30 key Miami Hurricanes for 2025 season: All eyes on Carson Beck for UM title hopes
The Miami Hurricanes kick off the 2025 season on Aug. 31 with a marquee matchup against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Hard Rock Stadium (7:30 p.m., ABC).
With the calendar officially flipped to August, the Miami Herald is counting down 30 of the most important players on the Hurricanes’ roster, one per day leading up to the season opener, to provide a closer look at the team heading into coach Mario Cristobal’s fourth season.
Today, to wrap up the series: The No. 1 player on our list, Carson Beck
What to know
Position: Quarterback
Hometown: Jacksonville
Year: Sixth year senior
How he got to Miami: 2025 transfer (Georgia)
Key stats: 7,426 passing yards, 52 touchdowns, 18 interceptions over two years as a starter at Georgia with a 24-3 record (including 9-3 against ranked opponents and 14-2 in SEC play).
In summary: All eyes will be on Carson Beck to lead the Miami Hurricanes on their championship push — and that’s how he wants it. The quarterback, who went 24-3 in two years as a starter at Georgia, is self driven and wants the pressure to succeed to be on him. He has big shoes to fill as the successor to Cam Ward, who rewrote the Hurricanes’ record book in his lone season at UM en route to becoming a Heisman Trophy finalist and the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. But the Hurricanes came up short of reaching the ACC Championship Game and the College Football Playoff last year. Can Beck get them over the hump?
What they’re saying
“Leadership is earned, not given, and respect is also earned. I feel like to earn the respect of the guys around me, I had to put in work, and that was how I was able to put in work. Obviously, since I couldn’t do anything physically at the time because of the injury, being able to use my experiences and what I know and what I’ve learned and help everyone around me, I feel like I was able to build rapport and respect with the guys.” - Carson Beck on his approach to gaining his teammates’ trust
“He’s an absolute dog. Carson talks his trash, but you know he’s going to be able to move the ball down the field. He’s extremely smart. I mean, I could speak wonders about Carson. Carson’s an extremely great guy.” - running back Jordan Lyle on what stands out about Carson Beck
“He’s a big help. My locker’s near him in the locker room, so, I mean just being able to come to him with any questions, stuff like that; him talking about his college football experiences, so I can know what to expect at games and stuff like that. He’s making us feel pretty excited about what it’s like and what’s in store for us to be a college football player. He’s been a huge help for us for sure.” - freshman tight end Brock Schott on how Carson Beck has helped him
“I like how humble he came in; how humble he came in in the first place and then just him taking charge. This is his huddle, his offense. He took charge of it, and I really appreciate that. We’re going to block our tails off for him.” - offensive lineman Markel Bell on what stands out about Carson Beck
“He’s an educator of football. That’s what I call him. He just knows a lot of football. He’s played a lot of football and anytime he sees something, he just tries to give back. That’s not only to me, that’s to anybody.”- running back Mark Fletcher Jr. on what stands out about Carson Beck
The rest of the series
No. 2: Offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa
No. 3: Defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr.
No. 4: Linebacker Wesley Bissainthe
No. 5: Cornerback OJ Frederique Jr.
No. 6: Right guard Anez Cooper
No. 7: Safety Zechariah Poyser
No. 8: Linebacker Mohamed Toure
No. 9: Running back Mark Fletcher Jr.
No. 10: Tight end Elija Lofton
No. 11: Defensive lineman Akheem Mesidor
No. 12: Wide receiver Joshisa Trader
No. 13: Offensive lineman Markel Bell
No. 14: Defensive back Xavier Lucas
No. 15: Defensive lineman Justin Scott
No. 16: Wide receiver CJ Daniels
No. 17: Defensive lineman David Blay
No. 18: Defensive lineman Ahmad Moten
No. 19: Center James Brockermeyer
No. 20: Wide receiver Keelan Marion
No. 21: Defensive back Jakobe Thomas
No. 23: Defensive back Keionte Scott
No. 24: Running back Jordan Lyle
No. 25: Defensive back Damari Brown
No. 26: Defensive lineman Armondo Blount
No. 27: Wide receiver Malachi Toney
No. 28: Defensive back Ethan O’Connor
No. 29: Linebacker Kamal Bonner
No. 30: Running back CharMar Brown
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