According to Chris Simms of NBC Sports NFL, tight end Brock Bowers of the Georgia Bulldogs stated clearly that he would prefer to play for the Tennessee Titans.
Bowers is anticipated to be the first tight end selected without a doubt in the 2024 NFL Draft and an early first-round selection. Mel Kiper, a seasoned ESPN draft analyst, had Bowers selected fifth overall in his first mock draft of the year.
Georgia Bulldogs tight end Brock Bowers is seen as a generational tight end talent. Bowers had 2,538 receiving yards and 31 total touchdowns on 175 receptions as a member of the Georgia Bulldogs. During his freshman season with the Bulldogs, Bowers broke the school’s single-season record for receiving touchdowns.
Bowers won the Mackey Award twice, which is the award given to the best tight end in the nation. Bowers also achieved All-American status three times.
In an article from DawgNation, Georgia Bulldogs offensive coordinator Mike Bobo explained what exactly made Bowers so great.
“He can do everything. He can block, he can run, he can catch,” Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo said. “We didn’t have him throw any, but I think if we had someone to throw the ball, he could. A joy to coach. Just a pleasure to coach. Lucky to have the one year where I got to be part of coaching him and seeing him do something on that football field and how he affects our football team.”
Bowers’ threat as a blocker in the run game allows him to easily sneak out and make big plays in the flats. His ability to run after the catch makes him a liability to score at any time.
In the same DawgNation article, Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck explained how much of a freak athlete Bowers is, especially when compared to one of the most athletically-gifted rosters in the nation.
“He’s truly one of the best college football players ever to play the game,” quarterback Carson Beck said. “We’d be out during team run in January, February, where we go out and run cold weather and this guy is not losing a single sprint. I’m talking to everybody on the team like the skill guys, guys that should be beating him, that are faster than him. He didn’t lose a single rep.”
The Tennessee Titans have the No. 7 overall pick, and if NFL scouts see the same things in Bowers as his teammates and coaches did, it is hard to see him falling that far.
