Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Beck will start in his NFL debut Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams, according to team reporter Zach Gershman.
Cardinals quarterback Gardner Minshew sustained a season-ending elbow injury in Week 9's loss to the Seattle Seahawks and was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.
The Cardinals moved up in the third round of the 2026 draft to select Beck out of Miami. He led the Hurricanes to the national championship game, which they lost 27-21 to Indiana.
Beck was Georgia's primary starter for two seasons before transferring to Miami for the 2025 season. He played in 16 games last year, completing an ACC-leading 338 passes for 3,813 yards with 30 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
The 24-year-old started the Cardinals' first preseason contest, completing 15 of 19 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown with a 125.4 passer rating.
Minshew took over as Arizona's top quarterback after the team dealt Jacoby Brissett and a fifth-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens for fourth- and seventh-round selections. The Cardinals benched Brissett for Minshew midway through their Week 8 comeback win over the Dallas Cowboys.
The Cardinals' wide receiver room also took a hit last week as standout Michael Wilson suffered a season-ending neck injury. Simi Fehoko, Reggie Virgil, and Devin Duvernay are projected to be Arizona's top wideouts Sunday.
