ATLANTA — My soft spot for underdogs is well-documented, but that's not the (only) reason I hope Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett is great in 2022. It's also because I really believe Bennett is a good quarterback. He proved me right in 2021. I'm wrong plenty, so I appreciate Bennett making me look good. I'd like Bennett to do it again.
No one seemed to believe coach Kirby Smart when the coach kept insisting that Bennett is a good quarterback. Smart had to be playing Bennett over JT Daniels because he was being too conservative with his QBs again. Then Bennett led the Bulldogs to a national championship over Alabama while being named offensive MVP in the title game. That still wasn't enough to convince a lot of people that Bennett ranks among the top quarterbacks in the country, a sentiment that's confirmed by QB rankings for 2022.
Pro Football Focus ranked the top 10 returning quarterbacks. Bennett didn't make the list or even get a mention. Bennett also isn't part of USA Today's top 10. Every quarterback on those lists are better NFL prospects than Bennett. Few of them as accomplished as Bennett as college signal-callers. None of them has won a national championship.
