ACADEMIC HONORS & AWARDS
- National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society (2026) |
Career Summary
- Played one season at Johns Hopkins as a graduate student after playing at UConn as an undergraduate.
2025
- Played in all 14 games as a tight end and special teams standout.
- Totaled six receptions for 100 yards and one touchdown and added a touchdown on only rushing attempt of the season.
- Finished seven on the team in special teams tackles with 14, all of which came on kickoffs.
- Rang up multiple special teams tackles in three games in the regular season against Susquehanna, Muhlenberg and F&M.
- Essential blocker in the Blue Jay rushing game, which averaged 204.3 yards and rang up 44 touchdowns on the year.
- Had one reception in regular-season wins against Dickinson, Gettysburg and Muhleberg and added a three-yard rushing TD in a 42-0 regular-season win against McDaniel.
- Had one reception in a 34-14 win over Springfield in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs.
- Had two receptions for a career-high 62 yards, including a 33-yard touchdown reception, in a 48-41 loss at #4/#3 Wisconsin-River Falls in the NCAA Semifinals.
At UConn
- Four-year member of the football team.
- Missed the 2023 season with an injury.
- Saw action in 33 games, including 13 in 2024 and 12 in 2022.
- Totaled nine tackles in his career as a special teams standout.
At Watchung Hills
- Member of football team.
Personal
- John Bechtle.
- The son of Ronald and Gina Bechtle.
- Has one younger brother, Joe.
- Earned a degree in environmental sciences at Connecticut.
- Pursuing a master's degree in geography and environmental engineering at Johns Hopkins.
