Woah! In the fourth round of the 2023 NFL draft, the Los Angeles Rams selected former Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett with the 128th pick.
Bennett was expected to drop to at least the fifth round, and most analysts predicted the two-time national champion would go undrafted.
Bennett will join former Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford, the No. 1 pick in 2009, in Los Angeles.
QB room? DAWGS.
Welcome to LA, @StetsonIV! pic.twitter.com/mEbxeXjLlP
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) April 29, 2023
Remember this moment between the two UGA passers after last season’s title game?
Stetson Bennett and Matt Stafford
Georgia Legends 🔥pic.twitter.com/ECajTIW8BC
— PointsBet Sportsbook (@PointsBetUSA) April 29, 2023
When you talk about the best player in the history of Georgia football, that title still belongs to Herschel Walker. But after winning his second national championship, Stetson Bennett leaves UGA as the greatest player in the program’s storied history.
Bennett began his career as a walk-on at Georgia in 2017, where he redshirted his freshman season. Prior to the 2018 season, he transferred to Jones Community College. He came back in 2019 to finish what he started.
In 2020, Bennett started five games but was nowhere close to being the Bulldogs’ trusted guy at quarterback. Come 2021, Bennett won the starting job early in the season after an injury to J.T. Daniels. He guided his team to a national championship win over Alabama in the 2021 season to bring home Georgia’s first trophy since 1980.
Bennett opted to return to UGA in 2022 where he led the Bulldogs to a 15-0 record, which included both an SEC championship and a second consecutive national championship win. He finished fourth in Heisman voting. In 2022, Bennett threw for 4,127 yards, 27 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. He rushed for an additional 10 touchdowns.
Bennett’s career stats read 601 of 923, 65.1%, 8,428 yards, 66 touchdowns, 21 interceptions, 530 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns.
