Brock Bowers

There's no better tight end prospect than Brock Bowers in this class. Or perhaps ever as Bowers is regarded as the greatest college football tight end of all time.
The former Bulldog tight end broke out immediately in 2021, posting a 28% dominator rating in his first season as a true freshman with 13 TDs and 882 receiving yards. The Raiders drafted the top pass-catcher available on the board in tight end Brock Bowers, which I don't hate from a real-life perspective. But are we really honestly convinced that new LV OC Luke Getsy is going to create an offense that takes advantage of Bowers as a true big slot while feeding WRs Davante Adams and Jakobi Meyers? Let alone in an offense that HC Antonio Pierce wants to run the ball 30-plus times per game? With Aidan O'Connell/Gardner Minshew at quarterback? We know that tight ends can be the most landing-dependent offensive pieces. Frankly, I just hate the spot with LV. Simply put, rookie tight ends need good QBs to produce.

Brock Bowers caught 9-of-9 targets for 98 yards in Sunday's 26-23 win over the Baltimore Ravens.

Fantasy Impact

The rookie had another great performance on Sunday. He fell just shy of 100 receiving yards, and he played a huge role in the 4th quarter and was a key piece in Las Vegas' upset win. He will be a must-start fantasy option in PPR leagues for the foreseeable future.