Stetson Bennett told reporters after his performance against Oregon that it was probably the best game he had played as a Georgia Bulldog. He threw for a career-best 368 passing yards and added three touchdowns. Every drive he led ended in a touchdown for Georgia as the Bulldogs rolled to a 49-3 victory.
And the performance has people in both NFL and college football circles re-thinking how Bennett should be seen.
While appearing on the Ryen Russillo Podcast, Trent Dilfer went as far to say that Bennett has legitimate NFL prospects, comparing him to a pair of NFL quarterbacks in terms of skillset
“He’s awesome. Stetson Bennett is Chase Daniel,” Dilfer said. “Stetson is twitchier. I think he’ll be drafted as a backup. Now he might be able to earn it. He’s got some (Tony) Romo in him. Romo again, thicker, a little bit taller. But who is to say Stetson can’t get bigger?”
Dilfer knows a thing or two about quarterbacks, given he won a Super Bowl as the starting quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens. He also helps run the Elite 11, giving him first-hand access to pretty much every talented prep quarterback over the past decade.
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