Beck was widely considered QB3 in this draft class, cemented behind Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson. Throughout the process, the Cardinals and Beck were linked, especially if they did not draft Simpson.<\/p>\n
Ossenfort said it wasn’t necessarily a priority to add a quarterback, but with Beck still on the board, the Cardinals did not want to let him slide.<\/p>\n
“He’s big, he’s tough, he’s strong,” Ossenfort said. “He stands strong in the pocket, not afraid to take a hit in the pocket. He’s got good arm strength, and he can drive the ball down the field.”<\/p>\n
LaFleur added to Ossenfort’s assessment, mentioning that Beck “looks the part” with his 6-foot-4, 235-pound frame.<\/p>\n
But what had also stood out to LaFleur was Beck’s response to adversity, both on and off the field. In 2024, Beck’s season was derailed due to a UCL injury. His transfer to Miami also started out rocky.<\/p>\n
“That’s well documented,” LaFleur said. “I think he’s gotten better from it. I wasn’t there through that journey the last few years but being able to get to know him and really spend some time, I really enjoyed my time with him.”<\/p>\n
Throughout his time in college, Beck became accustomed to playing in primetime games. But it’s the game that happened at his new home that caught the attention of Ossenfort. At the Fiesta Bowl in January, which is played at State Farm Stadium, Beck orchestrated a game-winning drive to send Miami to the National Championship.<\/p>\n
Not knowing it at the time, Ossenfort watched his future draft pick play under the brightest lights in their home venue.<\/p>\n
“There’s no bigger opportunities than a national semifinal,” Ossenfort said. “Being able to answer the bell, lead his team, bring them down there in a tight game. Carson has been productive his whole step of his career at different spots. That game was no different.”<\/p>\n
Now, instead of sharing a huddle with Mark Fletcher Jr., Malachi Toney, and Keelan Marion, Beck will join a new locker room with Trey McBride, Marvin Harrison Jr., Michael Wilson, and first-round pick Jeremiyah Love.<\/p>\n
“You give them chances and you put the ball in their hands, and that’s what it’s about at the end of the day,” Beck said. “I’m super excited for this opportunity. I mean, having that many talented guys around you at your disposal is always something good. It’s definitely never anything bad.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Beck was widely considered QB3 in this draft class, cemented behind Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson. Throughout the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":246325,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[108314,4654,108151,38053,38051,38052,123,125,124,115,38054],"class_list":{"0":"post-246324","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami","8":"tag-2026pick65","9":"tag-carson-beck","10":"tag-draft-2026","11":"tag-featured-articles","12":"tag-home-page-news-headlines","13":"tag-mega-feed","14":"tag-miami","15":"tag-miami-headlines","16":"tag-miami-news","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-zach-gershman"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}