| Iowa State Cyclones–No. 3 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Major | Communication Studies |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 12, 2003 Wesley Chapel, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel, Florida) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Rocco Becht (born November 12, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the Iowa State Cyclones.
Becht attended Wiregrass Ranch High School in Wesley Chapel, Florida. [2] During his career, he passed for 5,343 yards and 65 touchdowns. He committed to Iowa State University to play college football. [3]
Becht played in three games his first year at Iowa State in 2022, completing seven of 13 passes for 65 yards, and took a redshirt. He entered his redshirt freshman year in 2023 as the team's starting quarterback. [4] In his first start, he completed 10 of 13 passes for 113 yards with two touchdowns. [5] [6]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Iowa State Cyclones | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 65 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 69.7 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 7−6 | 231 | 367 | 62.9 | 3,210 | 8.5 | 23 | 8 | 150.7 | 62 | 63 | 1.0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 10−2 | 228 | 385 | 59.2 | 3,021 | 7.8 | 20 | 8 | 138.1 | 85 | 272 | 3.2 | 7 | |
| Career | 28 | 25 | 17−8 | 466 | 767 | 60.8 | 6,206 | 8.1 | 43 | 17 | 142.8 | 148 | 337 | 2.3 | 10 | |
His father, Anthony Becht, played tight end in the National Football League. [7]
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