“We've got a really special player on our hands.”
Brock Bowers has taken the league by storm.
A dominant weapon. A chess piece you can line up anywhere. A rookie season spent breaking records.
Since the Associated Press first began its Offensive Rookie of the Year award in 1967, a tight end has never won.
So, we ask, Why Not Brock?
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Set the NFL record for most receptions by a rookie tight end in a single season (passed Sam LaPorta 86, 2023).
Bowers also holds the record for most receptions by a rookie at any position in a season in NFL history.
Broke the Raiders single-season receptions record set by Darren Waller in 2020.
4 receptions short of breaking the NFL single-season record for most receptions by a tight end of any experience level (would pass Zach Ertz, 116 in 2018).
Set the rookie record for receiving yards in franchise history.
Broke the NFL record for most receiving yards by a rookie tight end (passing Mike Ditka, 1,076 in 1961)
222 receiving yards short of the NFL single-season record for most receiving yards by a tight end of any experience level (would pass Travis Kelce, 1,416 in 2020)
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