, like you said, when he’s confident where the dig route’s gonna be or that seam route or whatever, he will throw those.

And so I think that kinda gives you enough.

And then I, I, I don’t think he’s special in these areas, but for, again, this tier of quarterback of backup to borderline starter, I think he clears the bar for like throwing with pressure in his face in terms of like willingness to do it, and then like in terms of like ball location.

Again, I, I probably agree he’s got a couple of sprays, but it’s not, it, it’s not so much that like pulls him down to like the sixth round.

Again, it’s like this is like the, for what he’s going to be as like a borderline top 100 player, I, I think it’s fine.

So he’s, again, not the sexiest guy, but I watched all these other guys.

Yeah.

And maybe it’s just in comparison, right?

Like, maybe I just didn’t like any of the other guys enough- Default that I was like, “Hey, Carson Beck.”

Where does Carson Beck fit in the 2026 NFL Draft quarterback class?

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