The Falcons ruined everything.
When Atlanta shocked the entire NFL world (and maybe the whole world in general??) by taking Washington QB Michael Penix 8th overall, the Raiders' QB dreams got bleak. Minnesota followed by trading up one spot to take JJ McCarthy, and Denver followed suit by taking Bo Nix.
So, by the time the Raiders even got to pick, the top six QBs in the draft were gone. Very normal stuff!
That made the pick for Vegas pretty obvious, and they didn't disappoint. Georgia tight end/future wide receiver Brock Bowers was the guy, and Raiders Twitter had some mixed reactions.
Best memes and tweets from fans reacting to Raiders drafting Bowers
Brock Bowers get ready to learn 2-yard no hope bubble screen, buddy
— Ricky O'Donnell (@SBN_Ricky) April 26, 2024
Brock Bowers WOW. Can’t believe the Raiders drafted him pic.twitter.com/mUWiWJVLKA
— Raiders Report Mitchell Renz (@MitchellRenz365) April 26, 2024
Brock Bowers realizing he's catching passes from Gardner Minshew and not Aaron Rodgers pic.twitter.com/zA0WYvKrD5
— Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) April 26, 2024
ANTONIO PIERCE JUST GOT HIMSELF ANOTHER BALLER. WHAT A STEAL ... BROCK BOWERS AT 13!!! NO QB YET. BUT NO MATTER THE NEED ... YOU JUST CANNOT PASS UP BROCK BOWERS AT 13. CONGRATS, RAIDER NATION.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) April 26, 2024
Brock Bowers: The highest graded Tight End in the PFF era (94.1) 🔥 pic.twitter.com/lXkUvGb6aE
— PFF Las Vegas Raiders (@PFF_Raiders) April 26, 2024
Reaction to #Raiders selecting Brock Bowers with the 13th pick#NFLDraft #RaiderNation pic.twitter.com/UbMqBknUI8
— Logan Reever (@loganreever) April 26, 2024
Michael Mayer and Brock Bowers is a FILTHY two TE set 🔥🔥
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) April 26, 2024
Bo Nix over Brock Bowers positional value mindset has gone too far
— matt (@sponhourm) April 26, 2024
In any other draft, Brock Bowers would've been a top 5 pick. The #Raiders decided to go with the best player available.
— Levi Edwards (@theleviedwards) April 26, 2024
Two-time national champion and two-time John Mackey award winner.
“Brock Bowers is the most NFL-ready player in the 2024 Draft.” - Nick Saban
— Jon Tweets Sports (@jontweetssports) April 26, 2024
Raiders got a steal. Hope they unleash him. pic.twitter.com/lKVl1jeUxJ
‘21 Kyle Pitts to Brock Bowers pic.twitter.com/CeelEuSfTr
— Football Insights 📊 (@fball_insights) April 26, 2024
Couldn't love Brock Bowers to the Raiders more. No one mocked it because of Michael Mayer, but they can easily co-exist in the same way Gronk/Hernandez did
— Mike Renner (@mikerenner_) April 26, 2024
Brock Bowers can also play a little QB and CB.
— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) April 26, 2024
Brock bowers is crazy value at 13, but feels like a luxury pick
— raidermattdaniels (@notaguyfromsac) April 26, 2024
Michael Mayer and Brock Bowers meeting for the first time in Las Vegas:pic.twitter.com/EPc774994K
— Moody (@EricNMoody) April 26, 2024
Nick Saban on Brock Bowers: “I mean we had so much problem guarding this guy”
— Graham Coffey (@GrahamCoffeyDC) April 26, 2024