Davis Mattek cautioned that Brock Bowers (and to a lesser extent Trey McBride) should slide down your Eliminator draft board because their week-to-week scoring doesn’t separate enough in a median-focused contest. He compared positional deltas and noted that RB24 typically outscores RB36 by roughly 4.5 half-PPR points per week, while TE6 only beats TE12 by about 1.8. That narrower gap means spending a late-third/early-fourth pick on Bowers forfeits the larger edge you could gain by drafting a running back such as rookie Bucky Irving in the same range. Mattek added that ceiling games are de-emphasized in head-to-head Eliminator play—your lineup just needs to avoid a dud, not post a 99th-percentile week—so the occasional 30-pointer Bowers offers is less valuable than a back who can bank 12-to-18 every Sunday. Until his ADP drops a full round Mattek is fading expensive tight ends, instead grabbing mid-tier options later and reinvesting the early capital at running back and wide receiver where the weekly replacement level is harsher.

Liam Murphy cautioned drafters against paying the current premium for Brock Bowers in Drafters’ cumulative-points contest. He argued that the Raiders are being priced like an above-average offense even though they project for middling play volume and scoring. Murphy noted it is "hard" for two Vegas pass catchers—Bowers and teammate GT (presumably Tre Tucker or another Raider)—to both post 30-point explosions in the same week, which is what a total-points roster needs. Because weekly ceilings from non-teammate players such as Puka Nacua or Nico Collins are easier to stack alongside a single Raider, Murphy believes taking Bowers at his current ADP sacrifices upside while also hurting roster flexibility. In his view, Bowers may still make sense for playoff-advance formats, but he is overvalued when every week counts toward the overall leaderboard.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound declared that if Brock Bowers is available around pick 19, "you just have to take him." He praised a Bowers-Jahmyr Gibbs opening as a "pretty fun" start that locks in elite weekly upside at a onesie position before the wide-receiver tiers flatten out. Pat noted that investing in Bowers that early frees drafters from chasing replacement-level tight ends later, allowing them to hammer receivers through the soft middle rounds. Bottom line: passing on Bowers in the late-teens is a mistake because the positional edge he offers dwarfs the marginal value of the wideouts normally drafted there.

Murphy warned that selecting Brock Bowers in the late-second round is a bet that has to hit an unrealistic ceiling. In half-PPR best-ball scoring, Bowers would need 18-plus points per week—effectively a touchdown or 100 yards every game—to separate from a deep mid-tier tight-end pool Murphy already loves (George Kittle, Sam LaPorta, Luke Musgrave, etc.). He noted that rookie tight ends have historically struggled to deliver top-five seasonal finishes, and the run-heavy tendencies of new Raiders OC Luke Getsy further cap weekly pass volume. Murphy will sprinkle Bowers shares in Eliminator drafts for uniqueness but said drafters should avoid making him a portfolio cornerstone until his ADP slides into Round 4 or later.

Liam Murphy said Brock Bowers is a structural fade in early best-ball rooms because the current market is paying a premium for name value at a position that is unusually flush with alternatives. Murphy noted that drafters can scoop six to eight other tight ends with similar weekly ceilings several rounds later, allowing them to allocate early capital to scarcer wide-receiver or running-back spikes. In his view, burning a Rounds 7–9 pick on Bowers actually lowers roster flexibility and makes it harder to grab falling ADP values elsewhere. Unless Bowers’ price drifts well into the double-digit rounds, Murphy plans to stay underweight.

Liam Murphy cautioned against spending early capital on both Brock Bowers and Trey McBride in the same Best Ball Mania roster. He said tight end is "super deep" in 2024, with cheaper options such as Jake Ferguson and Dalton Kincaid capable of producing top-five seasons. Because only one tight end starts each week, Murphy doubts the double-elite build will post strong advance-rates unless Bowers or McBride ­separates massively during the playoff weeks. He prefers taking three mid- to late-round tight ends and winning the position through cumulative volume while using the early rounds on scarcer wide-receiver and running-back upside.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said the market over-corrected on Brock Bowers, who is now slipping into the 16-17 range of BBM6’s 18-round drafts. Pat prefers the rookie there because elite tight ends let drafters comfortably stop at two TEs and still capture weekly ceiling. With only 18 roster spots, that roster-spot savings matters more than in 20-round formats. He argued the crowd is double-counting risk—yes, Bowers must finish as a top-one or top-two tight end to pay off, but you are being paid via a full-round discount to take that bet. Pat is "on the Bowers click" whenever he slides past pick 160 and views him as the last tight end who can truly separate from the field in single-week upside.