Brock Bowers was in middle school in Napa, California, when the then-Oakland Raiders would hold training camp nearby.
He'd drop by to check out practice and once even got an autograph from quarterback Derek Carr.Now Bowers is part of the Las Vegas Raiders , who selected the Georgia tight end in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday with the 13th pick. "It's come full circle," Bowers said from Napa .This the second year in a row the Raiders have taken a tight end high. Las Vegas traded up last year to take Notre Dame's Michael Mayer in the second round with the 35th overall pick.
"I hope it continues, but whatever they call for me to do, I'll do it to the best of my ability."Telesco said he also liked Bowers' ability to block."When you play at Georgia, you have to be able to block, and in the SEC, he's playing against some real defenders," Telesco said.Who will be throwing Bowers passes remains to be seen. Aidan O'Connell is the incumbent starter , but the Raiders signed Gardner Minshew in the offseason.
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