Texas Christian wide receiver Jack Bech heads into the 2025 NFL Draft after being named Senior Bowl MVP to cap off his most productive collegiate season.
He dominated high school ball in Louisiana and spent two seasons LSU after backing out a commitment to play at Notre Dame. As a freshman, Bech posted a team-high 43 catches, but he wasn’t able to parlay that into a strong sophomore season behind eventual NFL receivers in Malik Nabers, Kayshon Boutte, and Brian Thomas Jr.
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 214 pounds
40 time: 4.55 seconds
The lack of playing time led to Bech entering the transfer protocol in 2023, making the move to TCU. He’d remain unproductive that season but go on to pace the program in receptions, yards and TD grabs as a senior. The performance earned Bech Second-Team All-Big 12 recognition.
Table: WR Jack Bech, TCU (2021-24)
*includes postseason/bowl games (stats from Sports Reference)
Pros
- Excellent hands and concentration in traffic — displays late and sudden hands in contested situations
- Excels at working the intermediate area of the field and simple vertical routes
- Strong body control and spacial awareness — able to box out and outmaneuver for jump balls. Willing to lay out for errant throws
- Has a natural feel for exploiting soft coverage and holes in zone
- Tracks the ball well over both shoulders
- Tough, gritty operator over the middle and along the boundary — tough to take down with glancing blows
- Clutch performer who will make a name for himself on third downs in the NFL
- Can play inside and out and fits most NFL systems but will be coveted in a run-heavy, play-action design
- Physical effort blocker
Cons
- Lacks breakaway speed to fully capitalize on his downfield ability
- Stands to benefit from more experience running the full route tree
- Tends to round a lot of corners in his route running — more reliant on his ability to feel his way through a route rather than making clean breaks
- Underwhelming athletic profile
- Lost a prominent role at LSU and has only one season of strong statistical production
Fantasy football outlook
A fair NFL comparison is Cooper Kupp with just about everything but the route-running skills. Bech has a fairly universal profile for fantasy success but will shine if he enters an offense that uses more play-action passing than average. Some of the teams that most frequently used the running game to set up the pass last year includes the Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, and Houston Texans.
Given he’s likely a third-round grade on most boards, Bech could land in any number of spots, but he’d be in a great situation to learn Sean McVay’s system behind a similar receiver in Puka Nacua and veteran Davante Adams. Regardless, it’s unlikely Bech has Year 1 fantasy worth, and he’s physically limited as a borderline PPR No. 2 being his career ceiling.
