ESPN mock draft projects Stetson Bennett to New Orleans: Why Saints would be good fit for Georgia QB

By Mike Griffith, DawgNation

March 30, 2023 at 10:21 am EDT

Stetson Bennett Florida vs. Georgia (10/29/22) Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) during Georgias game against Florida at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday, 28, 2022. (Photo by Tony Walsh) (Tony Walsh/Tony Walsh/UGAAA)

By Mike Griffith, DawgNation

March 30, 2023 at 10:21 am EDT

ATHENS — Stetson Bennett won’t be the biggest story among NFL quarterbacks in the upcoming draft, but he certainly ranks among the most controversial.

Bennett has a championship pedigree and a background of elite Georgia coaching expertise working for him with NFL savvy coaches Jim Chaney and Todd Monken among those who have tutored him.

Of course, there are some who will point out that Bennett’s age (25), height (5-11) and recent off-field behavior work against him in the NFL Draft evaluation process.

Still, ESPN’s most recent mock draft projected Bennett as a seventh-round pick to the New Orleans Saints, which would seem to be a dream scenario for UGA’s two-time CFP Championship Game Offensive MVP.