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 JT 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.
Here’s a look at every game from Stetson Bennett’s Georgia career in photos (in which he had three or more pass attempts):
