Every player at the Reese’s Senior Bowl this week is wearing a helmet sticker with the number 7 and tiger stripes in honor of former Princeton football star Tiger Bech, who was killed in the deadly New Years terrorist attack in New Orleans.

Jack Bech, a wide receiver from TCU, is also wearing jersey No. 7 for the American team this week in honor of his brother.

“It means the world to me and my family,” Bech said. “It just shows the kind of guy (Senior Bowl executive director) Mr. Jim Nagy is and all the love and support he’s shown my family and all the love and support we’ve received from so many people. It’s lifted my family and has really helped us get through this situation and shed a lot of light on such a tragedy and helped bring others to Jesus Christ.”

Bech, a transfer from LSU who grew up in Lafayette, La., has been receiving positive reviews for his play on the field this week. He’s eager to honor his brother during the nationally televised game from Hancock-Whitney Stadium Saturday.

“This whole process of learning about the Senior Bowl has been awesome,” Bech said. “It’s been one of my dreams and goals. Now, I’m able to come here and show everybody what I can do against the best of the best.”

He said this week is about more than football for him.

“I’ll have 30-40 people, my family and friends, at the game,” he said. “All that I’ve been through has built me up to be the rock for my family and that’s what I want to continue to be.”

The 2025 Reese’s Senior Bowl kicks off at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Mobile’s Hancock Whitney Stadium, with television coverage on NFL Network. A limited number of tickets for the game are available for purchase at seniorbowl.com/tickets.