Jun 2, 2026, 10:45 AM ET

Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers entered the 2025 campaign as the TE1 following his historic debut season the year prior, in which he caught 112 of his 153 targets for 1,194 yards and five touchdowns. However, the former Georgia standout suffered a knee injury in their Week 1 loss to the Patriots, which sidelined him for the rest of the season. While the 23-year-old tight end would only sit out five games (with two of them being Weeks 17 and 18), Bowers was not as dominant as he was the year before. In 2025, playing in one of the game's worst offensive units, Bowers brought in just 64 of his 86 targets for 680 yards and seven touchdowns. Much of his production came in Week 9 when he caught 12 passes for 127 yards and three scores. Entering 2026, Bowers' outlook looks far more favorable as he has already begun participating in team OTAs, suggesting this injury is far behind him. The 6-foot-4 pass catcher is slotted to be Las Vegas' primary pass catcher, as their WR room, led by Jalen Nailor and Tre Tucker, has minimal experience as a top target. While the QB play under rookie Fernando Mendoza or veteran Kirk Cousins could be unstable at times, Bowers projects to see a massive target share, which may not only lead the tight end position, but potentially all pass catchers as well. He carries elite value at his current ADP on Sleeper (25), sitting just outside the first two rounds.--Andy Smith