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Georgia's Brock Bowers drawing comparisons to 49ers All-Pro

By Michael Gallagher | Last updated 7/25/23

A projected top-10 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, Georgia Bulldogs tight end Brock Bowers is already earning some pretty lofty comparisons before his junior season has even started.

NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah, who spent seven seasons as a scout for the Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles, recently stated Bowers’ NFL ceiling could be as high as a current four-time Pro Bowler—San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle.

“There are striking similarities in their body movements, explosiveness and competitiveness,” Jeremiah said. “Kittle is a more consistent blocker in the run game, but Bowers has a little more juice after the catch. Both guys really separate out of breaks and refuse to be tackled by the first defender after the catch. There's a will to fight for every single yard—and it elevates to an even greater level when a first down or touchdown is within reach. Kittle has been a top-two/three player at his position for the bulk of his career. Bowers has that type of upside.”

Brock Bowers is a fun study. The athleticism is obvious but I am even more impressed with his effort & physicality in run game. pic.twitter.com/wJ6cPuRotb
— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) July 24, 2023

At 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds, Bowers is built similarly to the 6-foot-4, 250-pound Kittle, and both play with a bit more physicality than the typical tight end. Like Kittle, Georgia uses Bowers in multiple ways including as a vertical threat downfield, as a yards-after-the-catch machine on screenplays and as a chain mover on short-yardage plays.

Brock Bowers (#19), on top of his incredible receiving & ball carrier skills, is a surprisingly strong blocker for his size.

He's going to be a fantastic weapon in the pass game at the NFL level, but pretty cool to see that he can be a positive player at the other aspects of TE. pic.twitter.com/S8zAz6N4va
— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) July 19, 2023

Bowers logged 63 receptions, 942 yards and seven touchdowns—all team highs—for the national champion Bulldogs as a sophomore last season in which he was named a First Team All-SEC selection by the league’s coaches and the Associated Press. He also set a new school record for single-season receptions and yards by a tight end.

A First-Team All-American as a freshman in 2021 after catching 56 passes for 882 yards and 13 touchdowns, Bowers was also tabbed as the SEC Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. Additionally, he set the UGA record for single-season touchdown receptions.

Bowers is expected to be the first tight end off the board in next year’s draft where he’ll likely be taken somewhere in the top 10.

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