#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 · Sr. · #14

6′1″ · 215 lb · Tiger, GA · Rabun County

CFB Index 72 · #28 of 146 QBsHigh confidencePOTY finalist (model)Returning to Georgia for 2026

On production he ranks #28 of 146 QBs; on reputation he is a projected national-award finalist. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Next upSat Sep 19 · 12 pm ETat ArkansasRazorback StadiumGeorgia by 24.5

How he plays

Yards / att: 100th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

436

passing yards · 2026

8 TD · 0 INT · 13.6 per attempt

2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 234 yds · 5 TD -- top 1% passing TDs game. -- Best game: 202 pass yds, 3 TD, vs Tennessee State

The play that turned itSwung Florida from 31% to 63% to win.Georgia at Florida · 24-20

His career numbers, season by season

The story

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.

  • Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2022.
The full story, with sources

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.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology