After a somewhat tumultuous finish to his career at the University of Miami, rookie Carson Beck has an opportunity to emerge now as the QB for the Arizona Cardinals
By Eva Geitham | SPORTS ILLUSTRATED | May 8, 2026
Two weeks after the Cardinals selected Carson Beck with their third-round pick in the 2026 NFL draft, the former Georgia and Miami quarterback is in Arizona as the team’s rookie minicamp gets underway.
Following a six-year college career, Beck was drafted into a quarterback room featuring Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew, but lacking a solution at the position. Among the nine quarterbacks taken after Fernando Mendoza in the draft this year, Beck has arguably the best chance of seeing the field as a rookie.
Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort and coach Mike LaFleur said last month that they would not name a starting quarterback. Earlier this week, however, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN reported that Jacoby Brissett will be the Cardinals’ starting quarterback, even as he …Read More HERE
