To the surprise of no one, the Las Vegas Raiders selected QB Fernando Mendoza. The Heisman Trophy winner and National Champion from IU will signal an organizational reset with new HC Klint Kubiak.
The arrival of Mendoza should put him on the low-end QB1/high-end QB2 radar and raises the ceiling of the entire offense, including TE Brock Bowers and RB Ashton Jeanty.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (knee) was a ...
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers is expected to ...
After a record-breaking rookie campaign in 2024, Las Vegas ...
With the Las Vegas Raiders eliminated from playoff contention, the team has decided to shut down their star tight end in Brock Bowers’ season by placing him on injured reserve.
Bowers suffered a PCL injury back in week 1, but played through the injury for 3 weeks before missing the next 3 week to let the injury heal. He clearly was not effective as a player during those 3 weeks catching only 14 passes for 124 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Bowers was able to be productive for the rest of the season finishing with 64 catches, 680 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns in 12 games. It pales in comparison to his rookie season last year when he had 112 catches for 1,194 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns in 17 games.
Bowers is still a top 5 tight end option for 2026, hopefully the offense can be a little better next season to help take some of the attention away from him.
Author: Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
The Raiders are looking to get a boost from the return of their star tight end Brock Bowers. Bowers has missed 3 games with a knee injury as well as taking the bye week to recover.
Initially, Bowers attempted to play through the pain before taking time to rest. Bowers was the TE2 overall in Week 1, but finished between TE13-20 Weeks 2-4. Ideally, Bowers will return to form against a Jaguars defense that ranks 23rd vs. the tight end position. If Bowers plays this week, fire him up with confidence!
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
After asking for his release from the Tennessee Titans wide receiver Tyler Lockett is signing with the Las Vegas Raiders. The signing reunites Lockett with quarterback Geno Smith from their time together with the Seattle Seahawks.
In 2024 Lockett had 49 receptions for 600 yards and 2 touchdowns with the Seahawks and Smith was his quarterback. At this point in his career Lockett is a role player and adds veteran experience to the Raiders locker room.
Lockett doesn’t appear to have much left now but the Raiders have struggled on offense most of the season since Brock Bowers has been injured. Lockett shouldn’t be counted on as even a wide receiver three on fantasy teams but could be used as a desperation start.
Author David Leonard Jr. (@RealDelcoDave)
The verdict is in on the NFL’s top 10 tight ends. ESPN surveyed NFL coaches, executives, and scouts to get a ranking on the best tight ends in the league. After a superb 2024 rookie campaign, Brock Bowers takes the No.1 spot.
Bowers had 112 receptions on 153 targets in 17 games played and was the TE1 in fantasy. Bowers surupasses George Kittle who is an originator of Tight End University. Travis Kelce falls from the top spot down to 5 as he enters his age 35 season.
A very interesting wrinkle to the rankings are both Ravens tight ends Mark Andrews (6th) and Isaiah Likely (8th) making the list. This respect around the league for Likely shows how strong a tight end room the Ravens have. There has been growing pressure on Andrews to be traded and fantasy gamers wishcasting Likely to the top of the Ravens depth chart.
While this survey is mere opinion, it gives incredible insight to how each player at the position is viewed. Fantasy rankings are rampant and this survey is unique in that it peels back the curtain on how the NFL’s decision makers think as far as player evaluation.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
The Las Vegas Raiders are not considered a team that is deep at wide receiver. Jakobi Meyers is an ever present value in best ball as he is going in round 6 on Underdog as the WR40. The offense is set to run through tight end Brock Bowers and stud rookie running back Ashton Jeanty in 2025.
With Jakobi Meyers being the best Raiders wide receiver by default, it leaves opportunity for another receiver to emerge. After the 2025 NFL Draft it was initially believed that Jack Bech would be the logical player to rise in Pete Carroll and Chip Kelly’s offense. Instead, it is Dont’e Thornton who is catching plenty of buzz as he has stood out in minicamp.
As this word has gotten out it has sent the two rookie receivers in opposite directions. In the last week on Underdog, Thornton has risen 9.7 spots into the early 17th round. Divergent from Thornton has been Jack Bech who has fallen 6.5 spots into the early 13th round.
Bech was selected in round 2 of the NFL Draft while Thornton went in round 4. There is still an appropriate gap in drafts, but as fantasy gamers get wise to Thornton’s ability the gap will certainly close. Clicking both Bech and Thornton at ADP will help build unique lineups and will be particularly unique when stacking with quarterback Geno Smith.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
