Carson Beck’s college career came to a heartbreaking end Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium. The sixth-year quarterback completed 19 of 32 passes for 232 yards, one touchdown, and one devastating interception that sealed Miami’s fate. Now, according to a draft analyst, Beck has just two remaining opportunities to salvage his NFL future.

“Carson Beck has an open invitation to the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, in two weeks. Less than two weeks, actually, about 10 days. He would be flying up there if it’s from Miami. Take it. Please take it. Go,” Todd McShay said on the January 21 episode of his podcast. “I know you’ve had 43 starts. I know you’re the most experienced quarterback in the college football playoff. Trust me, no one said it more than me.

Show that because everyone in Miami can talk about who you are. You could say whatever you want, but are you going to show up and put the pads on in Mobile and show and take one more opportunity and then build on that and go to the combine and keep building on that. Because the kid’s got talent.”

Beck entered 2025 as a quarterback on a mission. He transferred from Georgia to Miami specifically to rehabilitate an image that had taken a beating during his final season in Athens. The results were impressive on paper. Beck completed 72.4% of his passes for Miami and led the Hurricanes to their first national championship appearance in 23 years.  

His quick release and pocket presence drew praise from NFL scouts throughout the season. Yet when the spotlight burned brightest Monday night, Beck couldn’t deliver the storybook ending. The championship game interception wasn’t an isolated incident. It was a continuation of a pattern that has defined his career. He had 12 interceptions during the 2025 season. He matched the 12 he threw during his disappointing 2024 campaign at Georgia.​ The Senior Bowl will give him a chance to showcase his abilities among other high-profile QBs.

The transformation of Beck’s draft stock tells a cautionary tale about expectations versus execution. Just two years ago, he completed over 72% of his passes at Georgia, throwing 24 touchdowns against only 6 interceptions. He was projected as a potential top-10 pick. Fast forward to today, and ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. sees him as “a guy I think could be a career backup in the NFL.” Kiper projected him in the late Day 2 or early Day 3 range. McShay’s plea for Beck to attend the Senior Bowl and then perform in the combine is a lifeline for him. He has the talent but desperately needs to prove he can consistently harness it when everything is on the line.​

Despite leading Miami through an impressive playoff run, Beck’s late-game heroics couldn’t overcome the narrative of inconsistency. At 23 years old with 41 career starts, Beck possesses the experience NFL teams covet. Yet questions about his ceiling persist.

The talent was there, the execution wasn’t

Draft analyst Steve Muench broke down Beck’s performance in the title game. “Kid’s got a good frame. He moves pretty well. He’s got a strong arm if he can figure out the downfield touch and accuracy. But it wasn’t a great performance tonight,” Muench said.

He also acknowledged seeing glimmers of hope as the game progressed: “He started to show up again late and started to get it going. And I was kind of optimistic. I thought to myself, maybe this is it. Maybe this is the Carson Beck story where he really, you know, makes something happen here, leads Miami to a championship, and just kind of rights the ship.” But that storybook ending never materialized, and Muench’s optimism faded with Beck’s fourth-quarter interception.​

What stung most in Muench’s assessment was the cold reality of who actually carried Miami to that stage. “Carson Beck didn’t do enough, and that’s just the reality of it,” Muench stated bluntly. He pointed to running back Mark Fletcher, the offensive line, and that outstanding defense as the real reasons Miami stayed competitive. Beck had every opportunity to author his redemption story on the biggest stage in college football.  Instead, he reinforced the very narrative he transferred to Miami to escape: a talented quarterback with all the tools who just can’t consistently deliver when the lights are brightest.​

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