No. 18 – Las Vegas Raiders | |
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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. | December 18, 2002
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | St. Thomas More Catholic (Lafayette, Louisiana) |
College: | LSU (2021–2022) TCU (2023–2024) |
NFL draft: | 2025: 2nd round, 58th pick |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Jack Bech ( BESH ; born December 18, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and TCU Horned Frogs. Bech was selected by the Raiders in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Bech attended St. Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was rated at a four-star recruit [1] and held offers from schools such as LSU, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Texas, TCU, and Vanderbilt. [2] Initially, Bech committed to play college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores before flipping to the LSU Tigers. [1]
As a freshman in 2021, Bech played in all 13 games for the Tigers while making seven starts, where he notched 43 receptions for 489 yards and three touchdowns. [3] In week 4 of the 2022 season, he hauled in six receptions for 43 yards in a win over New Mexico. [4] Bech finished the season with 16 receptions for 200 yards and a touchdown. [5] After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [5]
Bech transferred to play for the TCU Horned Frogs. [6] In his first season with the Horned Frogs in 2023 he played in eight games, notching 12 receptions for 146 yards. [7]
On December 19, 2024, Bech announced that he would declare for the 2025 NFL draft. [8]
Bech played both on the 2024 New Mexico Bowl and the 2025 Senior Bowl. On the final play of the Senior Bowl, Bech caught a game winning touchdown pass from Seth Henigan. [9] He finished the game with six catches for 68 yards and a touchdown. He was named the game's Most Valuable Player. [10]
Season | Games | Receiving | |||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||||||||
LSU Tigers | |||||||||||||||
2021 | 13 | 7 | 43 | 489 | 11.4 | 3 | |||||||||
2022 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 200 | 12.5 | 1 | |||||||||
TCU Horned Frogs | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 146 | 12.2 | 0 | |||||||||
2024 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 1,034 | 16.7 | 9 | |||||||||
Career | 45 | 23 | 133 | 1,869 | 14.1 | 13 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
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6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.21 s | 6.84 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) | 19 reps | ||||
All values from NFL Combine [11] [12] |
Bech was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the 58th overall pick in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft. [13] [14]
Bech's older brother, former Princeton wide receiver Tiger Bech, was killed in the 2025 New Orleans truck attack. [15]