ESPN’s draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. released its updated big board on Thursday, and Georgia quarterback Carson Beck didn’t make the top 25.

Could Beck slide down the ranks after a lackluster start to the 2024 season?

“It’s questionable at this point. It’s very doubtful at this point that he will do that,” Kiper said when asked if Beck would be taken in the first round (8:35 p.m.). “He’s got to do some things late in the year — he’ll get an opportunity at Georgia, they’ll be in the (College Football Playoff) — to see what he can do there, on the biggest stages.”

Kiper ranked Beck as the fourth quarterback behind Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders (No. 11 overall on his big board), Miami’s Cam Ward (No. 12 overall) and Alabama’s Jalen Milroe (outside the top 25). Texas’ Quinn Ewers ranked fifth among quarterbacks, followed by Penn State’s Drew Allar, LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier, Indiana’s Kurtis Rourke, Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart and Ohio State’s Will Howard, in that order.

Beck, a senior, has thrown for 1,993 yards, 15 touchdowns and eight interceptions this year, completing 66 percent of his passes while taking seven sacks. His interceptions are already up from last year’s six, while his completion percentage – while solid – is hardly as impressive as last year’s 72.4 percent.

Yes, Georgia is 6-1 nonetheless and is once again a major threat after a convincing win over previously top-ranked Texas two weeks ago. But if Beck wants to hear his name called in the first round of April’s NFL draft, he’ll need to release more solid tape for league evaluators.