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Taking a look at a recent Jets addition on offense
Last week, the New York Jets announced that they are signing tight end/fullback Andrew Beck to a futures deal. This was the first signing of the Darren Mougey era and today we break Beck down in detail.
The 28-year old Beck is listed at 6’3” and 255 pounds. He was undrafted out of Texas in 2019. Beck has played for a handful of NFL teams in his career, primarily Denver and Houston. During that time, he has caught 25 passes in six seasons and scored five touchdowns.
Background
Beck was a three-star inside linebacker prospect coming out of high school, but he was eventually recruited to Texas whereupon he was moved to tight end.
In his freshman year, Beck started one game but mostly contributed on special teams and didn’t register any offensive stats. However, in his sophomore year, he started 10 of 12 games and caught eight passes for 77 yards.
As a junior, he only started three games and caught four passes, but he averaged over 20 yards per catch and scored the first two touchdowns of his career.
Due to a preseason injury, Beck ended up redshirting his senior year but returned in 2018 and started 14 games on his way to all-Big 12 first team recognition. He ended the year with a career-high 28 receptions for 281 yards and two scores.
Although Beck’s stock was rising heading into the draft, following a solid showing at the East-West Shrine Bowl, he was unselected in the 2019 NFL draft and the New England Patriots signed him as an unrestricted free agent.
Beck didn’t make the Patriots roster, but he was claimed off waivers to play fullback for the Denver Broncos. He made his first start in week three and ended the year with nine catches for 90 yards and a score.
In 2020 and 2021, Beck remained with the Broncos, but he didn’t generate any offensive snaps as he played 22 games in a reserve and special teams role.
However, in 2022, Beck signed an extension with the Broncos and saw more action at tight end due to an injury. He had five catches for 69 yards.
The Houston Texans signed Beck as a free agent ahead of the 2023 season and moved him to fullback permanently. He caught 11 passes for 55 yards and a touchdown and also rushed for a score. In addition, he returned a kickoff for a touchdown.
In 2024 Houston released Beck in final cuts and he spent most of the year on the Green Bay Packers practice squad, during which time he made three appearances in a special teams role. By the end of the year, he was back on the Texans’ practice squad and made one more appearance with them.
Subsequent to the 2024 NFL season Beck was without a team until the Jets signed him to a futures deal last week.
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