Tight End · Las Vegas Raiders · Age 23 · Georgia · TE1 Half-PPR (Season 2026)
Brock Bowers is ranked TE1 (overall #19) for the Season of the 2026 NFL season in Half-PPR fantasy football by Hayden of The Underdog Football Show. ADP 20.7 — close to consensus.
Bowers should have highest target share among TEs ... by far
Bowers is the next Travis Kelce for fantasy football. Bowers' 64.6 YPG through his first two seasons are the most since at least 2000 at TE, and his five closest comps (George Kittle, Jeremy Shockey, Rob Gronkowski, Jimmy Graham, and Aaron Hernandez) averaged 4 more YPG in their third NFL season. His 13-closest comps averaged +7 YPG, too. That includes HOF talents like Antonio Gates and Kelce. The combination of Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza at QB with Super Bowl-winning OC Klint Kubiak is such a better setup than whatever we're calling 2025. Bowers is likely to be healthier, and the Raiders are (somehow) even worse at receiver heading into 2026 if we view Jalen Nailor as a downgrade to Jakobi Meyers. I do. The defense is better but will still create garbage time receptions for Bowers. Any TE nearing 70 YPG is worthy of a borderline 1st-round selection in full PPR redraft leagues, where the value of late-round TE is lowest. He's still a target in mid to late Round 2 in Underdog's half PPR best ball, and I've bet higher on 899.5 receiving yards, too.
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Hayden is a fantasy football analyst for The Underdog Football Show, covering 2026 fantasy football with PPR and Half-PPR rankings, ADP comparisons, and weekly start/sit analysis. Rankings are updated regularly throughout the season. Hayden's "Best Bet" designations highlight players ranked higher than their ADP consensus, while "Fade" designations flag players the ranker believes are overvalued by the market.
By Hayden · The Underdog Football Show · Updated 2026-07-06