After Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck’s injury in the SEC championship game, Georgia fans experienced a Georgia offense without Beck. Gunner Stockton performed admirably in his absence.
The Bulldogs also have Ryan Puglisi and Jaden Rashada waiting in the wings, but Georgia recruited a number of quarterbacks in the 2025 class indicating UGA may want to upgrade its quarterback room.
The Bulldogs could be looking for a quarterback addition via the transfer portal. Gunner Stockton will have a chance to audition for UGA’s starting role in the College Football Playoff, but he has zero career starts. We would not be surprised if Georgia looks for a more experienced option for the 2025 season.
Also, it should be noted that Carson Beck could return for the 2025 season. Before his injury, he was widely projected to enter the 2025 NFL draft.
Here are five quarterbacks Georgia could target:
Jackson Arnold
Arnold entered the transfer portal after a rough passing season at Oklahoma. On3 predicted him to land with the Mississippi State Bulldogs, but the recruiting site also mentioned Georgia and Alabama as probable destinations. Arnold would be behind one of the best offensive lines in the country, unlike in Oklahoma, where the offensive line was porous as the result of injuries.
The former five-star threw for 1,289 yards, 12 touchdowns and three interceptions, but he was sacked 34 times and had a QBR of just 48.0.
Conner Weigman
Georgia could target another SEC quarterback this year. Conner Weigman had a great deal of hype at Texas A&M coming into the year, but he was underwhelming with the Aggies, finishing with just 819 yards, three touchdowns, five interceptions and a 52.1 QBR.
The former five-star is a sophomore, so if Weigman goes to the Bulldogs, he could be a developmental project for Kirby Smart and Mike Bobo.
Kaidon Salter
Salter has the best stats of any of the top quarterbacks in the transfer portal, but he doesn’t have much experience against Power Four opponents. In Liberty’s 2023 bowl matchup against Oregon, he threw for 126 yards, a touchdown and an interception on 24 attempts.
Still, Salter has had a spectacular statistical career with Liberty, with 5,887 yards, 56 touchdowns, and 17 interceptions in his four years with Liberty. He also has dual threat ability, with 2,013 yards and 21 touchdowns on the ground.
Salter originally signed on with Tennessee in 2021, but Tennessee dismissed him from the program.
Miller Moss
Moss could be Georgia’s most surefire choice out of the transfer quarterbacks. Unlike Arnold and Weigman, who have struggled, Moss played decently with USC.
In 2024, he threw for 2,555 yards, 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions in his first year as a starter. He was benched in November for Jayden Maiava, but it’s more likely that it was due to Lincoln Riley trying to light a spark than Moss’s actual play.
There are a number of teams chasing Moss, including Michigan and Auburn, but Moss would fit well in Georgia’s system.
