Jack Bech draws comparison to legendary Raiders receiver

The appeal of Jack Bech to the Las Vegas Raiders was pretty clear, which is exactly why the team selected him in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Bech profiles as a big slot receiver, with his six-foot-one frame being unorthodox for lining up on the inside. However, whereas most slot receivers win with straight-line speed, Bech beats opposing defensive backs with physicality and superior technique. With the Raiders needing weapons behind Brock Bowers and Jakobi Meyers, Bech has a chance to carve out a major role on offense this season in his rookie year.

Bech has already made an impression on NFL analysts, with one comparing him to an elite Raiders receiver.

Bech provides serious potential for the Raiders early on.

In an article comparing rookies from each NFL team to a top player in franchise history, Fox Sports’ Rob Rang made the bold comparison of Bech to Raiders legend Tim Brown.

“It might take Bech a bit to develop a rapport with Geno Smith, as the latter typically likes to wait until his receivers are open before throwing it to them. Bech lacks the elite suddenness to leave cornerbacks flailing and “always be open,” but he plays big and has excellent body control, consistently winning on 50-50 balls. The [Raiders] have been searching for a true No. 1 for decades and Bech has the ball skills and mentality to win big in Vegas,” Rang wrote.

It is difficult to compare a rookie who has not played a NFL snap yet to the receiver with the seventh-most yards in league history, but there are some points to make that suggest some similarities between Bech and Brown.

The two share a similar body type, with Bech standing six-foot-one while Brown comes in at six feet. While the 1987 Heisman Trophy winner Brown came out of college with the better resume, Rang clearly sees the same competitive spirit in Bech.

It would be a great start to the Pete Carroll era of the Raiders if Bech emerges as the new-generation version of Brown.