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Will the New York Jets choose tight finish Brock Bowers with the tenth total decide within the upcoming NFL draft.
I’m not the one one who believes Bowers would be the Jets’ decide, however I’m prepared to place my cash the place my mouth is with a couple of wagers on this end result.
With the draft every week away, let’s take a look at the the reason why Bowers might be catching passes from Aaron Rodgers subsequent season.
No. 10 total decide odds
All about Aaron Rodgers
The Jets will – and may – do every part they’ll to maintain the Corridor of Fame quarterback and four-time MVP wholesome and completely happy.
Subsequently, most suspect the Jets will both draft an offensive lineman to guard Rodgers or a weapon for Rodgers to throw to.
I’m banking on the latter.
The Jets have already dedicated sources to the offensive line, signing a pair of tackles in Tyron Smith (Dallas) and Morgan Moses (Baltimore), each of whom ranked top-10 amongst tackles in PFF’s grades final season.
Together with fourth-year guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, New York’s entrance 5 ought to play tremendous.
What the Jets really want is a receiver who can create from the slot.
Whereas Garrett Wilson put up one other 1,000-yard season on 95 catches in 2023, the Jets’ subsequent best move catchers have been tight finish Tyler Conklin (621 yards on 61 receptions) and operating again Breece Corridor (591 yards on 76 receptions).
The draft class options loads of wideout expertise, however its virtually sure Marvin Harrison Jr., Rome Odunze, or Malik Nabers gained’t fall to the Jets.
The following receivers embrace Brian Thomas Jr., Adonai Mitchell and Ladd McConkey.
Thomas is extra of a take-the-top-off vast receiver. Mitchell and McConkey may slide into the slot simpler, however neither took greater than 20% of snaps from that spot in faculty, and I don’t suppose both is value a top-10 choice.
Brock Bowers has limitless upside
Bowers shouldn’t be your typical tight finish. He jogs my memory of George Kittle or Travis Kelce – a extra conventional move catcher with versatility, mismatch creation, nice fingers and YAC capacity.
Basically, line Bowers up anyplace, and he’ll make one thing occur.
And the Jets would fortunately line him up within the slot, the place he took greater than half of his snaps at Georgia.
Bowers is exactly what Rodgers and the Jets want, and he boasts sufficient high-upside expertise to be taken as a top-10 decide.
He racked up greater than 2,500 yards throughout three seasons at shut to fifteen yards per reception with 26 touchdowns and a drop price below 5%. In his senior season, he tallied greater than 700 yards in solely 10 video games.
Why wouldn’t Rodgers need him? Bowers is a strolling mismatch with a novel mixture of pace, ball expertise and explosiveness. Dane Brugler of The Athletic has him graded because the draft’s seventh-best total prospect.
The ceiling is loopy excessive.
Odds for place of Jets’ first drafted participant
The mock draft market
Vegas Refund has tracked 32 mock drafts from trusted analysts throughout the business, and 24 have Bowers being drafted by the Jets.
NFL.com analyst Peter Schrager just lately mocked Bowers to the Jets, writing in his piece:
“It is a particular prospect. In actual fact, I’ve been informed by a number of normal managers that I’m not excessive sufficient on Bowers and that his capacity after the catch units him other than nearly each tight finish prospect since Kyle Pitts. Wonderful participant, a winner and one other weapon for Aaron Rodgers to take advantage of — this pairing does certainly make a ton of sense.”
Betting on the NFL?
I’m pondering the identical factor, Pete!
But, on the time of this writing, the sportsbooks nonetheless favor different avenues for the Jets’ first-round decide.
DraftKings nonetheless favors the Jets choosing an offensive lineman (+120), as does FanDuel (+105). Each books have Bowers’ draft over/below decide quantity at 12.5, albeit barely juiced to the below.
Given what I’m studying and envisioning, the posted traces don’t make sense.
I’m taking benefit by betting some juicy plus-money numbers on Bowers’ draft place and the Jets’ draft alternative.
Brock Bowers draft prediction and decide
Brock Bowers draft place over/below: Beneath 12.5 (-130, FanDuel)
Place of Jets’ first drafted participant: Tight finish (+185, FanDuel)
Quantity 10 total decide: Brock Bowers (+210, FanDuel)
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