Bowers entered the combine as the No. 7 overall prospect on Daniel Jeremiah’s top 50 and the first non-quarterback, non-receiver to appear on the NFL Media analyst’s list. The Giants currently hold the No. 6 pick in the draft.
“I feel like [I bring] yards after the catch and just being able to make people miss,” said Bowers, a native of Napa in California wine country. “Just turn good plays into great plays.”
The Giants could use an influx of those. They ranked 31st in yards after catch last season and tied for 30th in plays of at least 10 yards. It didn’t help that Darren Waller, whom the Giants acquired via trade a year ago, missed five games due to injury.
Coach Brian Daboll knows what tight ends can do for an offense. He coached the position in New England, where Rob Gronkowski was selected first-team All-Pro in 2014 and 2015 under his watch.
“I grew up watching Gronk,” Bowers said. “I loved watching Gronk. He’s a huge role model for me looking at him growing up and watching [George] Kittle and [Travis] Kelce.”
The latter two just helped their teams reach Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, where Bowers got to meet Gronkowski, now a TV personality, on Radio Row. That makes three future Hall of Famers, and Bowers is just beginning his journey to try to join the club – or at least get an invitation to Tight End University.
“I hope so,” he said. “It’s always good to talk to people with good football knowledge.”
Bowers, meanwhile, doesn’t have to look at only the seasoned veterans for a blueprint. Just last season, Detroit’s Sam LaPorta set the NFL record for most receptions by a rookie tight end.
“It’s exciting to see those young guys balling out,” Bowers said. “My rookie year’s coming up, and I’d like to do the same thing. It would be good to learn from those dudes and learn from what they did and what worked well.”
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