Jack Bech’s path to a bigger role with the Las Vegas Raiders already looks tricky.
The Raiders are heading into the 2026 NFL season with a skill-position group that still has plenty to prove, and that uncertainty makes every snap count. New head coach Klint Kubiak is now in charge of finding the right mix, but based on how he ran the Seattle Seahawks offense last season, Bech may not be in line for much of a jump after playing 37 percent of the offensive snaps as a rookie.
Kubiak leaned heavily on multiple tight-end looks in Seattle, and that matters here. The Seahawks used two or more tight ends on 42.7 percent of their play formations in 2025, according to Sharp Football Stats. In those packages, tight ends take the place of receivers, and in some more creative setups, they can even line up in the backfield.
That kind of usage could help Michael Mayer more than it helps Bech. AJ Barner played 77 percent of the offensive snaps at tight end for Seattle, while Elijah Arroyo and Eric Saubert each logged somewhere between 26 and 30 percent.
Brock Bowers, meanwhile, has topped 85 percent of the offensive snaps in both of his seasons, and that doesn’t figure to change. Mayer, whose snap count has fallen steadily over three seasons, looks like the Raider most likely to benefit if Kubiak brings that same tight-end-heavy approach to Las Vegas.
The Raiders’ roster isn’t the Seahawks’ roster, of course, but Mayer appears better positioned for an expanded role than Arroyo, who was a rookie last year, or Saubert, a blocking tight end on the wrong side of 30. If Kubiak does keep leaning into two-tight-end sets, that could leave Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor and Bech fighting for work alongside Bowers and Mayer in the passing game.
Nailor’s situation stands out immediately. Las Vegas gave him a three-year, $35 million contract, making him one of the team’s biggest free-agent additions. And via ESPN’s Ryan McFadden, Kubiak described Tucker as a " quiet leader" in the receiver room.
Bech, by comparison, has been quiet. Beat reporters haven’t had much to say about his role or his second-year outlook, and while that doesn’t mean he’s being ignored, it does mean he hasn’t made a big early impression.
After the Raiders finished mandatory minicamp, Locked On Raiders Podcast host Q Myers said Bech "really has not popped yet." That’s not the kind of momentum a 2025 second-round pick wants to carry into camp.
The former rookie’s production only adds to the concern. Bech caught 20 passes for 224 scoreless yards last season, and now he has to close the gap in training camp if he wants a real share of targets in Kubiak’s offense.
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