College Football Playoff: Georgia QB Carson Beck undergoes UCL surgery, to miss postseason

Carson Beck’s season is officially over.

Georgia's starting quarterback underwent successful surgery to repair his UCL in his right elbow on Monday, the school announced. He's expected to have a full recovery, but that means that Beck will miss the entirety of College Football Playoff.

Beck initially went down in the first half of Georgia’s win over Texas in the SEC Championship earlier this month. His arm was hit hard by a Longhorns defender as he tried to make a final throw before halftime, which knocked the ball loose and left him in a lot of pain on the ground.

Beck missed the second half of the game, though backup quarterback Gunner Stockton took over and led the Bulldogs to the win in overtime.

That secured them a spot in the College Football Playoff, too, and an automatic bye to the Sugar Bowl. They’ll take on Notre Dame on Jan. 1. Stockton is expected to start in that contest.

Georgia has reportedly been preparing for life without Beck in the playoffs ever since the injury, and had considered his return "unlikely." Beck will finish the year having thrown for 3,485 yards, 28 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

It’s unclear how the injury will impact him in the pre-draft process. Beck was not listed in the first round of Yahoo Sports’ latest NFL mock draft, though there aren’t a ton of great quarterbacks in this draft class. If Beck can throw ahead of the draft in April, his stock could theoretically rise — though this injury will undoubtedly make that much more difficult.

This post will be updated with more information shortly.