Rocco Becht

Rocco Becht (/bɛkt/ BEKT;^[1] born November 12, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the Iowa State Cyclones.

Rocco Becht

Becht with the Iowa State Cyclones in 2024
Iowa State Cyclones – No. 3
Position	Quarterback
Class	Redshirt Junior
Major	Communication Studies
Personal information
Born:	(2003-11-12) November 12, 2003 (age 21) Wesley Chapel, Florida, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
College	Iowa State (2022–present)
High school	Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel, Florida)
Career highlights and awards
Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (2023)
Stats at ESPN

Early life

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]

College career

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]In the 2023 season, he took over as the starting quarterback as a result of Hunter Dekkers leaving the university after a gambling probe. Becht guided the Cyclones to a 7–5 record (6–3 in the Big 12) before losing in the Liberty Bowl to Memphis, 36–26. He threw for 3,210 yards for 23 touchdowns and 8 interceptions that season. In 2024, he sent his team to the Big 12 championship game at Arlington, Texas against first year Big 12 and surprising 10–2 Arizona State Sun Devils. Iowa State ended up losing that game, 45–19 where he threw for 214 yards, 2 touchdowns and one interception. In the Pop Tarts Bowl against the Miami Hurricanes on December 28, 2024, he ran into the end zone for a touchdown with 56 seconds left, winning a come from behind game 42–41, in Orlando, Florida. He also threw for 270 yards and 3 touchdowns in that game.

Statistics

Season	Team	Games			Passing								Rushing
		GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
2022	Iowa State	3	0	—	7	15	46.7	65	4.3	0	1	69.7	1	2	2.0	0
2023	Iowa State	13	13	7−6	231	367	62.9	3,120	8.5	23	8	150.7	62	63	1.0	3
2024	Iowa State	14	14	11−3	271	456	59.4	3,505	7.7	25	9	138.1	98	318	3.2	8
2025	Iowa State	1	1	1−0	14	28	50.0	183	6.5	2	0	128.5	12	18	1.5	1
Career		31	28	19−9	523	866	60.4	6,873	7.9	50	18	142.0	173	401	2.3	12

Personal life

His father, Anthony Becht, played tight end in the National Football League.^[7]