Brock Bowers’ first-year tour de pressure has hit extra historical past.
Bowers turned solely the third rookie tight finish in NFL chronicle to report 1,000 receiving yards, conducting the feat throughout Sunday’s 19-14 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Bowers hauled in a 32-yard go from quarterback Aidan O’Connell within the first quarter to achieve 1,000, changing into the primary 2024 rookie go catcher to hit the mark this season, as properly. Within the fourth quarter, Bowers caught his tenth go of the sport and his one hundredth for the season, changing into the primary rookie tight finish to achieve the mark.
Taken thirteenth general by the Raiders within the 2024 NFL Draft, Bowers joined the Chicago Bears’ Mike Ditka (1961; 1,076) and the Atlanta Falcons’ Kyle Pitts (2021; 1,026) as the one first-year TEs to hit 1K.
Bowers had 11 receptions for 99 yards on Sunday, bringing his season totals to 101 catches for 1,067 yards. The Raiders will face the New Orleans Saints in Week 17 with Bowers needing 10 extra yards to interrupt Ditka’s report and 5 extra catches to maneuver previous the Los Angeles Rams’ Puka Nacua’s rookie catch report (no matter place), which he set final yr at 105.
Las Vegas is immersed in a attempting season, however Bowers has shined for the Silver and Black.
Two weeks earlier, Bowers surpassed the Detroit Lions’ Sam LaPorta for essentially the most receptions by a rookie TE in league historical past.
Bowers’ remaining numbers ought to make the Raiders’ remaining video games engaging regardless of their struggles.
Irrespective of Bowers’ remaining statistics, he is already made historical past and given Raiders followers a lot to look ahead to within the seasons to come back.