But picking No. 13 overall in the 2024 rendition of the event and with teams selecting quarterback prospects — a major need for Las Vegas — leaving the team out in the cold in that regard, general manager Tom Telesco simply couldn’t pass up on adding the best player available on the Raiders’ board.

The Raiders selected Brock Bowers with the 13th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft and the tight end has since become the most important part of their offense.

Brock Bowers was hyped up as perhaps the best tight end prospect in many years, perhaps ever, ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft. Hyperbole and top-5 overall rankings for the Georgia tight end were everywhere.

Brock Bowers keeps upping his game. Week 11 vs the Dolphins he had career highs in catches and yards and set some Raiders records too.

The Raiders have lost six straight games amid major turmoil on offense, but their first-year tight end is putting up incredible numbers.