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PositiveValueJul 31, 2026Fantasy Football with Ian Hartitz
Fantasy Points' Ryan Heath likes Bowers as a player and in the Clint Koviak Raiders offense, noting he averaged north of 16 fantasy points per game without his knee brace last year despite offensive chaos (injuries, Chip Kelly firing in November), giving him round-two pick-worthy upside. However, Heath's line in the sand is not clicking Bowers in round two ahead of running backs like Chase Brown, Derrick Henry, and Ken Walker that he thinks will outscore him. Heath advocates for a specific draft strategy: target one of the top-four running backs (Gibbs, Robinson, Taylor, or McCaffrey) in round one, then loop back to late round two to acquire Bowers. This strategy is more realistic in home leagues than higher-stakes drafts due to ADP variance. Heath is open to Bowers in mid-to-late round two after those backs are off the board, as tight ends have higher hit rates in later rounds than other positions and running backs/wide receivers provide more value of replacement.
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NegativeValueJul 31, 2026The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast
JJ Zachariason says he 'absolutely love[s]' Brock Bowers this year in standard leagues, but cautions that taking a tight end early is a high-risk move in guillotine/chopped leagues with 18+ teams. In that format, the opportunity cost is greater because more teams means significantly more running backs and wide receivers drafted relative to tight ends, and the 94% week-one advancement rate and >90% advancement rate for most of the season make positional scarcity less valuable. Zachariason advises against getting 'cute and overthink it' with Bowers in chopped formats, comparing the risk to taking Josh Allen early.
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NegativeValueJul 31, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Bowers should not be drafted at 1.12 despite being an elite tight end option. He averaged 15.5 PPR points per game in 2024, his better season of two years in the NFL. Five running backs and five wide receivers averaged more than 18.5 points per game in 2024, and 11 managed the same in 2025, making it incredibly hard for tight ends to score as highly as top receivers and running backs. Bowers is onto his third quarterback in three years and will hope that Fernando Mendoza adjusts quickly to the NFL. Redraft ADP has yet to decide on tight end positioning, and sometimes both elite tight ends make it back in the third round, making it better to take that gamble than draft them earlier.
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PositiveNewsJul 31, 202632BeatWriters
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Raiders camp Day 3 is done. Lots of TDs today as team ran red zone periods. Kirk Cousins and Brock Bowers connected on a pair of scores. Fernando Mendoza had a nice back shoulder TD to Malik Benson. First INT came as Taron Johnson picked off Cousins off Darien Porter PBU in 7on7.

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PositiveNewsJul 31, 202632BeatWriters
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Takeaways from Day 3 of #Raiders training camp: - Brock Bowers had his way all day. - Jalen Nailor got more involved in the offense, caught a touchdown from Fernando Mendoza. - Spencer Burford and Jackson Powers-Johnson handled majority of first-team reps at two guard spots. - Taron Johnson’s versatility seems to be an asset for young secondary.

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PositiveNewsJul 31, 202632BeatWriters
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Brock Bowers and Michael Mayer have made their fair share of plays this camp so far with heavy personnel packages. “I think there’s so much versatility out there with Mike out there. … I’m excited to see what we do with him incorporated.” #Raiders

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PositiveNewsJul 31, 2026Coach Yac 🗣
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Mike Evans talks about his leaping one-handed catch for a touchdown at practice today: “It’s a thing that you talk to quarterbacks about. Like when I’m covered, I’m still pretty open if you throw the ball up with some air, and Brock threw a great ball. Brock is super accurate.” via: @​957thegame

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PositiveValueJul 31, 2026Ian Hartitz
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GREAT time talking with the wicked smart @​RyanJ_Heath on all things tight ends! -Brock Bowers in Round 2? In this economy? -We are fans of Mr. Colston Loveland -Is this the year of Dalton Kincaid? -A hilariously deep sleeper -MORE Great day to be great: <https://youtu.be/CXuqSybWzao?si=2bCHmI7uKtiVgALu>

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PositiveUsageJul 31, 2026Adam
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Tucker Kraft expected back Week 1 Was the TE2 before his ACL tea ….But he averaged only 23.9 routes per game. For comparison, last season’s leaders: Trey McBride: 40.2 Brock Bowers: 32.2 Kyle Pitts: 30.4 That’s exciting, but it also creates a fragile projection if his efficiency declines after ACL reconstruction.

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