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

 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)