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With the Jets currently scheduled to pick 10th overall in the 2024 draft, let’s take a look at one prospect who may be a target: Georgia Tight End Brock Bowers.
By The Numbers
– Height: 6-foot-3
– Weight: 243 pounds
– 40-Yard Dash: Estimated 4.5 seconds (opted not to work out at the combine and will run at his pro day instead)
– Vertical: TBD
– Bench: TBD
– Broad Jump: TBD
– 2023 Stats (10 games played): 56 catches, 714 yards, six touchdown catches plus 28 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.
Prospect Overview
NFL.com: Bowers is the perfect match for a creative play-caller. Georgia uses him in a variety of roles. At times, he’s a vertical weapon who generates chunk plays on go routes and corner routes. At other times, he’s a menace in the TE screen game. The Bulldogs feed him the ball on tunnel screens, and when he has a runway and some blockers, he can rack up big yardage after the catch.
Bleacher Report: As a blocker, Bowers’ frame alone limits his potential, but he’s feisty. Bowers works his tail off in the run game. Bigger, stronger ends can still overwhelm him, but he makes them work for it. Bowers is far more useful as an on-the-move blocker out in space or at the second level.
Bowers isn’t exactly built like a traditional Y tight end, but that’s OK. Everything he offers athletically more than makes up for lack of ideal size. Bowers is a truly special player with the ball in his hands who can instantly transform any passing game.
Georgia tight end Brock Bowers (19) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second half of a NCAA college football game against Ole Miss. / Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK
Why Brock Bowers makes sense for the Jets
When Robert Saleh became head coach of the Jets, he looked to introduce similar offensive philosophies to the ones the 49ers had used while he was their defensive coordinator from 2017 to 2020. Obviously one key element of that offense was George Kittle, who is a player to whom Bowers has been compared.
In fact, Bowers’…
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Publish date : 2024-03-02 15:00:00
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