Raiders rookie tight end Brock Bowers was everything Las Vegas could ask for and more.
The 6-foot-2, 230-pound rookie tight end is currently second in the NFL with 57 receiving yards and leads all tight ends with 580 receiving yards. Bowers has two touchdown grabs, including the 22-yard touchdown reception last week against the .
In a season that is currently moving at a fast pace, Bowers has been the Raiders' biggest bright spot.
Bowers was the Raiders' top pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. The Raiders selected Bowers in the first round of the 2024 nfl Draft with the No. 13 pick.
Seeing Bowers meet and exceed expectations is a positive sight for the future.
As the season nears its halfway point, Bowers' exceptional play puts him among the leading candidates to potentially win nfl Offensive Rookie of the Year honors.
ESPN's Bill Barnwell in the midseason hunt for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Is Bowers already the best receiving tight end in the league? He leads all tight ends in receptions (57), yards (580), first downs (28) and yards after the catch (300). He ranks third in yards per route run behind George Kittle and Trey McBride, which isn't exactly bad company. The only blemish one can make in his performance is the modest total of two touchdowns, although I wouldn't blame that on him; Gardner Minshew threw a hard throw to an open Bowers for what should have been a touchdown but instead became Pat Surtain's score .
It's a historic start for a rookie tight end. The only rookies with more receiving yards in their first nine games are and Kyle Pitts. No tight end has shot more balls in his first nine contests. There is first down data going back to the mid-1990s, and the only rookie tight end with more first downs early in his career is Jordan Reed, who had 29. Bowers is doing all of this as a 21-year-old. – Barnwell, ESPN.
Bowers seemed like a can't-miss candidate from Georgia, and that statement has proven to be true.
Barnwell has Bowers No. 2 among his top three candidates for the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award on his midseason list.
Receiver Brian Thomas Jr. was ranked No. 3. Meanwhile, Barnwell has done so At halftime, quarterback Jayden Daniels was named his first choice for Offensive Rookie of the Year.
