Georgia only has seven returning starters on a young team expected to be led by junior quarterback Gunner Stockton, who only has one career start.

Although redshirt junior quarterback Gunner Stockton seems to have all but wrapped up the starting quarterback job heading into Georgia‘s 2025 season, head coach Kirby Smart declined to name him the starter on Tuesday.

Several high-profile college teams have named starting QBs in the last week. Is Kirby Smart ready to announce Gunner Stockton as QB1?

Georgia commit Jared Curtis predicts quarterback Gunner Stockton to win the Heisman. In a little less than a week, the 2025 college football season will officially kick off. That also means the last few preseason predictions are rolling in and five-star quarterback Jared Curtis recently gave his prediction for who will win the Heisman.

Georgia Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart does not sound like he'll be naming Georgia's starting quarterback ahead of the season opener. Smart was asked if he would name redshirt junior quarterback Gunner Stockton as Georgia's starter. "Yes, so y'all can write about it (naming Stockton the starter)?" Smart said. "Nah."

Georgia football is entering 2025 with one of the more loaded rosters for the season. Yet three spots remain unsettled ahead of Week 1.

Kirby Smart details what he expects from his starting quarterback in 2025. Here's what Kirby Smart says about Gunner Stockton and what he expects. Kirby Smart

Former Georgia Bulldog Gunner Stockton was not one of the 27 quarterbacks featured on the preseason Manning Award watch list.