Anthony Becht

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Anthony Becht
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Becht (Center,87) in 2008 with the St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Battlehawks
Position: Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1977-08-08) August 8, 1977 (age 47)
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school: Monsignor Bonner (Drexel Hill)
College: West Virginia (1995–1999)
NFL draft: 2000  / round: 1 / pick: 27
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:188
Receiving yards:1,537
Receiving touchdowns:21
Player stats at PFR

Anthony G. Becht (born August 8, 1977) is an American professional football coach, broadcaster and former player who is the head coach of the St. Louis BattleHawks of the United Football League (UFL) and color commentator for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a tight end in the NFL for 11 seasons.

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Becht played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers and was selected by the Jets in the first round of the 2000 NFL draft with the 27th overall pick. He was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs.

Becht was hired by ESPN as a college football analyst in 2013. He is also a co-host of the "Football Fan Shop" on the Home Shopping Network. In 2019, he was the tight ends coach of the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football.

Anthony Becht worked as an Analyst for some Sunday night Football games on Westwood One in 2021. He signed on as the Jets' color commentator for the 2024 season. [1]

Early life

Becht, a graduate of Monsignor Bonner High School in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, was 6'5" and 205 pounds coming out of high school. Becht was an all-city, all-Catholic conference and all-county selection as a senior after recording 47 receptions for 693 yards. Becht accepted a football scholarship from West Virginia.

College career

At the end of Becht's college career, he ranked second among tight ends at the school with 83 catches for 1,173 yards, a 14.1 average of yards per catch, and 10 touchdowns. Becht was an honorable mention for All-American as a senior and was named second-team All-Big East as a junior and senior, along with being team captain and MVP. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 5+5⁄8 in
(1.97 m)		270 lb
(122 kg)		32+5⁄8 in
(0.83 m)		10+1⁄2 in
(0.27 m)		4.69 s4.08 s6.94 s33.5 in
(0.85 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)
All values from NFL Combine [2] [3]

New York Jets

Becht was selected by the Jets with a traded draft pick from Tampa Bay. [4] As a rookie in 2000 for the Jets, Becht played in 14 games, missing two due to an ankle sprain. He was a starter for 10 games and totaled 16 receptions for 144 yards and two touchdowns on the season. Becht ranked third among the rookie tight ends with receptions, behind Green Bay's Bubba Franks and Cleveland's Aaron Shea.

In 2001, Becht started all 16 games and recorded 36 receptions for 321 yards and five touchdowns. He tied former Jets' tight end Kyle Brady for the most receptions by an AFC tight end. His five scores were only beat by Colts' Marcus Pollard and Chiefs' Tony Gonzalez. Becht recorded consecutive game-winning touchdown catches in weeks 13 and 14.

In 2002, Becht once again started all 16 games and tallied 28 receptions, 243 yards, and a career-high tying five scores. Becht caught one pass for eight yards and served as a key blocker in the 41–0 win over the Colts in the AFC Wild Card playoff game and recorded three receptions for 14 yards in the AFC Divisional Playoff loss at Oakland.

In 2003, Becht set career-highs of 40 receptions for 356 yards and he included four TD catches while starting all sixteen games once again. Becht caught a career-best six passes, including a one-yard touchdown, and gained 32 yards at Miami in the season finale.

As his final season as a Jet in 2004, Becht had a career-low 13 receptions, for also lows of 100 yards and only 1 touchdown. He did manage to catch a touchdown pass in the Jets Wild Card win over the San Diego Chargers. In New York City, Becht totaled 1,146 yards receiving with 17 touchdowns off of 133 receptions.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In his first year in Tampa Bay in 2005, Becht recorded 16 receptions, much like his rookie year, 112 yards but no touchdowns as his career began to slide downward. Becht competed with rookie Alex Smith for the tight end spot, who the Bucs picked up in the 2005 NFL draft.

In 2006, Becht saw himself being replaced by the rookie, Smith. Still, Becht grabbed 18 receptions for 115 yards and a score, from mainly rookie Bruce Gradkowski.

In 2007, Becht's productivity decreased even more. He finished the season with only 5 receptions for 201 yards and 2 touchdowns.

St. Louis Rams

On March 6, 2008, he signed with the St. Louis Rams. Becht joined fellow-former Mountaineers Marc Magro and Marc Bulger on the Rams squad. Becht played one season with the team before his release on March 12, 2009.

Arizona Cardinals

Becht signed with the Arizona Cardinals on March 19, 2009. In the 2009–2010 season, Becht had 61 yards on 10 catches, averaging 6.1 yards per catch. He also had one receiving touchdown. On September 3, 2010, Becht was released as part of final cuts for the 2010 NFL Season.

Kansas City Chiefs

Becht signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on August 25, 2011, but was released on September 5. The Chiefs re-signed him on September 16. Becht was released by the Chiefs again, so there could be room for tight end Jake O'Connell. On October 26, he was signed once again, by the Chiefs. On December 18, 2011, Becht had 2 catches for 20 yards.

NFL statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGPReceivingFumbles
RecYdsAvgLngTDFDFumLost
2000 NYJ 14161449.0302900
2001 NYJ 16363218.92451900
2002 NYJ 16282438.72151900
2003 NYJ 16403568.92942610
2004 NYJ 16131007.7191800
2005 TB 16161127.0170300
2006 TB 16181156.4131410
2007 TB 165204.092200
2008 STL 166396.5110100
2009 ARI 167618.7161411
2011 KC 93268.7160200
Career [5] 1671881,5378.230219731

Postseason

YearTeamGPReceivingFumbles
RecYdsAvgLngTDFDFumLost
2002 NYJ 24225.580000
2004 NYJ 23289.3131200
2005 TB 13268.7140200
2007 TB 1000.000000
2009 ARI 2188.080000
Career811847.6141400

Coaching career

On April 13, 2022, it was announced that Becht would serve as the head coach of the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL in 2023. [6] Becht's broadcasting role with the Jets will not interfere with his coaching career, as the UFL operates on a seasonal employment schedule in which coaches are only employed during the UFL season; he plans on returning to the Battlehawks in 2025. [1]

Head coaching record

XFL/UFL

LeagueTeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
XFL STL 2023 73.7003rd in North Division————
UFL STL 2024 73.7001st in XFL Conference01.000Lost to San Antonio Brahmas in XFL Conference Championship Game
Total146.70001.000

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References

  1. 1 2 Florio, Mike (August 9, 2024). "Anthony Becht will spend UFL offseason working Jets games". ProFootballTalk . Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ "2000 NFL Draft Scout Anthony Becht College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ "NFL Scouting Combine defined by league's need for speed". NFL.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Anthony Becht Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Former Buccaneer Anthony Becht begins next venture as XFL head coach". baynews9.com. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
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