Rookie receptions record

Raiders rookie TE Brock Bowers final record setting numbers of 2024 NFL season

Brock Bowers added to his already record-setting numbers to cement his place in NFL and Raiders franchise history.

Last week Brock Bowers set several records. All of which were followed by the words “and counting” because there was still a game left in the season for him to add to those numbers and try to ensure they were that much harder to break in future.

These are at the records he broke and the new bar he set.

112 receptions

2. Malik Nabers (109 set in 2024)
3. Puka Nacua (105 set in 2023)

Raiders franchise single-season receptions

2. Darren Waller (107 set in 2020)
3. Tim Brown (104 set in 1997)

3rd — Single-season receptions by a tight end, passing Travis Kelce (110 in 2022) and Jason Witten (110 in 2012)

1st — Receptions among tight ends this season

2nd — Receptions this season at any position behind Ja’Marr Chase (127)

1194 yards receiving

Rookie tight end receiving yards record

2. Mike Ditka (1076 set in 1961)

9th — rookie receiving yards at any position in NFL history.

3rd — single-season total by a tight end in Raiders franchise history behind Todd Christensen (1247) and Darren Waller (1196)

1st — among tight ends this season

7th — at any position this season

Raiders TE Brock Bowers breaks rookie receptions record…again

Bowers had to go out and get the rookie receptions record back from Malik Nabers and he did just that.

A week after Brock Bowers set the new rookie receptions record which had stood since last season, Malik Nabers broke Bowers’ record. Now about an hour after Nabers broke Bowers’ record, Bowers took the record right back.

Bowers’ set the new record at 108 catches in the team’s win in New Orleans last week. But when he did so, Giants WR Malik Nabers was just five catches away. That was exactly how many catches Nabers had in the Giants’ game in the early going Sunday, setting the new record at 109 catches.

That meant Bowers would need two catches to take the record back.

Last week Bowers had two catches on the first two plays for the Raiders. He is, after all, the focal point on their offense.

It would take a bit longer in this one, however. Aidan O’Connell threw twice for Bowers in the first quarter, but both sailed over his head. A third pass for Bowers in the second quarter was dropped.

Then on the first drive for the Raiders of the third quarter, Bowers had his first and second catch of the game on consecutive plays to get him the record back with 110 catches on the season.

Raiders TE Brock Bowers sees his new record broken week after he set it

A week ago we celebrated Brock Bowers breaking the rookie receptions record. Only to see Giants WR Malik Nabers pass him up.

Last Sunday, Raiders TE Brock Bowers set three records in a win in New Orleans. One of those records only he’ll need to break again just a week later.

The record in question is the rookie receptions record. He hit 108 receptions last week, breaking the previous record of 105 which was set last season by Puka Nacua.

If you think having your record broken a season after setting it, think about having your record broken a week after setting it.

Bowers finished last Sunday’s game with 108 receptions, which became the new standard bearer.

The thing is, though, Giants WR Malik Nabers was just five catches away from breaking that mark. And he hit that number in the fourth quarter against the Eagles, to put him at 109 catches. That’s where the record stayed at the end of the game.

That record should last about an hour. Bowers is a big part of the Raiders offense and needs just two catches to take the record back and keep it this time. At least for a season.