Brock Bowers named semifinalist for Biletnikoff Award
Georgia tight end Brock Bowers was named a semifinalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award on Monday, handed out annually to the top pass catcher in College Football. Any player that catches passes is eligible, but Bowers would be the first-ever tight end to take home the honor if he were to win it. Up to this point, every winner has been a wide receiver.
Bowers is also a finalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award, which goes to the nation’s top line of scrimmage player, and a semifinalist for the John Mackey Award (top tight end), Walter Camp Player of the Year and the Maxwell Award, also for the national player of the year. On the season, the Napa, Calif. native has 41 catches for 625 yards and four touchdowns to lead the team. He’s also added three scores on the ground with four carries and 89 yards.
Last year he led the Bulldogs in all three receiving categories with 56 catches, 882 yards and 13 touchdowns. All three totals were best in program history for a tight end while the receiving touchdown total was tops regardless of position. For his efforts, Bowers was named First-Team All-SEC by both the AP and Coaches, an All-American by numerous outlets and earned Freshman of the Year honors on both the conference and national levels.
“What a weapon he is,” Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said in speaking about Bowers earlier this season. “What a tough character he is. He makes you defend the whole 53, right? When he comes into motion, the expectation is, ‘I’ve gotta stop the sideline.’ It loosens them up inside for some softer runs, too. When you run for 250, you’re doing something right … I don’t know that there is (a more versatile player in the country) because I don’t get to see it. I don’t think I’ve seen many games this year but it’s hard for me to do comparisons. But for what he does … I don’t think people understand what an incredible blocker he is. He doesn’t get to do that, that much.”
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BILETNIKOFF SEMIFINALISTS
Jordan Addison, USC
Brock Bowers, Georgia
Nathaniel Dell, Houston
Josh Downs, North Carolina
Zay Flowers, Boston College
Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State
Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
Quentin Johnston, TCU
Charlie Jones, Purdue
Rashee Rice, SMU
Keylon Stokes, Tulsa
Bowers and the Bulldogs closes out the regular season this Saturday against Georgia Tech as 35.5-point favorites according to Vegas Insider. The Bulldogs and Yellow Jackets kick off at 12:00 p.m. ET on ESPN. Georgia will honor its senior class before the game with it being their final career game at Sanford Stadium. In 115 all-time meetings between these two teams, Georgia holds a 69-41-5 advantage including four straight since a loss in Kirby Smart’s first season on the job. The Bulldogs won 45-0 last year in Atlanta. This will be the Yellow Jackets’ first trip to Athens since 2018 with the 2020 game being cancelled due to COVID-19.
