Becht played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers and was selected by the Jets in the first round of the 2000 NFL draft with the 27th overall pick.

He was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs.

Becht was an all-city, all-Catholic conference and all-county selection as a senior after recording 47 receptions for 693 yards.

Becht ranked third among the rookie tight ends with receptions, behind Green Bay's Bubba Franks and Cleveland's Aaron Shea.

Becht caught one pass for eight yards and served as a key blocker in the 41–0 win over the Colts in the AFC Wild Card playoff game and recorded three receptions for 14 yards in the AFC Divisional Playoff loss at Oakland.

In 2003, Becht set career-highs of 40 receptions for 356 yards and he included four TD catches while starting all sixteen games once again.

Becht caught a career-best six passes, including a one-yard touchdown, and gained 32 yards at Miami in the season finale.

He did manage to catch a touchdown pass in the Jets Wild Card win over the San Diego Chargers.

Becht competed with rookie Alex Smith for the tight end spot, who the Bucs picked up in the 2005 NFL draft.

On April 13, 2022, it was announced that Becht would serve as the head coach of the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL in 2023.