{"id":182410,"date":"2023-01-10T08:14:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T08:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/after-sublime-college-career-is-stetson-bennett-an-nfl-quarterback\/"},"modified":"2023-01-10T08:14:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T08:14:04","slug":"after-sublime-college-career-is-stetson-bennett-an-nfl-quarterback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/after-sublime-college-career-is-stetson-bennett-an-nfl-quarterback\/","title":{"rendered":"After sublime college career, is Stetson Bennett an NFL quarterback?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. \u2014 He’s 5-foot-11. At least that’s what the Georgia roster says of Stetson Bennett. So maybe he isn’t even that tall. It also says he weighs 190, which helps with his speed and quickness, but he is light by football standards.<\/p>\n

It certainly didn’t matter at the college level.<\/p>\n

Bennett finished off one of the greatest careers in college history here Monday by leading the Bulldogs to consecutive national championships with a 65-7 beatdown of TCU.<\/p>\n

Bennett finished 18-of-25 for 304 yards and four touchdowns passing and another 39 yards and two TDs rushing.<\/p>\n

He was absolutely phenomenal. If Bennett stood, say, 6-3, we’d be talking about him as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft. He doesn’t though. As such, no one knows if he can even make<\/em> the NFL.<\/p>\n

This is perhaps because of his height or perhaps as lingering doubt from the fact he was originally a Georgia walk-on, who then left for junior college, only to return and have the program try to recruit over him every year. He was perpetually doubted, even by his own coaches.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople slept on Stetson Bennett for a long time,\u201d Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said. \u201cHe needs an opportunity to play for a long time at the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n

He may not quite look the part of an NFL quarterback, but he didn’t look the part of an SEC quarterback either and he wound up dominating that league.<\/p>\n

No one is claiming Bennett should go first overall. Although, the guy who might is Alabama’s Bryce Young, a slight 6-footer, not much bigger than Bennett.<\/p>\n

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