Despite a knee injury capping his sophomore season at 64 receptions and 14.5 fantasy points per game, Brock Bowers enters a wide-open Las Vegas depth chart alongside Tre Tucker and Jalen Nailor. New play-caller Klint Kubiak plans to weaponize Bowers in a target-rich environment, putting Trey McBride’s tight end record of 126 catches and Travis Kelce‘s 1,416-yard milestone within reach for the tight end phenom.
Fantasy drafters have a unique opportunity to enjoy a truly historic fantasy season at an injury-depressed market price. Bowers is a smash second round pick in all fantasy football formats, and he is a legitimate Top-5 overall option in tight end premium formats.
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Brock Bowers suffered through a Week 1 PCL sprain and bone bruise, yet he still managed 14.7 Fantasy Points Per Game, ranking No. 2 at the position.
Now fully healthy, he returns to Klint Kubiak’s offense that helped him post an impressive 23.6-percent Target Share and 22.2-percent Target Rate despite his health-compromised 2025 season. Raiders team reporter Levi Edwards also reported, “it seems the Raiders’ coaching staff will give TE Brock Bowers every opportunity to replicate his historic rookie campaign.”
The talent profile is undeniable, making him a prime candidate to recapture the overall TE1 crown this year. At just 23-years old, Bowers is an absolute smash in the first round in all fantasy football formats based on position scarcity, especially dynasty leagues.
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.
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)
