NFL Draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah thinks very highly of Georgia quarterback Carson Beck. It is so much so that Jeremiah recently compared him to a former first-round draft pick, none other than Eli Manning.
Jeremiah waxed poetic about Beck last week. In doing so, the longtime NFL Draft analyst compared the UGA signal-caller to Eli Manning when he played at Ole Miss over two decades ago.
“Considering his size, talent, and play style, he reminds me of Eli Manning coming out of Ole Miss,” Jeremiah wrote on NFL.com. “Like Manning, Beck excels from the pocket and plays to his size.”
Jeremiah noted that, like Beck, “Eli was a little underappreciated during his career” but then picked up the pace in a great situation. Jeremiah said he “sees a similar trajectory for Beck at Georgia.”
This is pretty glowing praise of Beck. Manning was impressive in college at Ole Miss, finishing the 2003 season as a Heisman Trophy finalist. He led a brilliant career in Oxford before entering the NFL.
There might be a bias against Beck because of his situation. Georgia is a loaded team, but there’s a talented player under center. It’s up to you if you want to see it or not, especially when draft scouts are as bullish as they were in this case.
[NFL.com]
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