Draft Analysis: Jack Bech

Height: 6’1″
Weight: 214 lbs
College: TCU
Tape watched: UCF, Kansas, SMU
NFL Comparison: Puka Nacua

Pros

Hands

With only one drop on 91 targets, Jack Bech is as reliable a target you can find in this year’s draft class. He completed a ridiculous 13 of 21 contested opportunities. Bech is physical at the catch point, tracks the ball well over his shoulder, and has extreme focus finding the ball in traffic. As gritty as they come, Bech will dig out the difficult receptions.

This is the epitome of Jack Bech: Grabs the ball and doesn’t go down

Blocking

Bech truly takes pride in his commitment to the run game. He is fundamentally sound with his stalk block technique. He is very strong for a receiver and seals or drives his opponents out of the play. He was trusted as an inline blocker at times at TCU.

Route Running

While he really shines against zone coverage, Jack Bech runs a complete route tree. He has defined plans to get to his spot, and come hell or high water, he always gets there. Bech has a really nice burst out of route breaks, sometimes showing an extra gear on deep routes. He surgically dissects zone coverage with varying tempo and depth decisions.

He struggles against press man coverage, where he can fail to create enough separation for targets. He makes up for his lack of separation with physicality at the top of his routes and a high IQ to come back to the football in contested situations.

The strength and physicality at the top of this route is teach tape.

Bech shows an extra gear on this route. When he has clean opportunities to stretch the field he shows he is capable.

Midline

Release

Bech isn’t always sudden off the snap of the ball. He can be slow to climb route stems, and he struggles with press coverage at times. Bech uses his muscular frame and upper body well to fend off punches.

Fantastic diamond release from Bech to open up the slant in press coverage.

YAC

With an impressive 17 Missed-Tackles-Forced, Jack Bech is crafty with the football. He rarely makes defenders miss in open space, but he fights for extra yards and refuses to be tackled. It takes a horde of defenders to bring him down.

Cons

Speed

Bech is no field stretcher. He relies on his contested catch ability, often times on deep routes. He succeeds on post routes by leaning on and creating contact at the top of his route break to create separation. Bech is efficient on fades by keeping defenders close and popping off them at the catch point. Not all offensive schemes will be friendly for Bech’s traits, but a team that lets him primarily work 15 yards and under will benefit greatly.

Experience

After two seasons at LSU, Jack Bech transferred to TCU and finished his junior and senior seasons there. Bech had little to no meaningful opportunities until 2024. Last season, he emerged as a 1,000 yards, nine touchdown receiver with a versatile ~30% slot rate. Hopefully, the arrow is still pointing up, and Bech is just hitting his strides at the position.

Overview

An absolute chess piece, Jack Bech will provide an NFL coordinator a blend of size and skill that can cause mismatches for defenses. He can play all three downs due to his inside and outside versatility and his willingness and proficient blocking.

Nacua is a hefty comparison, but the two played the college game very similarly. Bech won’t win every man matchup he faces, but with his size and uncanny ability to catch the football in every possible scenario, it may not matter. Bech has that special, unquantifiable It-Factor that you don’t dare bet against.