Cam Ward sends message to Carson Beck ahead of Miami tenure

Cam Ward is set to be the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft following his time at Miami and Carson Beck might have a path as well. That’s what Ward preached to the new Hurricanes quarterback.

Beck spent his entire career at Georgia and had NFL Draft buzz going into 2024. But with some struggles and injuries, Beck stayed in school. Now a grad transfer at Miami, perhaps he should take Ward’s advice: just let it fly and be himself.

There’s no doubt Ward is confident in the Miami offense coached by OC Shannon Dawson. If Beck can thrive in that offense, he can make a bigger name for himself.

“To be yourself,” Ward said of his advice to Beck. “Don’t really look at the stat sheet and what I did this year, because at the end of the day, it wasn’t hard. I mean, you’re talking about a quarterback playing in a coach Dawson offense, you should at least throw thirty touchdowns a year. The previous record was twenty something.

“I did that in four games at UIW and so it’s not hard to break records here. But I think the biggest thing that I would tell Carson is just be himself, and try to win games at the end of the day. They can talk bad (as much as) they want about you, but if you win games you got the one up on them.”

Beck threw 28 touchdowns in 13 games last year, but his yardage went down and he threw 12 interceptions. Moving forward, the Dawson offense at Miami should help in his final season.

Over the course of his career, Beck has 7,912 yards, 58 touchdowns, 20 interceptions and a 68% completion percentage. Perhaps his numbers will go up and ESPN’s Mel Kiper will be higher on him going into the 2026 NFL Draft.

“I couldn’t be happier,” Kiper told Field Yates on First Draft. “Because decisions that players make sometimes leave you scratching your head. … When you have time to play college football, please, I’m begging you, take it. Take it. Because it doesn’t matter where you go. It’s how prepared you are for what’s going to be asked [of] you to do in the National Football League, which is going to be playing at a – this is the term – consistently high level week-in and week-out by Year 2.

“Even if you change offensive systems with different coaching staffs, consistently high level in Year 2 or goodbye, pal. So when you need to be prepared for that, play more college football. How many starts did Bo Nix have, Field?”