Rocco Becht, 2026
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Quarterback, Penn State (from Iowa State), 2022–⁠26

Rocco Becht

Lettered 2023–⁠25 at Iowa State (school media guide)

Number
No. 3
Height
6′1″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Wesley Chapel, FL

Rocco Becht plays quarterback for Penn State, after Iowa State (2022–⁠25). Last time out, at Michigan: 28 of 44, 267 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; 7 carries, −1 yard. Becht leads Penn State in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,664 passing yards, 12 TD

Last game: 28 of 44, 267 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; 7 carries, −1 yard at Michigan, L 18–⁠21

Next game: vs. Purdue, Oct 31

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 271MRSH
  2. 268@TEM
  3. 212BUF
  4. 114WIS
  5. 243@NU
  6. 289USC
  7. 267@MICH

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
3,505
Passing yards, 2024 (Iowa State, 11–⁠3)
Best game
446 yards
Vs. Memphis, bowl season 2023: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

446passing yards, career highvs. Memphis, 20234touchdown passes, career highvs. Marshall, 202697rushing yards, career highvs. UCF, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Arizona, 2025

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Iowa State71546.7654.301
2023Iowa State23136762.93,1208.5238
2024Iowa State27245759.53,5057.7259
2025Iowa State20433760.52,5657.6169
2026Penn State13221062.91,6647.9125
Career8461,38661.010,9197.97632

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Iowa State122.002
2023Iowa State62631.0314
2024Iowa State983183.2832
2025Iowa State871111.3825
2026Penn State44511.2119
Career2925451.92032

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Iowa State3QBYr 1
2023Iowa State3QBYr 2
2024Iowa State3QBYr 3
2025Iowa State3QBYr 4
2026Penn State3QBSr. (Yr 5)6′1″208

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2022Iowa State15-0.76––-11.5–––
2023Iowa State3970.4476th (n=255)0.32173.353%0.670.05
2024Iowa State5550.3466th (n=238)0.30188.656%0.350.46
2025Iowa State4210.2964th (n=314)0.24121.851%0.240.41
2026Penn State2520.2149th (n=273)0.2153.652%0.290.08

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Iowa State46%9.2 yds4.1 yds16 of 12719%
2026Penn State47%10.0 yds5.0 yds32 of 20141%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Iowa State52%2.900.800.5016%
2026Penn State28%2.000.600.3022%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Penn State 7 games, 1,664 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.MarshallW 45–⁠0131827140−5
Sep 12atTempleW 27–⁠921272683011
Sep 19vs.BuffaloW 55–⁠13111921220−7
Sep 26vs.WisconsinL 20–⁠2412291140123
Oct 2atNorthwesternL 13–⁠3426412431210
Oct 10vs.USCL 23–⁠3121322891020
Oct 17atMichiganL 18–⁠21284426712−1
2025 Iowa State 12 games, 2,565 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 23vs.Kansas StateW 24–⁠2114281832018
Aug 30vs.South DakotaW 55–⁠719202783015
Sep 6vs.IowaW 16–⁠1318271341011
Sep 13atArkansas StateW 24–⁠161425265114
Sep 27vs.ArizonaW 39–⁠14142024301−10
Oct 4atCincinnatiL 30–⁠3830483142017
Oct 11atColoradoL 17–⁠2418332050131
Oct 25vs.BYUL 27–⁠41243631113−31
Nov 1vs.Arizona StateL 19–⁠241836186116
Nov 8atTCUW 20–⁠179241111222
Nov 22vs.KansasW 38–⁠141823241300
Nov 29atOklahoma StateW 20–⁠13817941028
2024 Iowa State 14 games, 3,505 passing yards, 25 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.North DakotaW 21–⁠32026267208
Sep 7atIowaW 20–⁠192335272213
Sep 21vs.Arkansas StateW 52–⁠71118204217
Sep 28atHoustonW 20–⁠01728153109
Oct 5vs.BaylorW 43–⁠2116252772128
Oct 12atWest VirginiaW 28–⁠161826265100
Oct 19vs.UCFW 38–⁠3520462741297
Nov 2vs.Texas TechL 22–⁠232339299211
Nov 9vs.KansasL 36–⁠452437383319
Nov 16vs.CincinnatiW 34–⁠1724332341048
Nov 23atUtahW 31–⁠2820382561127
Nov 30vs.Kansas StateW 29–⁠2113351372035
Dec 7vs.Arizona StateL 19–⁠4521352142123
Dec 28 ✦vs.MiamiW 42–⁠4122362703023
2023 Iowa State 13 games, 3,120 passing yards, 23 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Northern IowaW 30–⁠910131132010
Sep 9vs.IowaL 13–⁠202344203114
Sep 16atOhioL 7–⁠1017242331231
Sep 23vs.Oklahoma StateW 34–⁠272738348300
Sep 30atOklahomaL 20–⁠5015331882213
Oct 7vs.TCUW 27–⁠141628138105
Oct 14atCincinnatiW 30–⁠1015252412012
Oct 28atBaylorW 30–⁠181931238112
Nov 4vs.KansasL 21–⁠28202621601−5
Nov 11atBYUW 45–⁠131523203209
Nov 18vs.TexasL 16–⁠26243232321−14
Nov 25atKansas StateW 42–⁠3581223030–
Dec 29 ✦vs.MemphisL 26–⁠36223844630−4
2022 Iowa State 2 games, 65 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 17vs.OhioW 43–⁠10020002
Nov 26atTCUL 14–⁠627136501–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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