Raiders draft Brock Bowers

The Raiders did not need a tight end, but saw too much value in Brock Bowers to pass up on him. Bowers is the best tight end prospect in recent NFL draft history. Bowers has three years of outstanding production from his time at Georgia, but was dealing with an ankle/hamstring injury throughout the predraft process.

Las Vegas continued the string of offensive players coming off the board, snagging a playmaking tight end. The Raiders selected Georgia TE Brock Bowers No. 13 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. The Bowers selection made it 13 consecutive offensive players taken to open the draft.

“As arguably the best player in college football in 2023, Bowers would have been a top-six pick in most other draft classes, but because of the run on quarterbacks, he was still available at 13, giving the Raiders an immediate playmaker for whichever quarterback they roll with in 2024,” Shook said.