Brock Bowers rookie TE gets yards record: How Raiders star can overtake Mike Ditka

The Las Vegas Raiders have three more games left on their 2024 schedule before a terrible season comes to an end. The first of those three games will be in Week 16 against Jacksonville.

While neither team cares about anything other than draft positioning, we saw some history being made on Sunday as Raiders star tight end Brock Bowers is on the verge of breaking another rookie record.

Bowers is in the midst of a historic rookie season with the Raiders and has been one of the team’s few bright spots this season. He enters Week 16 with 90 receptions, 968 yards and four touchdowns.

The Georgia native, who was selected with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, has already broken the single-season record for most receptions by a rookie tight end and Detroit Lions tight end Sam’s mark of 86 LaPorta surpassed.

Now Bowers has his sights set on the all-time rookie tight end record for most receiving yards, held by Chicago Bears legend Mike Ditka, who reached 1,076 yards in 1961.

All Bowers needs is 109 more to break the record, a mark he could reach on Sunday.

All-time rookie TE receives yards leader

Bowers is just 32 yards away from becoming the third rookie tight end in NFL history to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in a single season. He also needs just 58 yards to pass Kyle Pitts for the second-most receiving yards for a rookie tight end in a single season.

When it comes to the all-time touchdown mark by a rookie tight end, Bowers will almost certainly fall behind. He would need eight more in the last three contests to equal Ditka, who holds the record with 12.

Another rookie record that is within Bowers’ reach is the receiving record for all pass catchers. This record is currently held by Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua, who scored 105 points last season. Bowers needs 16 more to pass Nacua, averaging about five per game over the last three games.

Leader in all-time rookie receptions

Bowers has a great chance to put up big numbers in Week 16 against the Jaguars, a team with the worst pass defense in the NFL. So it wouldn’t be surprising to see Bowers make history on Sunday.

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