The Las Vegas Raiders endured a dismal 2024 season, but their rookie tight end Brock Bowers was a consistent bright spot. Bowers, the 13th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, made history last season, catching 112 passes for 1,194 yards — both league records for a tight end. Bowers’ productivity has not gone unnoticed, as ESPN on Friday ranked him as the NFL’s top tight end. NFL executives, coaches and scouts weighed in on the TE ranking, which put San Francisco’s George Kittle at No. 2 and Detroit’s Sam LaPorta at No. 3. “Great person, hard worker, instinctive, great hands, matchup problem due to his speed and athleticism with elite [run after catch] ability,” an NFC executive said about Bowers, per ESPN. “Sure, the Raiders needed a quarterback in the worst way,” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler wrote, “but there’s no way they regret the selection of Bowers, who met expectations, then smashed them.” Bowers is an extremely versatile player who can be used as an inline tight end or even as a wide receiver in the slot o
