Yeah no argument here, maybe he deserves to be in a T2.5 between Nabers/Odunze and the rest, maybe even call T2.5 Odunze and Bowers. Im just not terribly familiar with everyone's game as of now, other than then general consensus is that Bowers is a special TE prospect that can operate inline and out wide, and that tier of WRs is on par with most of the high end guys of the last couple of years as prospects which is exciting in its own right.CGW wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:56 amI'd have a hard time not taking him above the WRs listed above. He's a potential difference maker at a tough position to find difference makers and will have much higher draft capital than any of those WRs when all is said and done. There are some landing spots I'd want nothing to do with, but if I am presented with a choice of Bowers or Coleman, I'm pretty sure I know what I'm doing at this point.nathanq42 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:26 am A lot of my perception of Bowers is going to be dependent on draft capital and landing spot - Duh... But there is so little predictability regarding TEs coming into the league, the things that I think are important to aim for are (in no particular order):
1) Athleticism
2) Production and advanced metrics (YPRR, overall production, etc)
3) Path to targets (Only really works if the TE is a top 2 option unless youre in a wildly explosive offense (Kittle in SF who honestly hasnt been nearly as productive with the emergence of both Ayuik and Deebo, but it could also be the toll that his injuries have taken | Julian Thomas with the Broncos)
4) Coach (without an offensively creative coach youre going to have your highly touted TE wasted - Ebron, Pitts, JHow, Fant, Minn Hock, etc)
Right now it is too early to say, but in a vacuum I think it is safe to say skill wise he belongs in the T3 WR group (Coleman, Egbuka, Brian Thomas, Franklin, etc)
I think it is the classic higher reward beckons higher risk. You could end up with a positional edge for a decade or you could end up with just another "overdrafted" TE that never lives up to the hype/investment.