The greatest tight end probably to ever played at Georgia almost wasn't a Bulldog. When joining Will Compton and Taylor Lewan on their podcast Bussin' with the Boys, former Georgia tight end and current Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers shared that he almost didn't pick the Bulldogs and went in the completely opposite direction.
Bowers had his decision for where to play his college career down to two spots, Georgia and Washington, two very different programs on opposite ends of the country. The Napa, California native said that the Washington Huskies were as much in the mix as the Bulldogs were, and a big reason for that was the proximity to home for him, but also, they had a great coaching staff.
Even though they had some solid tight ends go through that program, and Bowers also liked the coaching staff, Georgia and the Bulldogs still won Bowers' commitment, and the rest of history. Georgia Bowers finished his college career with 2,538 receiving yards and 26 receiving touchdowns a along with 193 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns. Bowers also finished his career with two National Championship trophies.
Brock Bowers almost went to WASHINGTON instead of UGA 🤯 pic.twitter.com/rrU3PqnkZZ
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Brock Bowers is gearing up for Year 2 in the NFL after stellar rookie season
After leaving Georgia and forgoing his senior season to enter the NFL Draft, it all paid off for Bowers as he was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. In his rookie season, Bowers had an unreal stat line and one of the best among rookie tight ends in NFL history.
Bowers played in all 17 games in his rookie season and finished with 1,194 receiving yards on 112 receptions, which is a record for most receptions and receiving yards by an NFL rookie. His receiving yards were also the most by an NFL rookie tight end. He also added five touchdowns to that stat line.
Now getting ready to head into Year 2 with the Raiders, Bowers plans on stepping up his game and giving his team a chance to make it back to the playoffs for the first time since 2021.