Bowers was born on December 13, 2002, in Napa, California. His parents met at Utah State University, where his mother was an All-American softball player who was later inducted into the schools athletic Hall of Fame and his father was an All-Big West center on the school’s football team. After graduating, his mother became a high school math teacher and softball coach, while his father founded a construction company. His sister plays softball at Sacramento State. Growing up Bowers played a variety of sports including football, basketball, baseball and soccer.
Brock Allen Bowers (born December 13, 2002) is an American football tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, where he was a two-time national champion and John Mackey Award winner and holds the school record for single-season receiving touchdowns with 13. A three-time All-American, Bowers has been cited among the greatest tight ends in college football history. He was selected 13th overall by the Raiders in the 2024 NFL draft.
An early enrollee, Bowers arrived at Georgia in January 2021. As a true freshman, he was originally set to share playing time with fellow tights ends Darnell Washington and Arik Gilbert. However, Washington broke his foot and Gilbert stepped away from the team due to personal reasons, leaving Bowers as the team's primary option at tight end. In his first career game, Bowers led the Bulldogs in receiving with six catches for 43 yards in a 10–3 win over Clemson. The following week against UAB, he caught his first two touchdowns, including a career-long 89-yard reception, and recorded his first 100-yard performance in a 56–7 win. Two weeks later against Vanderbilt, Bowers caught two touchdowns and rushed for another en route to a blowout victory. On October 16, he had another 100-yard performance, catching five passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns in a 30–13 defeat of Kentucky. Bowers had additional multi-touchdown performances against Charleston Southern and rival Georgia Tech. In the SEC Championship Game against Alabama, Bowers caught 10 passes (the most by a tight end in SEC Championship history) for a then career-high 139 yards and a touchdown in the Bulldogs 41–24 loss, their first of the season. Despite the loss to Alabama, Georgia qualified for the College Football Playoff as the third seed. In the Orange Bowl semifinal against Michigan, Bowers made five receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown in a 34–11 win, sending Georgia to the national championship game. In the championship game, Georgia faced off against Alabama, who had handed the Bulldogs their lone loss of the season a month prior. Bowers caught four passes in the game, including a crucial touchdown with just over three minutes remaining which extended the Bulldogs' lead to eight points. Georgia defeated Alabama 33–18, capturing their first national championship since 1980.
Bowers would win the John Mackey Award again in 2023, making him the only two-time winner for that award. He won the award despite missing three games in 2023 due to an ankle injury. He still led Georgia in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns, something he accomplished in all three of his seasons at UGA. In 10 games, Bowers caught 56 passes for 714 yards and six touchdowns. Bowers declared for the 2024 NFL draft following the 2023 season. A three-time All-American, he has been cited as among the greatest tight ends in college football history.