Stetson Bennett

Stetson Fleming Bennett IV (born October 28, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs.[2]

Stetson Bennett
Georgia Bulldogs – No. 13
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Senior
MajorEconomics
Personal information
Born: (1998-10-28) October 28, 1998[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College

Bowl Games Won

Peach Bowl (2021)

Sugar Bowl (2020)
High schoolPierce County High School

High school career

Bennett played high school football at Pierce County High School and was a two-star quarterback coming out of high school.[3]

College career

2017

Bennett was a walk-on at Georgia his freshman season. Fellow freshman Jake Fromm led Georgia to the national championship game. Bennett did not take a snap the whole season. 5-Star High School Quarterback Justin Fields committed to Georgia in 2018. Bennett decided to transfer to Jones County Junior College.

2018

After his transfer, Stetson would play in 12 games and would throw for 16 touchdowns for 1,840 yards. After his lone season at Jones County he entered the transfer portal for a 2nd time. Stetson was a 3 star prospect heading into his transfer. He was nearly about to join Louisiana however he ended up returning to Georgia. The Bulldogs were in need of a backup QB after Fields transferred to Ohio State. Georgia offered Stetson a scholarship. Stetson would accept, and become Georgia's 2nd string QB.

2019

As Jake Fromm's backup Stetson would have two touchdowns and one interception on the season. Stetson also had one rushing touchdown. He most notably appeared in the SEC Championship Game when Jake Fromm went down with an injury.[4]

2020

Heading into his junior season Bennett started the season as a backup quarterback to D'Wan Mathis. Mathis was named the starter after Jamie Newman, the planned starter, opted-out of the season. Bennett became the starter after poor play from Mathis.[5] A few months later USC transfer JT Daniels took the starting job.[6]

2021

Bennett came into the season as the backup to JT Daniels. He would make his first appearance and first start of the 2021 season against UAB after JT Daniels went down with an oblique injury. In that game, Stetson would tie the record for most touchdowns by a UGA quarterback in a game with five.[7]

References
  1. Smart, Kirby [@KirbySmartUGA] (October 28, 2021). "Happy birthday @StetsonIV! #GoDawgs t.co/hXDYJeD4dW" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. "Stetson Bennett – 2020 – Football". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  3. "Stetson Bennett, 2017 Pro-style quarterback – Rivals.com". n.rivals.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  4. "Georgia QB Jake Fromm re-enters SEC Championship Game after suffering apparent ankle injury". DawgNation. December 7, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  5. "Who is Stetson Bennett? Former Georgia walk-on now Bulldogs' undisputed leader at quarterback". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  6. "JT Daniels to start against Mississippi State". 247Sports. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  7. Media, Field Level. "No. 2 Georgia throttles UAB behind Stetson Bennett's 5 TDs". Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
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