Quarterback Arch Manning, the No. 1 ranked player in the class of 2023, stole the headlines on Thursday when he announced his commitment to Texas, choosing the Longhorns over Georgia and Alabama. Georgia put up a good fight, but missing out on Manning puts the Bulldogs in a difficult situation regarding the quarterback position for the 2023 recruiting cycle.
Under Kirby Smart, Georgia has secured at least one quarterback in every recruiting class since 2016. As of now, Georgia has zero quarterbacks committed for the class of 2023, and also recently missed out on Dylan Raiola, the No. 1 overall player in the 2024 class who committed to Ohio State. Georgia has offered 12 quarterbacks in the 2023 class so far, but it’s rather late in the game for a position in which these players tend to commit earlier in the process. And the real problem is that nine of those 12 guys have already committed elsewhere.
Despite the news of Manning, Georgia is actually pretty loaded at the position, and CBS Sports recently ranked it as the fourth best quarterback room in the nation for 2022. Stetson Bennett is back for his final year and he’ll be joined by Carson Beck and Brock Vandagriff, plus true freshman Gunner Stockton. Beck and Stockton are former four-star recruits, while Vandagriff was a five-star in the class of 2021. At the moment, that’s the future of Georgia football at the position beyond 2022.
But you can never have too much talent at the most important position in all of sports. So, with Manning off the board where does Georgia turn next?
Here’s a few prospects to keep an eye on:
