Whether the next game is 5 days or 5 months ago, everyone always wants to know about the status of the quarterbacks. On Tuesday, Georgia coach Kirby Smart met with the media, and commented on what he’s seen from Gunner Stockton and the quarterbacks behind QB1 on the depth chart.
This offseason, Stockton has dealt with what Smart called a “little off-season (knee) injury,” but the Georgia head coach indicated that all is well.
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“Yep, he’s great. He’s practicing. He had a little off-season injury in our workouts, but he’s fine now,” Smart said. “He’s limited a little bit the first couple days, but he’s out there competing, doing a good job, focusing on the things he needs to improve on and compete with those other guys. So I’ve been really pleased with Gunner.”
With the departure of Carson Beck, Stockton took over as the full-time starter last season. In 14 games, he completed 69.7% of his passes at a clip of 7.5 yards per attempt for just under 3,000 yards while posting a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 24-5.
While there’s no doubt about Stockton being the starter again this fall, there’s always curiosity about the other QBs on the depth chart. Ryan Puglisi made 7 appearances last year, while Ryan Montgomery played in 1 game. This year’s QB room includes Hezekiah Millender and Bryson Beaver. At this point, Smart is pleased with the group as a whole.
“All doing a great job,” Smart told reporters. “They’ve been able to get some reps.We’re doing a lot of work around practice to spot, to guarantee extra seven on seven time. I don’t think you get better at the quarterback position without reps. So we’ve been pouring into those guys, and we tell them to value every opportunity they get.
“So many teams across the country can’t get the reps we can get from a volume standpoint because they don’t have the depth and the pieces. And all those guys are getting quality reps, quality work, growing in that room. In between practice days, they’re getting 20, 40 reps of walkthrough, position meetings, extra.
“So when you talk about Buddha (Millender) , and the two Ryans (Ryan Puglisi and Ryan Montgomery), and Bryson (Beaver), all those guys. I’m pleased with where they are, and need them to keep growing, because they’re gonna get some loud looks and some scrimmage looks here coming up soon.”
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