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UNBELIEVABLE: Brock bowers says he was incredibly thrown off by raiders decision to draft him | History Defined

The Raiders drafted Brock Bowers with the No. 13 pick last year. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Brock Bowers set records for the most receptions in a rookie season (112) and the most receiving yards by a rookie as a tight end (1,194). Ahead of that historic first-year campaign, though, he had no idea how his draft night would shake out. And he certainly wasn't expecting to land with the Las Vegas Raiders.

In a recent appearance on the Bussin' With The Boys podcast with Taylor Lewan and Will Compton, Bowers spoke to just how surprised he was to see a call from a Las Vegas area code before he heard his name called.

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