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Basic StatsBrock Bowers’s Basic Stats

Brock Bowers
ADP: N/A
Bye: 10
Experience: 0
Age: 22.0
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 230

Injury PredictorBrock Bowers's Injury Guide

Low Risk

Chance of Injury in 2024

29.2%

% chance misses at least 2 quarters

Chance of Injury per Game

2%

1- 17√1-% Inj/Season

Projected Games Missed 2024

0.90

Durability

5.00

Ability to produce despire relatively minor injuries. 5 being most durable

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Injury History

Date League Injury Details
Oct 14, 2023 Non-NFL Pedal Ankle (high) Sprain Grade 3 Bowers underwent TightRope surgery and returned after only two missed games.
Aug 20, 2024 NFL Pedal Foot Bowers suffered a foot injury in practice but didn't miss time

Basic StatsBrock Bowers's Preseason Player Analysis

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Bottom Line

Bowers is one of the best-looking TE prospects to hit the NFL in recent memory. He led Georgia in catches, receiving yards, and TDs in all three seasons on campus and was the 13th overall pick of this spring’s draft.

There are reasons to be cautious about investing in 2024, though. Rookie TEs – even first-rounders – are generally poor fantasy bets, he’ll be sharing a field with target-hog Davante Adams, and the Raiders figure to get below-average QB play.

Bowers might just be good enough to beat those obstacles. There’s certainly top-10 upside here. Just don’t go into the season sure that you’re going to get it.

What We Learned Last Year

  • Bowers last year became the first ever two-time winner of the Mackey Award, given to the top TE in college football.
  • His 2023 season was interrupted by a left high-ankle sprain in mid-October that required tightrope surgery. Bowers missed four games.
  • But he still led Georgia in catches (56), receiving yards (717), and TDs (6).
  • In fact, Bowers led the team in all three categories in each of his three seasons – an especially impressive feat at a power program like Georgia.
  • Bowers even added 19 carries for 193 yards and 5 TDs for his career.
  • He was deployed all over the formation at Georgia (53% slot, 37% inline, 10% out wide).
  • His other accolades include:
    • SEC Freshman of the Year
    • All-SEC first team (2021, 2022, 2023)
    • All-American first team (2022, 2023)
    • All-America second team (2021)
  • Across his three college seasons, Bowers never finished any lower than third in Pro Football Focus receiving grade, yards per route run, or receiving yards among TEs with at least 50 targets.
  • Bowers is a bit undersized at 6’3, 243 pounds and didn’t test in the pre-draft process.
  • But that didn’t stop the Raiders from making him the 13th overall pick of this year’s draft (despite already having TE Michael Mayer on the roster.)

What to Expect in 2024

  • Bowers became the ninth TE over the past 10 years to go in the first round of the draft. Here’s how the previous eight finished in PPR points per game as rookies:
    • O.J. Howard - 19th
    • Evan Engram - 4th
    • David Njoku - 33rd
    • Hayden Hurst - 65th
    • T.J. Hockenson - 32nd
    • Noah Fant - 29th
    • Kyle Pitts - 12th
    • Dalton Kincaid - 13th
  • Bowers joins a Raiders team that spent the 35th overall pick of last year’s draft on TE Michael Mayer. He had a middling rookie campaign, catching 27 balls for 304 yards and two TDs in 14 games
  • The Raiders also return WRs Davante Adams and Jakobi Meyers, who combined to account for 50.4% of the team’s targets last year.
  • Vegas does not have an established No. 3 WR (Tre Tucker is the favorite), so this offense could run a lot of 2-TE sets with Bowers and Mayer.
  • But it’s unlikely that both guys are reliable fantasy options. There have only been two instances of a team producing two top-12 fantasy TEs in the same season over the last five years, both by the Eagles’ duo of Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert. There were three other teams that produced a pair of top-20 TEs, but two of those included Taysom Hill. The other was last year’s Falcons, who had Kyle Pitts finish TE13 and Jonnu Smith TE17.
  • The Raiders released QB Jimmy Garoppolo this offseason and signed QB Gardner Minshew. He’ll compete with QB Aidan O’Connell for the starting job.
  • Minshew and O’Connell ranked 27th and 25th, respectively, among 33 qualifying QBs in Pro Football Focus passing grade last year.
  • Antonio Pierce returns as HC after taking over for the final nine games of last year. The Raiders ran it a bit more under Pierce than they did under previous HC Josh McDaniels.
    • Vegas went from a 61.2% pass rate in eight games under McDaniels to 57.3% pass under Pierce.
    • The Raiders registered a -1% Pass Rate Over Expected under McDaniels vs. -3% under Pierce.
  • After a deal with Kliff Kingsbury fell through, the Raiders hired Luke Getsy as their new OC in February.
    • Getsy spent the last two years as Bears OC, where Chicago ranked 28th and 20th in total yards and 23rd and 18th in points.
    • The Bears ranked 32nd in pass rate and Pass Rate Over Expected in 2022; 31st in pass rate and 27th in PROE last year.
    • Those offenses were predominantly quarterbacked by Justin Fields, which undoubtedly skewed the offense toward the run. We’re projecting a more balanced attack from Getsy in Vegas. It’s worth noting that he was the Packers’ QB coach and passing-game coordinator before his stint with the Bears.
  • GM Tom Telesco referred to Bowers as a “hybrid receiver” shortly after the draft.
  • Pierce talked up Bowers’ versatility:
    • “You’re talking about probably the most dynamic football player in college football at that tight end position in a long time. And it’s rare you get a guy like that, that can line up as a slot receiver, see him in the backfield, reverses, catch the ball.”

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Aidan O'Connell, QB LVR

3:58pm EST 12/9/24

Aidan O'Connell Has Bone Bruise, Could Be Back Soon

Raiders QB Aidan O'Connell has been diagnosed with a bone bruise in his left knee, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. It's a relatively minor injury, and O'Connell hasn't even been ruled out for next Monday night's game vs. the Falcons, per Rapoport. We'll track his status throughout this week. QB Desmond Ridder will start against Atlanta if O'Connell can't. It's a situation to steer clear of, even in superflex leagues. TE Brock Bowers and WR Jakobi Meyers' outlooks won't change much based on the QB.

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Raiders QB Gardner Minshew will miss the rest of the season after breaking his collarbone in Sunday's loss to the Broncos, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. HC Antonio Pierce said afterward that QB Aidan O'Connell might be ready to return from his broken thumb for Friday's game vs. the Chiefs. If not, Vegas would start QB Desmond Ridder, who went 5-for-10 for 64 yards with a lost fumble in relief of Minshew vs. Denver. We'll keep you updated on the situation, but this remains a spot to avoid in fantasy lineups.

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Raiders QB Aidan O'Connell is expected to miss 4-6 weeks with his broken thumb, according to NFL Network. He'll be placed on IR but should be able to return this season. Vegas will now turn back to QB Gardner Minshew, who's completed 65.5% of his passes at 6.7 yards per attempt with four TDs and eight INTs this season. Consider it a lateral move for the Raiders offense.

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Raiders WR Davante Adams is considered "week to week" with the hamstring injury he suffered in Thursday's practice, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Adams did not practice on Friday and was ruled out later that day, suggesting that he was not close to being able to play vs. the Browns this weekend. It sounds like there's a chance he misses additional games. The Raiders' bye doesn't come until Week 10. TE Brock Bowers and WRs Jakobi Meyers and Tre Tucker will find more target opportunity for however long Adams is out.

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Raiders TE Brock Bowers is currently sidelined with a sore foot, according to The Athletic's Vic Tafur. The rookie missed Saturday's preseason game and remained sidelined for Tuesday's practice. There's been no update from the team on the extent of Bowers' injury or his timeline for return.

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