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Brock Bowers

ADP 2.08 · 20 · Underdog / consensus 2026-08-18

12-team, half PPR, redraft, 1QB

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Last three years

Georgia · Regular season. College years are labeled NCAA.

YearTeamGRecYdsTDTgtTgt %
2025NFLLV126468078623.6%
2024NFLLV171121,194515325.8%
2023NCAAGeorgia10567146——

NFL from nflverse regular-season totals. College from ESPN. Target share is of team targets in the games the player played (NFL WR/TE only).

Earlier+6 picksConviction mediumData high

Projected Raiders TE1. Kirk Cousins is the quarterback.

Cousins is the veteran bridge in Kubiak's system. Mendoza is the future and a midseason threat. Bowers is the tight end in a play-action, 12-personnel offense.

ADP
2.08 (20)
Target
2.02
Move
+6
As of
2026-08-25

What changed

10 real changes. The rest held.

Quarterback

downgradehigh

Was Geno Smith (traded to NYJ)

Now Kirk Cousins expected Week 1; Fernando Mendoza (No. 1 pick) behind him

Cousins is the veteran bridge in Kubiak's system. Mendoza is the future and a midseason threat.

Play caller

upgradehigh

Was Chip Kelly (fired)

Now Klint Kubiak calls; Andrew Janocko OC

Kubiak's Shanahan-tree offense: play-action, explosives, TE involvement.

Head coach

upgradehigh

Was Pete Carroll (fired)

Now Klint Kubiak (hired 2026)

Full offensive reset.

Scheme & pace

neutralmedium

Was Kelly 2025 ~64% pass

Now Kubiak balanced, projected ~57% pass, more run explosives

Ashton Jeanty and Brock Bowers are the scheme fits.

Pass blocking

upgradehigh

Was Kolton Miller 4 games (knee/ankle); no Linderbaum

Now LT Kolton Miller back. C Tyler Linderbaum signed (record deal). LG Spencer Burford, RG Jackson Powers-Johnson (also returning from injury), RT DJ Glaze.

Miller healthy plus Linderbaum in the middle is a new line. Not a Kubiak note.

Run blocking

upgradehigh

Was Miller limited; interior without a true centerpiece

Now Linderbaum at center, Miller at LT, Powers-Johnson back

Jeanty's plus is Linderbaum and a healthy Miller, not the playbook.

Pass catchers

neutralmedium

Was Geno's WRs

Now Cousins to the same room, Bowers the primary tight end

Cousins to the same room. Bowers remains the top pass-catcher.

Tight end

upgradehigh

Was Brock Bowers

Now Kubiak tight ends are featured in the Shanahan tree

Bowers is the tight end in a play-action, 12-personnel offense.

Backfield

upgradehigh

Was Ashton Jeanty

Now Jeanty remains the lead back in a Kubiak explosive-run game

Lead-back volume in an explosive-run scheme.

Team environment

neutralmedium

Was Carroll 3-14

Now Kubiak year one, still a rebuild

Win total not a positive-script bet. Mendoza watch later.

Vacated volume

Targets
—
Carries
—
Red zone
—
Air yards
—

No high-confidence vacated-volume number published. Role change matters more than a target count.

Competition added

  • Fernando Mendozahigh

    draft · No. 1 overall

    Rookie QB sitting behind Cousins; live midseason threat.

This player

Projected role
Projected Raiders TE1. Kirk Cousins is the quarterback.
Usage
Pass-game tight end. Kirk Cousins is the quarterback.
Injury
No Week 1 absence reported as of August 20, 2026.
Contract
Not flagged as a 2026 hold-in.
Camp
Training camp underway as of August 2026. Week 1 is September.

Upside

Bowers is the tight end in a play-action, 12-personnel offense. Miller healthy plus Linderbaum in the middle is a new line. Not a Kubiak note. Kubiak's Shanahan-tree offense: play-action, explosives, TE involvement.

Downside

Cousins is the veteran bridge in Kubiak's system. Mendoza is the future and a midseason threat.

Risks

  • Quarterback: Cousins is the veteran bridge in Kubiak's system. Mendoza is the future and a midseason threat.high
  • New head coach: Full offensive reset.low

Sources

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Notes come from the 2026 coaching and roster board (team sites, NFL.com, ESPN, The Athletic). Hold is the default when ADP already has the news.