#14

Gunner Stockton

Nobody calls Gunner Stockton flashy. He just went 12-2, won the SEC, beat Alabama 28-7, and finished seventh in the Heisman voting -- as a first-year starter. He's back to do the one thing that got away: finish.

QB · Georgia · Fr. · #14

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The record

203 pass yds, 20 rush yds · vs Ole Miss
Bowl, 2025
156 pass yds, 39 rush yds · vs Alabama
Week 15, 2025
70 pass yds, 42 rush yds · vs Georgia Tech
Week 14, 2025
196 pass yds, 11 rush yds · vs Charlotte
Week 13, 2025
229 pass yds, 29 rush yds · vs Texas
Week 12, 2025
264 pass yds, 31 rush yds · vs Mississippi State
Week 11, 2025

The story

In his first year as the starter he threw for 2,894 yards with 24 touchdowns and only five interceptions, ran for 462 more and ten scores, and carried Georgia to a second straight SEC title and the No. 3 Playoff seed. Todd McShay's read was that he "shows up in clutch moments" and has "carried that team while the defense lagged behind" -- high praise for a quarterback most national lists slot as a game-manager. The season ended one round too early, a 39-34 CFP quarterfinal loss to Ole Miss. So the in-state veteran came back for what should be his final college year, now a fringe-Heisman and preseason-award name. The forward stakes are the wall itself: Georgia has the program, the recruiting, and the standard, but Stockton's job is to push it past the quarterfinal it just lost. His ten rushing touchdowns are the weapon defenses underrate -- and 2026 is his bid to turn "does everything right" into a national championship.

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