| TCU Horned Frogs–No. 18 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 18, 2002 [1] |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | St. Thomas More (Lafayette, Louisiana) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Jack Bech (born February 18, 2002) [1] is an American college football wide receiver for the TCU Horned Frogs. He previously played for the LSU Tigers.
Bech attended St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was rated as a four-star recruit [2] and held offers from schools such as LSU, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Texas, TCU, and Vanderbilt. [3] Initially, Bech committed to play college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores before flipping to the LSU Tigers. [2]
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. [4] In week 4 of the 2022 season, he hauled in six receptions for 43 yards in a win over New Mexico. [5] Bech finished the season with 16 receptions for 200 yards and a touchdown. [6] After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [6]
Bech transferred to play for the TCU Horned Frogs. [7] In his first season with the Horned Frogs in 2023 he played in eight games, notching 12 receptions for 146 yards. [8]
On December 19, 2024, Bech announced that he would declare for the 2025 NFL draft. [9]
On the final play of the 2025 Senior Bowl, Bech caught a game winning touchdown pass from Seth Henigan. [10] He finished the game with six catches for 68 yards and a touchdown. He was named the games Most Valuable Player. [11]
| Season | Games | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||
| All values from NFL Combine [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||
Bech's older brother, former Princeton wide receiver Tiger Bech, was killed in the 2025 New Orleans truck attack. [15]