Brock Bowers

UPDATES

Week 3: Bowers had a busy day in the Bulldogs 24-14 win versus South Carolina.  Bowers registered seven catches on nine targets for 54 yards.  He tallied 44 of his receiving yards after the catch.  Bowers finished the game second on the team in receiving yards. 

Week 2: Bowers had a quiet day in the Bulldogs' 45-3 stomping of Ball State. The big tight end played 34 snaps, 14 fewer than he did in Week 1, and caught just one catch for three yards. He had one drop in the three times he was targeted. — JH

Week 1: In Georgia's season-opening 48-7 rout of the University of Tennesee at Martin, our top-ranked tight end caught a pass each of the five times he was targeted. Of his 81 receiving yards, 60 came after the catch, showcasing his prowess with the ball in his hands. — JH

Week 0: DNP

HISTORY — from college bio

2022:  Associated Press & Coaches' All-SEC First Team...2022 John Mackey Award Winner...FWAA All-America First Team...finalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award as the nation’s top lineman...semifinalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year...played in all 15 games, starting in 14...logged 63 catches for 942 yards and seven TDs, all team highs...also has 109 rushing yards on just nine carries...three of his rushes this season have gone for TDs, including a 75-yarder vs. Kent State...registered seven catches for 152 yards and a TD in the CFP National Championship Game against TCU...had four catches for 64 yards against Ohio State...scored three TDs in a game for the second time of his career in win at South Carolina...had two receiving TDs (6 and 78 yards) and a rushing TD (5 yards) against the Gamecocks...named SEC Offensive Player of the Week after the SC game...also won SEC OPOW award for his career-high 154 receiving yards in five catches vs. Florida, including a 73-yard TD catch...caught two passes for 38 yards in win over No. 11 Oregon...also had key block that cleared a path for Ladd McConkey to score the Bulldogs’ first TD of 2022 on a 9-yard run...had three catches for 57 yards vs. Samford...first-team Pre-Season All-America selection by Associated Press, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Athlon Sports and also by Phil Steele...also pre-season first-team All-SEC by media attending SEC Media Days...named to pre-season Watch List for the Biletnikoff Award, which goes annually to the nation’s top receiver at any position, as well as the John Mackey Award, given to the nation’s outstanding collegiate tight end...2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America First Team.

2021: 2021 All-America First Team - USA Today, ESPN.com, The Athletic...2021 All-America Second Team - Associated Press...2021 True Freshman All-America - ESPN.com, The Athletic...2021 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award...2021 Football Writers Association Freshman of the Year Award...2021 Coaches' SEC Freshman of the Year...2021 AP SEC Newcomer of the Year...AP and Coaches’ All-SEC First Team...Finished the season as Georgia’s leading receiver, with 56 catches for 882 yards (15.8 avg.) and 13 TDs...started at tight end in 13 of 15 games...was targeted 81 times, with 56 catches...established UGA tight end records for single-season receptions (56), receiving yards (882) and TDs (13)...his 13 TD catches are also a single-season UGA record by any pass catcher...caught a career-high and SEC Championship Game record (for a TE) 10 passes vs. Alabama...had four games of 100+ yards receiving: UAB, UK, GT, ALA1...twice was named SEC Freshman of the Week:  vs. Vanderbilt and Kentucky...caught five passes for 101 yards and two TDs vs. UK...named the John Mackey Award Tight End of the Week for his efforts against the Wildcats...caught a team-high six passes (eight targets) for 43 yards against Clemson...Caught career-long 89-yard TD pass vs. UAB, tying for the sixth-longest scoring pass in UGA history...had a 77-yard TD catch and run vs. Georgia Tech, one of his two scores on the day...also had a 12-yard rushing TD against Vanderbilt...has two additional rushes this season, a 24-yarder vs. Tennessee and a 19-yarder vs. Charleston Southern...had two catches for 43 yards in win at #18 Auburn, including a 33-yarder...caught just one pass vs. Florida, but it went for 38 yards...enrolled in January 2021 and participated in spring drills...caught three passes, including a 25-yarder, in the annual G-Day intrasquad game.

High School: Napa High School, coached by Richie Wessman…selected to the 2021 All-American Bowl…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…ranked as the #3 tight end prospect, #10 prospect in California, and #102 prospect nationally…PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team…ranked as the #6 TE prospect, #13 prospect in California, and #107 prospect nationally…rivals.com four-star prospect…ranked as the #8 TE prospect, #12 prospect in California, and #118 prospect nationally…ESPN.com four-star prospect…ranked as the #4 TE prospect, #21 prospect in California, and #212 prospect nationally…helped lead Napa HS to a 7-4 record in his 2019 junior season, advancing to the CIF North Coast Division II Sectional Playoffs…played for Grizzlies at tight end, running back, wide receiver, linebacker, and kick returner…finished season with 1,499 all-purpose yards and 18 total touchdowns, including 39 receptions for 1,098 receiving yards and school-record 14 touchdowns, as well as 22 carries for 316 rushing yards and three touchdowns…finished fifth on team in tackles with 25, in addition to an 85-yard kickoff return touchdown…named to 2019 San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team offense…named 2019 Napa Valley Register All-Napa County Football Player of the Year…named 2019 Vine Valley Athletic League Most Valuable Player…named to 2020 MaxPreps Preseason All-America First Team offense…named to 2020 MaxPreps Preseason California All-State First Team offense…finished 2018 junior season with 42 receptions for 620 receiving yards and seven touchdowns…also played power forward for Grizzlies’ basketball team.

PERSONAL

Full name is BROCK ALLEN BOWERS...Major: Finance...recipient of the Jack and Joy Davis Football Scholarship...parents Warren and DeAnna Bowers were student-athletes at Utah State...DeAnna was an All-America softball player who is in the Aggies' Hall of Fame; Warren was a two-time All-Big West center for the USU football program…sister Brianna plays on Sacramento State softball team.

2022

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
12.1	3.0	109.0	9.0	75.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
63.0	15.0	7.0	78.0	942.0

2021

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
14.0	1.0	56.0	4.0	24.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
56.0	15.8	13.0	89.0	882.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0