#3
Penn State · 2026

Rocco Becht

QBSenior6' 1", 208 lbsWesley Chapel, FL
Penn State Nittany Lions3-4 · TDC #28
Snap share
87%
7 of 7 started · 406 of 468 snaps
Pass yards
1664
24th of 265 in FBS
TD – INT
12–5
Yards / att.
7.9
58th of 141 in FBS
Completion
62.9%
82nd of 141 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.21
71st of 156 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

252 plays · +53.6 total EPA · 71st of 156 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.21
Passing+0.37
Rushing-0.26
1st down-0.06
2nd down+0.34
3rd down+0.30
Standard downs+0.10
Passing downs+0.41
BechtQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays52%
Pass plays92%
Run plays15%
1st down38%
2nd down63%
3rd down64%
Standard downs45%
Passing downs72%
BechtQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks208—
Success rate42.3%87th / 170
Explosive pass rate11.6%59th / 170
Deep-throw rate15.6%42nd / 170
Sack rate4.3%74th / 170
Interception rate2.0%—
3rd-down conversion30.2%130th / 170
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries32—
Success rate31.2%—
Explosive run rate12.5%—
Stuffed at the line18.8%—
First downs9—
Red-zone carries6—
Goal-line carries3—

Charting

Where Becht's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw
9.8
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
16%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
5.2
577 yds after the catch
Air yards
790
of 1367 yds on charted throws
Pressured
9%
hurried or sacked · 9 sacks

Where he throws175 throws charted

63% comp9.8 avg. depth5.2 YAC/catch16% 20+ air yds12–5 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 9 throws (5%), 9 caught (100%), 71 yds, 7.9 per throw9100% · 71yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 18 throws (10%), 13 caught (72%), 75 yds, 4.2 per throw1872% · 75yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 14 throws (8%), 12 caught (86%), 117 yds, 8.4 per throw1486% · 117yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 3 caught (60%), 46 yds, 9.2 per throw560% · 46yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 19 yds, 6.3 per throw333% · 19yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 1 caught (25%), 23 yds, 5.8 per throw425% · 23yLeft, 30+ air yards: 5 throws (3%), 1 caught (20%), 35 yds, 7.0 per throw520% · 35yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 11 throws (6%), 10 caught (91%), 84 yds, 7.6 per throw1191% · 84yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 12 throws (7%), 4 caught (33%), 35 yds, 2.9 per throw1233% · 35yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 8 throws (5%), 4 caught (50%), 74 yds, 9.3 per throw850% · 74yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 7 throws (4%), 5 caught (71%), 143 yds, 20.4 per throw771% · 143yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 4 caught (80%), 99 yds, 19.8 per throw580% · 99yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 56 yds, 28.0 per throw250% · 56yRight, Behind air yards: 7 throws (4%), 6 caught (86%), 57 yds, 8.1 per throw786% · 57yRight, 0–4 air yards: 21 throws (12%), 17 caught (81%), 99 yds, 4.7 per throw2181% · 99yRight, 5–9 air yards: 19 throws (11%), 10 caught (53%), 104 yds, 5.5 per throw1953% · 104yRight, 10–14 air yards: 10 throws (6%), 7 caught (70%), 102 yds, 10.2 per throw1070% · 102yRight, 15–19 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 1 caught (25%), 18 yds, 4.5 per throw425% · 18yRight, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 1 caught (25%), 26 yds, 6.5 per throw425% · 26yRight, 30+ air yards: 7 throws (4%), 2 caught (29%), 84 yds, 12.0 per throw729% · 84y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction32 carries

Left
19%
2.2 YPC · 33% succ.
Middle
66%
3.0 YPC · 24% succ.
Right
16%
6.4 YPC · 60% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Iowa State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Becht’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
9.2
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
13%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
4.0
301 yds after the catch
Air yards
557
of 858 yds on charted throws
Pressured
19%
hurried or sacked · 10 sacks

Where he throws129 throws charted

59% comp9.2 avg. depth4.0 YAC/catch13% 20+ air yds16–10 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 9 throws (7%), 5 caught (56%), 24 yds, 2.7 per throw956% · 24yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 9 throws (7%), 2 caught (22%), 15 yds, 1.7 per throw922% · 15yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 15 throws (12%), 12 caught (80%), 118 yds, 7.9 per throw1580% · 118yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 8 throws (6%), 6 caught (75%), 80 yds, 10.0 per throw875% · 80yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 4 caught (100%), 67 yds, 16.8 per throw4100% · 67yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (2%), 1 caught (50%), 35 yds, 17.5 per throw250% · 35yMiddle, Behind air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 10 yds, 3.3 per throw367% · 10yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 6 throws (5%), 5 caught (83%), 44 yds, 7.3 per throw683% · 44yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 4 caught (100%), 31 yds, 7.8 per throw4100% · 31yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (5%), 6 caught (86%), 97 yds, 13.9 per throw786% · 97yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 48 yds, 16.0 per throw367% · 48yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 3 throws (2%), 3 caught (100%), 12 yds, 4.0 per throw3100% · 12yRight, 0–4 air yards: 12 throws (9%), 8 caught (67%), 59 yds, 4.9 per throw1267% · 59yRight, 5–9 air yards: 15 throws (12%), 7 caught (47%), 58 yds, 3.9 per throw1547% · 58yRight, 10–14 air yards: 9 throws (7%), 3 caught (33%), 45 yds, 5.0 per throw933% · 45yRight, 15–19 air yards: 6 throws (5%), 3 caught (50%), 59 yds, 9.8 per throw650% · 59yRight, 20–29 air yards: 6 throws (5%), 1 caught (17%), 20 yds, 3.3 per throw617% · 20yRight, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (3%), 1 caught (25%), 36 yds, 9.0 per throw425% · 36y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction19 carries

Left
32%
1.8 YPC · 17% succ.
Middle
32%
6.7 YPC · 50% succ.
Right
37%
6.6 YPC · 71% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

5 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SRCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farPenn State#28 · 3-4787%132/210166412–57.942.3%44511.2131.2%
2025Iowa State#35 · 8-41294%205/339258416–97.643.6%861161.3848.5%
2024Iowa State#30 · 11-31496%271/456350525–97.741.6%983183.2857.0%
2023Iowa State#34 · 7-61396%231/367312023–88.543.4%62631.0337.3%
2022Iowa State#50 · 4-824%7/15650–14.360.0%122.000.0%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Rocco Becht's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Rocco Becht's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.0 avg. game scoreBest: 8.6 vs Marshall (Week 1)1 of 7 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1MarshallW 45–08.6131872.227115.1402-5-2.500
2@TempleW 27–97.7212777.82689.9305112.2012
3BuffaloW 55–137.1111957.921211.2203-7-2.300
4WisconsinL 20–244.0122941.41143.90110232.3119
5@NorthwesternL 13–344.3264163.42435.9127101.4010
6USCL 23–317.0213265.62899.01010202.0010
7@MichiganL 18–213.4284463.62676.1127-1-0.109
2026 · 7 games6.013221062.916647.912544511.2119

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions132—
Attempts210—
Completion %62.9%82nd / 141
Yards166424th / 265
Yards / att.7.958th / 141
Touchdowns1233rd / 265
Interceptions5—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries44—
Yards51621st / 1453
Yards / carry1.2318th / 326
Touchdowns1359th / 630
Long19—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles3—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Marshall✓ QB72382053%
Wk 2 · Temple✓ QB64623297%
Wk 3 · Buffalo✓ QB67422263%
Wk 4 · Wisconsin✓ QB656539100%
Wk 5 · Northwestern✓ QB636348100%
Wk 6 · USC✓ QB63624298%
Wk 7 · Michigan✓ QB747452100%
Season7 GS46840625587%

Position Room

6 QBs on the Penn State roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
3Rocco BechtQBSR2101664125+0.21
7Alex ManskeQBFR1410200+0.07
10Connor BarryQBSR2800-0.03
12Kase EvansQBFR—————
14Peyton FalzoneQBFR————-0.32
19Jack LambertQBJR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. Penn State depth chart →