One season. One AP First Team All Pro nod. Brock Bowers' meteoric rise to the NFL best tight end is official. It wasn't a great surprise. Bowers led the NFL among tight ends in receiving (1194), receptions (112),

Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers had an all-time rookie campaign. He was just honored in the most prestigious way.

He became just the fourth rookie tight end in the NFL since 1960 to earn first-team All-Pro honors – the first since 2002 (Jeremy Shockey).

A week after Brock Bowers set the new rookie receptions record which had stood since last season, Malik Nabers broke Bowers’ record. Now about an hour after Nabers broke Bowers’ record, Bowers took the record right back.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brock Bowers has broken Mike Ditka’s 1961 record for yards receiving by a rookie tight end. Drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders 13th overall out of Georgia, Bowers eclipsed Ditka’s mark of 1,076 yards when he made a 13-yard catch late in the second quarter on Sunday against New Orleans.

Poor timing might be the only thing standing between Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers and the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year award.

A week ago we celebrated Brock Bowers breaking the rookie receptions record. Only to see Giants WR Malik Nabers pass him up.

Raiders tight end Brock Bowers received an elite compliment from fellow tight end, Rob Gronkowski about his future.

Let’s look at how the Las Vegas Raiders’ rookie class fared in a 34-20 Week 18 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in the season finale: Brock Bowers: It was a fairly quiet game for Bowers, but he did have four catches for 50 yards and scored his fifth touchdown of the season with a garbage-time score with 25 seconds to go.