Raiders’ rookie TE Brock Bowers is on pace to break the 63-year-old NFL record

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Las Vegas Raiders rookie star tight end Brock Bowers is on the verge of breaking another record.

Bowers is chasing one of the NFL’s oldest records held by former Chicago Bears tight end Mike Ditka. In 1961in his rookie season as a tight end, Ditka had 1,076 receiving yards. Those are the most receiving yards by a rookie tight end in NFL history.

Bowers has 968 yards with three games left this season. Bowers has already broken the reception record for a rookie tight end. Just last season, Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta had set the new record. Bowers in 14 games has had 90 receptions.

Raiders selected Bowers with the 13th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Bowers was considered the best tight end in college football since he was a freshman at the University of Georgia. Going into the draft, Bowers was considered by many to be the best overall player and playmaker in the 2024 class.

In his first season with the Silver and Black, Bowers has been the best and most consistent player on the offensive end. Bowers has come in from Day 1 and made an impact.

“He’s a willing blocker,” said Raiders Hall of Famer Howie Long. “I played with a guy named Todd Christensen who, you know, set all kinds of records for tight ends. Great route runner, smart, understood all that. He’s the one with more athleticism, more speed and ability, which is scary because you know you the routes that he runs, where they play him, and it’s like a chest piece, where do we put him?

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