Tiger Bech

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Height:
5-9
Weight:
170
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lafayette, La.
High School:
St. Thomas More

2018: earned second-team All-Ivy League honors as a return specialist for the second straight season … returned 18 punts for 195 yards (10.8 average was best in the league) and had a key role in 29-22 win at Harvard when he had 80 return yards to flip field position … caught 10 passes for 186 yards, including a 70-yard touchdown in win over Lehigh … helped Princeton post the highest-scoring offense in Ivy League history and post its first perfect season since 1964.

2017: earned second-team All-Ivy League honors as a return specialist; ranked second in the Ivies with 23.1 yards per kickoff return … had career-best 51-yard return at Lafayette … caught 40 passes for 596 yards and two touchdowns for the FCS' second-ranked passing offense … caught a career-long 58-yard touchdown pass against Yale; added a touchdown catch in win at Yale; had six catches for career-high 175 yards against the Bulldogs and was named to the Ivy League Honor Roll … had multiple catches in every game, including season-best seven against Cornell … averaged 9.1 yards per punt return, including long of 21 at Brown.

2016: caught three passes for 43 yards and returned nine punts for 111 yards (12.3 avg) during first five games of Ivy championship season; forced to miss second half of season with injury … had career-long catch of 36 yards in 48-13 win at Columbia … had 30-yard punt return at Patriot League champion Lehigh.

Before Princeton — earned all-state honors by the Louisiana Coaches Association … member of the All-Acadiana Regional and All-District First Team by the Southwest Louisiana Regional newspaper … played wide receiver, quarterback, punt returner and defensive back … ranked second in single-season receptions and yards in school history despite missing two games; also ranked second in single-season all-purpose yards … one of three players in school history to win the “Silver Cougar” award three times (based on a collegiate level battery of tests that measure strength, agility and stamina … led team to three district titles and three state quarterfinals … selected as offensive MVP in all-star game (eight catches, 118 yds, TD) … also lettered in lacrosse and track … lacrosse team won one state title and reached three state semifinals … altar server … assisted with special needs students.

Personal — born Jan. 28, 1997 … son of Martin Bech and Michelle Voorhies Bech … has an older sister Virginia, a younger sister Sophie and a younger brother Jack … has two uncles who played football at LSU; Brett was the two-year receiving leader (1993-94), while Blain played wide receiver and was on the 2003 national championship team … enjoys hunting, fishing and traveling … plans to study in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and considering Economics, History and Writing.