{"id":425542,"date":"2026-01-20T13:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/425542\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T13:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:28:11","slug":"without-dante-moore-which-qbs-should-nfl-teams-target-in-2026-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/425542\/","title":{"rendered":"Without Dante Moore, Which QBs Should NFL Teams Target in 2026 NFL Draft?"},"content":{"rendered":"

B\/R Ranking: 77th overall<\/p>\n

Carson Beck<\/a> clawed his way back into consideration as a highly regarded quarterback prospect after experiencing a precipitous drop-off during the 2024 campaign. <\/p>\n

Prior to the start of the 2024 season, he was in early conversations as QB1 and the potential No. 1 overall pick for the following April’s draft class. After all, he completed 72.4 percent of his passes, threw for 3,941 yards and connected for 24 scores after becoming the starter for the heralded Georgia Bulldogs program in his fourth collegiate year. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, his final season in Athens turned into an underwhelming campaign in which the quarterback experienced significant ups and downs, then it ended with a torn UCL in his right elbow. <\/p>\n

He chose to transfer to Miami after originally declaring for the 2025 draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“You made one of the best decisions of your life,” the sixth-year senior said when asked about his decision to leave Georgia, per James Morgan<\/a> of UGA Wire. “And honestly back then that was impossible to see. I was sitting in a brace. I couldn’t bend or straighten my elbow, better yet, throw a football.” <\/p>\n

As a member of the Hurricanes, Beck helped lead his team to the CFP National Championship. He reasserted himself as a legitimate prospect, particularly with his ability to efficiently manage Miami’s offense. <\/p>\n

“Beck is an anticipatory thrower,” Parson wrote. “He sees things quickly and throws before the wide receiver’s break. His anticipation is successful in throwing against both man and zone coverages.<\/p>\n

“He is a rhythm-and-timing passer. Beck works best as a hit-and-throw passer, where his back foot hits at the top of his drop and the ball is out quickly. This allows him to play with good tempo and pacing from the pocket.” <\/p>\n

When Beck is allowed to stand tall in the pocket, he can deliver some beautiful passes. He does take some unnecessary risks, though. Plus, he doesn’t add a ton when asked to work outside of the scheme. <\/p>\n

Still, a quarterback with prototypical size, good anticipation and the ability to execute within a system can go a long way when operating an NFL offense. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"B\/R Ranking: 77th overall Carson Beck clawed his way back into consideration as a highly regarded quarterback prospect…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":425543,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-425542","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425542\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}