Georgia star Brock Bowers shares the three NFL tight ends he admires
Many observers believe Brock Bowers will be selected in the top 15 in the 2024 NFL Draft, and with good cause.
The Napa, California native helped lead head coach Kirby Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs to two national championships and is recognized as one of the best receiving tight ends in recent college football history.
On Sunday, NFL journalist Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area shared Bowers’ list of three NFL tight ends who he either admires or emulates.
The 6-foot-4, 240-pound Bowers said he grew up watching four-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots/Tampa Bay Buccaneers and admitted “Gronk” is a role model.
“I love watching Gronk,” Bowers said, adding, “I also love watching (George) Kittle and (Travis) Kelce.”
Bowers said Kelce, Kansas City’s three-time Super Bowl champion, has inspired him to improve his game.
“We do some film study stuff with Georgia,” Bowers said, per NBC Sports Bay Area. “I love watching him play and try to learn some things from his game.”
Bowers could become one of the best tight ends in the NFL soon, perhaps in his rookie season, just as Detroit Lions star Sam LaPorta (86 catches, 889 yards, 10 TDs) stood out in 2023.
Bowers grew up in 49ers country and spent a lot of time watching Kittle, but said that he would prefer to be drafted by the Tennessee Titans with the seventh selection.
Bowers said the success of Packers tight ends Tucker Kraft and Luke Musgrave, LaPorta and Dalton Kincaid of the Buffalo Bills have helped fuel his passion for an impactful rookie season.
On Monday, CBS Sports projected Bowers will go to the Denver Broncos with the 12th pick. His draft stock may have slipped recently as fast-rising QBs J.J. McCarthy of Michigan and Jayden Daniels of LSU and cornerback Terrion Arnold of Alabama have surged ahead of him.
