Iowa State Cyclones–No. 3 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Freshman |
Major | Communication Studies |
Personal information | |
Born: | November 12, 2003 (age 20) Wesley Chapel, FL |
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) |
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Rocco Becht is an American football quarterback for the Iowa State Cyclones.
Becht attended Wiregrass Ranch High School in Wesley Chapel, Florida. [1] During his career, he passed for 5,343 yards and 65 touchdowns. He committed to Iowa State University to play college football. [2]
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. [3] In his first start, he completed 10 of 13 passes for 113 yards with two touchdowns. [4] [5]
Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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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 | 12 | 12 | 7−5 | 209 | 329 | 63.5 | 2674 | 8.1 | 20 | 8 | 147.0 | 54 | 67 | 1.2 | 3 | |
Career | 15 | 12 | 7−5 | 216 | 344 | 62.8 | 2739 | 8.0 | 20 | 9 | 143.6 | 55 | 69 | 1.3 | 3 |
His father, Anthony Becht, played tight end in the National Football League. [6]
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