Former Georgia TE Brock Bowers delivers electric 57-yard score for first NFL TD
Former Georgia tight end Brock Bowers has finally scored his first NFL touchdown.
The former Georgia Bulldog star has been a reliable weapon already, but he had yet to find the endzone. That changed almost immediately in Week 5, as the rookie caught a pass and took it 57 yards to the house to put the Las Vegas Raiders up 7-0.
Quarterback Gardner Minshew was facing heavy pressure and just lobbed the ball down the field in Bowers’ direction. The rookie leaped for the ball over a Broncos defender and turned to race toward the end zone.
Brock Bowers 57 yarder!!
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Coming into Week 5, Bowers already led the Raiders in receptions and receiving yards with 20 catches for 216 yards.
Bowers has high expectations as a rookie. The Georgia product was taken with the 13th-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, which is a high slot to take a TE in today’s NFL.
However, Bowers was seen as an elite TE prospect after a sensational college career. Bowers recorded 175 receptions for 2,538 yards and 26 TDs as a Bulldog and won 2 College Football Playoff National Championships, 2 John Mackey Awards, and was a unanimous All-American in his final season in Athens.
The Raiders have been inconsistent in Bowers’ rookie season. The team is sitting at 2-2 overall with a 0-1 start in conference play. A win over the rival Broncos on Sunday, however, would put the team right back in the race.
Bowers’ Raiders are currently leading the Broncos 10-0 at the beginning of the 2nd quarter. Bowers has 3 catches for 61 yards, including the 57-yard TD.
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