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Georgia’s Brock Bowers wins John Mackey Award

Georgia Bulldogs tight end Brock Bowers has won the John Mackey Award over Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer and Iowa tight end Sam LaPorta

Georgia Bulldogs tight end Brock Bowers has won the John Mackey Award. Bowers won the award over Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer and Iowa tight end Sam LaPorta, who were the other finalists for the prestigious award. The John Mackey Award is given annually to the most outstanding tight end in college football.

Colorado State’s Trey McBride won the Mackey award in 2021. Many folks thought that Brock Bowers should have won the award last year as a true freshman.

Brock Bowers has 58 total touches, nine total touchdowns, and 819 total yards this season. Michael Mayer has 67 receptions for 809 receiving yards and nine touchdowns this season. Iowa’s Sam LaPorta has 53 receptions, 601 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown this year.

Georgia tight end Brock Bowers had a dominant performance against South Carolina earlier in the season. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Surprisingly, Utah’s Dalton Kincaid was not a finalist for the award. Kincaid won a Pac-12 championship with Utah and totaled 70 receptions for 890 yards and eight touchdowns this season.

Both Mayer and LaPorta were both stars on underperforming offenses. Brock Bowers and Georgia won the SEC championship game and made the College Football Playoff.

Notre Dame’s Michael Mayer was named as the tight end of the week three times. Brock Bowers won tight end of the week once for his performance against South Carolina. Mayer was considered the favorite to win the award, but Bowers winning is not a total shock.

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PFF: Georgia football’s Brock Bowers dominant in redzone

No surprise here, Brock Bowers is one of the highest graded redzone TEs since 2018…

Georgia tight end Brock Bowers is coming off the most prolific tight end season in Bulldog history. And that’s as a freshman nonetheless.

Bowers totaled 56 receptions for 882 yards (15.8 avg.) and 14 total touchdowns and earned an absolutely incredible list of awards:

 

  • All-America First Team – USA Today, ESPN.com, The Athletic
  • All-America Second Team – Associated Press
  • True Freshman All-America – ESPN.com, The Athletic
  • Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award
  • Football Writers Association Freshman of the Year Award
  • Coaches’ SEC Freshman of the Year
  • AP SEC Newcomer of the Year 

One of Bowers biggest advantages is in the redzone, where – just like in almost every other aspect of his game – was one of the best pass catchers in the last few seasons.

Florida’s Kyle Pitts and Penn State’s Patt Freiermuth, who are both NFL starters now, were both upperclassmen at the time and Bowers was this good in his first season.

If the Napa, Cal., native can improve with experience, Bowers may go down as one of the best receivers in Georgia and SEC history.

 

Georgia freshman earns SEC honor for performance vs. Vanderbilt

Georgia football is loaded with freshman talent and it was on display vs. Vandy.

Georgia freshman tight end Brock Bowers is leading the Bulldogs in receiving so far this season. The former four-star prospect had to step in when star tight end Darnell Washington underwent foot surgery in fall camp and has more than impressed through four games.

The Napa, Cal. was named SEC Freshman of the Week for a productive day versus Vanderbilt, racking up four catches for 69 yards and two touchdowns, with another 12 yards and a score on the ground.

Fellow Bulldog Adonai Mitchell won the same award just two weeks ago.

Bowers has 18 receptions for 272 yards and four touchdowns on the year. Georgia needed a playmaker to step up with the large number of injuries to receivers and Bowers has done just that.

Check out Bower’s big day versus the Commodores:

 

 

 

Georgia football player card: TE Brock Bowers

Georgia Bulldogs tight end Brock Bowers joins a stacked tight end room in Athens

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Brock Bowers, Tight End (No. 19):

Class: Freshman

Height: 6-4

Weight: 230 pounds

Hometown: Napa, California

High School: Napa High School

Georgia Bulldogs tight end Brock Bowers committed to the University of Georgia on Aug. 10, 2021. He is talented, but will likely spend much of his year developing in Georgia’s elite tight end room.

Bowers is rated a four-star recruit by the top recruiting sites. He is ranked the No. 105 player and the third-best tight end in the 2021 class.

The former Napa High School star put up incredible numbers as a junior in high school. Bowers is versatile and has a basketball background.

He received over 20 offers from Division I schools, but decided to join Georgia. Bowers has a good combination of size and speed and has the talent to excel at the college level.

The Los Angeles Chargers drafted Georgia tight end Tre’ McKitty this offseason and wide receiver George Pickens injured his ACL in spring practice, but Georgia still looks solid at tight end with Darnell Washington,  John FitzPatrick and LSU transfer Arik Gilbert.

Bowers comes from a very athletic family. His father played football for Utah State and his sister plays softball for Sacramento State.

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UGA football Twitter rejoices following Brock Bowers’ commitment

Georgia Bulldogs football Twitter celebrated the news of four-star TE Brock Bowers’ commitment to UGA.

Georgia Bulldog fans needed something to celebrate in day of doom and gloom for college football. Fortunately, for Dawg fans, class of 2021 tight end Brock Bowers committed to the University of Georgia.

Bowers is a talented four-star recruit, who plays high school football for Napa High School in California. His commitment should not be lost in another day fraught with college football news.

Bowers is a building block that Kirby Smart and Georgia can count on in the future and should help solidify UGA’s class of 2021, which is now up to twelve commitments.

Bowers picked the Georgia Bulldogs over a lot of west coast schools, including Oregon, Washington, and UCLA. Kirby Smart is really expanding Georgia’s recruiting territory.

Here’s how Georgia football Twitter reacted to the news of Bowers’ commitment:

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Watch: New 2021 Georgia football TE commit Brock Bowers’ dominant highlights

2021 4-star tight end Brock Bowers shows off in this highlight tape. Watch it here!

I guess Mondays aren’t always bad! Earlier this afternoon, 4-star tight end Brock Bowers announced, through his Twitter account, his commitment to the University of Georgia.

From Napa High School, Bowers (6-foot-4, 225 pounds) is rated as the No. 3 tight end, the No. 11 player in California and the No. 92 prospect overall – according to 247Sports Composite.

The Bulldogs are getting a man amongst boys in Bowers, and he will obviously continue to grow before his arrival in Athens.

And even though he is a bigger guy, his speed doesn’t suffer. Bowers has a verified forty yard dash of 4.55 seconds, which is elite speed at the tight end position on any level.

Watch his highlights here:

 

Georgia football target, 2021 top TE Brock Bowers makes commitment

Per his Twitter account, 2021 4-star tight end Brock Bowers has committed to the University of Georgia. From Napa, California, Bowers is rated as the No. 3 tight end, the No. 11 prospect in California and the No. 92 overall recruit in the 2021 …

Per his Twitter account, 2021 4-star tight end Brock Bowers has committed to the University of Georgia.

From Napa, California, Bowers is rated as the No. 3 tight end, the No. 11 prospect in California and the No. 92 overall recruit in the 2021 recruiting class – according to 247Sports Composite.

Bowers’ top eight schools were Oregon, Oregon State, Cal, UCLA, Washington, Notre Dame, Penn State and Georgia.

Although most believed he would sign with Georgia, Bowers commitment is still huge for the Bulldogs, who’s 2021 class still only has 12 names on the board.

The Bulldogs’ 2021 class is currently ranked No. 14 in the country and fifth in the SEC. However, don’t question the talent level of the guys who are already locked- in.

Georgia currently has an average player rating of (.9364), which is higher than the Bulldogs’ average in last year’s No. 1 ranked class of 2020. (0.9296)

 

5-star Georgia signee Darnell Washington recruits 2021 top TE Brock Bowers to UGA

5-star Georgia football TE Darnell Washington makes effort in recruiting top 2021 TE Brock Bowers to UGA.

The efforts of current Georgia players, signees and commits in recruiting some of the top players in the country have not gone unnoticed.

These current and future Bulldogs have been virtually recruiting the America’s top high school prospects to come join them at UGA. This all started with 5-star quarterback commit Brock Vandagriff Tweeting at recruits with their picture in a Dawgs jersey.

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5-star UGA tight end commit Darnell Washington, who signed as a member of Georgia’s 2020 class, is joining in on the fun, replying to 4-star 2021 tight end and heavy Dawgs prospect Brock Bowers via Twitter.

Washington replied to Bowers’ tweet of an old practice video of him running through tackles to open grass.

“Looks like a UGA DAWG to me,” Washington said.

 

Bowers, the Napa, California native, is listed as the No. 3 tight end in the 2021 class, according to 247Sports.

Georgia looks to be the leader for Bowers, who has a top eight of Cal, Georgia, Notre Dame, Oregon, Oregon State, Penn State, UCLA and Washington.

Related: Is Georgia the favorite for Brock Bowers?

Georgia offered Bowers back in September of 2019. He and his family took a trip to Athens in January for an unofficial visit.

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5-star UGA QB commit Brock Vandagriff recruits nation’s No. 2 TE to Georgia

Georgia football’s 5-star QB commit Brock Vandagriff tweets at No. 2 TE in 2021 class in an effort to recruit the top players in the country

Georgia’s 5-star 2021 quarterback commit Brock Vandagriff has been playing a big role in recruiting members of UGA’s 2021 recruiting class.

Vandagriff, from Bogart, Georgia, plays for Prince Avenue Christian School and is actively recruiting some of the most talented players in the 2021 class to play along side him at UGA.

Vandagriff tweeted at Brock Bowers, the nation’s No. 2 tight end in the 2021 class, recruiting him to Athens.

Bowers is from Napa, California, and listed at 6-foot-3, 225 pounds. He has over 20 offers, and Georgia appears to be the leader right now.

Vandagriff fancied the idea of a “Brock-to-Brock” connection in Athens down the road, which could be very fun to watch.