Anthony Becht

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Anthony Becht
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Becht in 2008 with the St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Battlehawks
Position:Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1977-08-08) August 8, 1977 (age 46)
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school:Monsignor Bonner (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania)
College:West Virginia (1995–1999)
NFL draft:2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
  • 2000
    )
  • 2× Second-team All-Big East (1998–1999)
Career NFL statistics
Receiving yards:
1,537
Receiving touchdowns:21
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Anthony G. Becht (born August 8, 1977) is a former

2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at West Virginia. He was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs
.

Becht was hired by

tight ends coach of the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football
. Anthony Becht worked as an Analyst for some Sunday night Football games on Westwood One in 2021.

Early years

Becht, a graduate of Monsignor Bonner High School in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, was 6'5" and 205 pounds coming out of high school. Becht was an all-city, all-Catholic conference and all-county selection as a senior after recording 47 receptions for 693 yards. Becht accepted a football scholarship from West Virginia.

College career

At the end of Becht's college career, he ranked second among tight ends at the school with 83 catches for 1,173 yards, a 14.1 average of yards per catch, and 10 touchdowns. Becht was an honorable mention for

All-American as a senior and was named second-team All-Big East as a junior and senior, along with being team captain and MVP
. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Marketing.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 5+5⁄8 in
(1.97 m) 		270 lb
(122 kg) 		32+5⁄8 in
(0.83 m) 		10+1⁄2 in
(0.27 m)		 4.69 s 4.08 s 6.94 s 33.5 in
(0.85 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)
All values from NFL Combine[1][2]

New York Jets

Becht was selected by the Jets with a traded draft pick from Tampa Bay.[3] As a rookie in 2000 for the Jets, Becht played in 14 games, missing two due to an ankle sprain. He was a starter for 10 games and totaled 16 receptions for 144 yards and two touchdowns on the season. Becht ranked third among the rookie tight ends with receptions, behind Green Bay's Bubba Franks and Cleveland's Aaron Shea.

In 2001, Becht started all 16 games and recorded 36 receptions for 321 yards and five touchdowns. He tied former Jets' tight end Kyle Brady for the most receptions by an AFC tight end. His five scores were only beat by Colts' Marcus Pollard and Chiefs' Tony Gonzalez. Becht recorded consecutive game-winning touchdown catches in weeks 13 and 14.

In

AFC Divisional Playoff loss at Oakland
.

In 2003, Becht set career-highs of 40 receptions for 356 yards and he included four TD catches while starting all sixteen games once again. Becht caught a career-best six passes, including a one-yard touchdown, and gained 32 yards at Miami in the season finale.

As his final season as a Jet in 2004, Becht had a career-low 13 receptions, for also lows of 100 yards and only 1 touchdown. He did manage to catch a touchdown pass in the Jets Wild Card win over the San Diego Chargers. In New York City, Becht totaled 1,146 yards receiving with 17 touchdowns off of 133 receptions.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In his first year in

2005 NFL Draft
.

In 2006, Becht saw himself being replaced by the rookie, Smith. Still, Becht grabbed 18 receptions for 115 yards and a score, from mainly rookie Bruce Gradkowski.

In 2007, Becht's productivity decreased even more. He finished the season with only 5 receptions for 201 yards and 2 touchdowns.

St. Louis Rams

On March 6, 2008, he signed with the St. Louis Rams. Becht joined fellow-former Mountaineers Marc Magro and Marc Bulger on the Rams squad. Becht played one season with the team before his release on March 12, 2009.

Arizona Cardinals

Becht signed with the Arizona Cardinals on March 19, 2009. In the 2009–2010 season, Becht had 61 yards on 10 catches, averaging 6.1 yards per catch. He also had one receiving touchdown. On September 3, 2010 Becht was released as part of final cuts for the 2010 NFL Season.

Kansas City Chiefs

Becht signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on August 25, 2011, but was released on September 5. The Chiefs re-signed him on September 16. Becht was released by the Chiefs again, so there could be room for tight end Jake O'Connell. On October 26, he was signed once again, by the Chiefs. On December 18, 2011 Becht had 2 catches for 20 yards.

NFL statistics

Regular season

Year Team GP Receiving Fumbles
Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FD Fum Lost
2000 NYJ 14 16 144 9.0 30 2 9 0 0
2001 NYJ 16 36 321 8.9 24 5 19 0 0
2002 NYJ 16 28 243 8.7 21 5 19 0 0
2003 NYJ 16 40 356 8.9 29 4 26 1 0
2004 NYJ 16 13 100 7.7 19 1 8 0 0
2005 TB 16 16 112 7.0 17 0 3 0 0
2006 TB 16 18 115 6.4 13 1 4 1 0
2007 TB 16 5 20 4.0 9 2 2 0 0
2008 STL 16 6 39 6.5 11 0 1 0 0
2009 ARI 16 7 61 8.7 16 1 4 1 1
2011 KC 9 3 26 8.7 16 0 2 0 0
Career[4] 167 188 1,537 8.2 30 21 97 3 1

Postseason

Year Team GP Receiving Fumbles
Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FD Fum Lost
2002 NYJ 2 4 22 5.5 8 0 0 0 0
2004 NYJ 2 3 28 9.3 13 1 2 0 0
2005 TB 1 3 26 8.7 14 0 2 0 0
2007 TB 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 ARI 2 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 0 0
Career 8 11 84 7.6 14 1 4 0 0

Coaching career

On April 13, 2022, it was announced that Becht would serve as the head coach of the

XFL in 2023.[5]

Head coaching record

XFL/UFL

Team Year Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
STL 2023 7 3 .700 3rd XFL North — — — —
STL 2024 2 1 .667 — — — — —
Total 9 4 .692 — — —

References

  1. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Scout Anthony Becht College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "NFL Scouting Combine defined by league's need for speed". NFL.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Anthony Becht Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  5. ^ "Former Buccaneer Anthony Becht begins next venture as XFL head coach". baynews9.com. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

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