Football
BYU quarterback John Beck throws a pass in the Cougars' 33-31 win over Utah in 2006.

John Beck Season 2006

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PositionQuarterback
Weight216 lbs
Height6-2
ClassSenior
HometownMesa
Previous SchoolMountain View High School

Summary

John Beck finished his career at BYU as the Cougars' second all-time leading passer with 11,021 yards. He also finished second behind Ty Detmer in total offense with 11,059 yards. Beck totaled 17 different 300-yard games, ranking tied for second with Jim McMahon and John Walsh for most career 300-yard games. He played in 43 games during his career, ranking second behind Detmer (46 games) and totaled 79 career touchdown completions, ranking third behind Detmer (121) and McMahon (84). Beck totaled a career efficiency rating of 141.29 – the ninth highest career efficiency rating in BYU history. He became the Mountain West Conference career record holder in total offense (11,059), passing attempts (1,418), completions (885), passing yards (11,021) and touchdown completions (79). Beck was the MWC Offensive Player of the Year and ranks second on the conference career list with a completion percentage of 62.4. He was also recognized by ESPN's SportsCenter with the top play of the day for a game-winning touchdown pass to Jonny Harline against Utah.

Professional

  • Selected in the second round and 40th overall pick of the NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins in April 2007

Personal

  • Born in Hayward, Calif.
  • Parents are Wendell and Julie Beck
  • Father participated in track & field at BYU 
  • Served a Church mission in Lisbon, Portugal (2000-2002)
  • Communicates fluently in Portuguese
  • Started playing football at the age of eight
  • Is an Eagle Scout
  • Married Barbara Burke in spring 2004
  • Graduated from BYU in December, 2006 (communication studies)

Before BYU

  • Earned Outstanding Male Scholar Athlete honors at Mountain View High School
  • Tthree-year letterwinner
  • Led Mountain View HS to a state championship as a senior
  • Posted an overall record of 25-2 over his junior and senior seasons
  • Earned first-team all-region, first-team all-state, USA Today All-American honorable mention and Dairyman first-team All-America honors
  • Named the region Offensive Player of the Year
  • Garnered first-team Super All-State and Super All-State Player-of-the-Year honors
  • Recognized as the Arizona High School Football Player of the Year
  • Narned both the Ed Dougherty and Fred Enke Awards (Arizona Quarterback of the Year)
  • Named the MVP during the state championship game as a senior
  • Selected as the Arizona All-Star game Most Valuable Player
  • Recognized by Fox Sports as the Arizona 5A Player of the Year
  • Holds the Arizona high school record with 42 touchdown completions in a single season with only 4 interceptions
  • Also lettered twice in baseball as a pitcher and an infielder

Stats

YEAR GMS COMP ATT INT YDS TD LG PCT EFF.
Passing
2003 8 73 145 5 864 5 56 50.3 34.54
2004 11 192 343 8 2,563 15 82 56.0 128.51
2005 12 331 513 13 3,709 27 67 64.5 110.46
2006 12 289 417 8 3,885 32 71 69.3 169.05
TOTAL 43 885 1,418 34 11,021 79 82 62.4 141.29

 

Offensive
Career Receiving Rushing Fumbles
Year GP REC YDS Y/R LNG TD ATT YDS Y/A LNG TD NO LOST
2006 12 0 0 0 0 0 50 -8 -0.16 13 6 6 2
2005 12 1 3 3.00 3 0 73 61 0.84 44 2 3 1
2004 11 0 0 0 0 0 90 -36 -0.40 16 0 4 1
2003 8 0 0 0 0 0 54 21 0.39 24 1 9 5
TOTALS: 43 1 3 3.00 3 - 267 38 0.14 44 9 22 9
Quarterback
Career Passing Receiving Rushing Sacked Fumbles
Year GP COMP ATT YDS Y/A PCT LNG INT TD EFFIC REC YDS Y/R LNG TD ATT YDS Y/A LNG TD NO YDS NO LOST
2006 12 289 417 3885 9.32 0.69 71 8 32 169.05 0 0 0 0 0 50 -8 -0.16 13 6 15 96 6 2
2005 12 331 513 3709 7.23 0.65 67 13 27 137.55 1 3 3.00 3 0 73 61 0.84 44 2 25 151 3 1
2004 11 192 343 2563 7.47 0.56 82 8 15 128.51 0 0 0 0 0 90 -36 -0.40 16 0 33 200 4 1
2003 8 73 145 864 5.96 0.50 56 5 5 104.88 0 0 0 0 0 54 21 0.39 24 1 12 97 9 5
TOTALS: 43 885 1418 11021 7.77 0.62 82 34 79 141.29 1 3 3.00 3 - 267 38 0.14 44 9 85 544 22 9
Defensive
Career Tackles Sacks Interceptions Misc
Year GP SOLO AST TOT TFL/YDS NO YDS INT YDS TD FF FR FRYDS QBH PBU
2006 12 1 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 12 0 1 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 11 0 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 8 0 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS: 43 1 1 - - / - - - - - - - - - - -
Offensive Line
Career
Year GP GS
2006 12 12
2005 12 12
2004 11 10
2003 8 3
TOTALS: 43 37


Career Highs
Att:    67 (vs. UNLV; Oct. 8, 2004)
Cmp:    41 (vs. Boston College; Sept. 3, 2005)
Int:     3 (vs. No. 1 USC; Sept. 18, 2004)
Yds:   517 (vs. TCU; Sept. 24, 2005)
TD:      5 (vs. TCU; Sept. 24, 2005)
Lg:     82 (vs. San Diego State; Nov. 6, 2004)
Eff: 245.9 (vs. San Diego State; Oct. 7, 2006)