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Best/worst case scenario for Brock Bowers of the Las Vegas Raiders

The Las Vegas Raiders have signed Brock Bowers, the first-round pick, arguably the best player in this year’s NFL Draft.

A once-in-a-lifetime talent at the college level, Bowers will now look to translate his success from Georgia to the major leagues. The rookie tight end's potential could be sky-high, but like any rookie, he'll need to stay healthy to get off to a good start.

Dan Parr of NFL.com recently announced his “best/worst case predictions for notable offensive rookies.”

Parr had come up with the following best-case scenario for Bowers:

“Bowers and Gardner Minshew have been on the same page since day one. The 6'4″, 230-pound tight end becomes the 1b option to Davante Adams' 1a, and Bowers is an instant YAC monster for Vegas.”

I think that's what most fans expect from Bowers. He's already proven his YAC dominance in the Raiders' first preseason game, a sign of what big things could be ahead.

“I really wanted to get the ball to Brock,” Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said when talking about Bowers and second-year Raiders wideout Jakobi Meyers after Las Vegas' season-ending loss to the Minnesota Vikings. “And I think we saw everything we've been waiting for. It's all going to come down to YAC on the run-after-catch with those two gentlemen. They're going to get better as time goes on. But it was really great film just to watch — both the run game and our play-action stuff, so they showed off well tonight.”

Parr described Bowers' worst-case scenario as follows:

“Injuries that have slowed Bowers since last season continue to plague him. His lack of size is exposed by tough coverage and second-year TE Michael Mayer is limiting his playing time.”

Coach Pierce didn't seem too concerned about Bowers' foot injury when he addressed the media on Wednesday.

“Just a precaution,” Pierce said. “He has a foot injury and we just have to protect him.”

It's reasonable to view Bowers' “lack of size” as a cause for concern, but Bowers had no trouble exposing coverages during his years at Georgia. While the NFL is a different game, he spent two years as college football's best tight end in arguably the toughest league, the SEC.

Parr projects that Bowers will total 762 yards and six touchdowns on 71 passes caught in his rookie season. By comparison, Mayer only totaled 304 yards and two touchdowns on 27 passes caught in his rookie year.

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