Jack Bech draws favorable comparisons to All-Pro receiver

With new leadership and a new quarterback in Geno Smith coming to town, the Las Vegas Raiders knew upgrading the receiving corps was necessary.

Brock Bowers and Jakobi Meyers provide a strong foundation, but the lack of depth behind them and third-year receiver Tre Tucker was cause for concern. Fortunately, th Raiders rectified the problem in the 2025 NFL Draft, bringing a total of three receivers into the fold over the three-day event. Jack Bech, Dont’e Thornton Jr., and quarterback-turned-receiver Tommy Mellott are all currently projected to make the 53-man roster this season, all of whom carry different expectations for their rookie seasons.

For Bech, that means starting right away, giving him the chance to put up strong numbers early in his career.

An analyst has given an example of what Bech’s ceiling could look like.

On a recent episode of The Ross Tucker Football Podcast, NFL analyst Greg Cosell drew a comparison between the Raiders’ second-round pick and Los Angeles Rams star receiver Puka Nacua.

“I came away watching this kid, thinking that there were similarities to Puka Nacua, stylistically, ” Cosell said.

“People have to remember, it’s easy now to say ‘Oh, you’re not Puka Nacua.’ But, you know, Nacua was a fifth-round pick. Again, it’s the way he’s deployed in the Rams’ offense. They don’t ask Nacua to line up at boundary X and win one-on-one on the outside. They don’t ask him to do that. That’s not what he is. I thought Bech was somewhat similar stylistically to Nacua when I finished watching his tape.”