Nick Bowers
No. 82 – Las Vegas Raiders | |
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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Kittanning, Pennsylvania | May 26, 1996
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Kittanning High School |
College: | Penn State |
Undrafted: | 2020 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Nick Bowers (born May 26, 1996) is an American football tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State.[1]
Early life and high school[]
Bowers attended Kittanning High School and was a four-year letterman. In his senior year, Bowers played wide receiver and caught 32 passes for 503 yards and scored 10 touchdowns.[2] Bowers was a 3-star recruit according to 247Sports.com. He originally committed to Pittsburgh, but decommited. A day later, he committed to Penn State.
College career[]
Bowers was redshirted his first true freshman year at Penn State and redshirted his freshman year after sustaining an injury.
As a sophomore, he finished the season with one catch for 15 yards and a touchdown.
As a junior, he finished with a career high of 6 catches for 50 yards and a touchdown. Bowers caught a touchdown in the 2019 Citrus Bowl.
Finally, Bowers shined in his senior year at Penn State. He started in 2 games and in total played in 13 games. He caught ten passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns.
Professional career[]
Bowers went undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, and signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2020.[3] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[4] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[5] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 3, 2020,[6] and restored to the practice squad six days later.[7] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 5, 2021.[8]
Bowers made the Raiders 53-man roster in 2021. He played in two games as a special teamer before being placed on injured reserve on October 23, 2021. He was activated on December 20.
References[]
- ^ DiSanto, Matt. "Nick Bowers Signs With Las Vegas Raiders As Undrafted Free Agent". Onward State.
- ^ Saunders, Allen. "Former Kittanning, Penn State TE Nick Bowers Signs with Las Vegas Raiders". PGH Sports.
- ^ "Raiders announce undrafted free agent signings". Raiders.com. May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Raiders announce transactions for initial 53-man roster". Raiders.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Raiders announce practice squad additions". Raiders.com. September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Charean (December 3, 2020). "Raiders place Tanner Muse, Nick Bowers on COVID-19 list". NBCSports.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "Nick Bowers: Cleared from COVID list". CBSSports.com. December 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "Raiders sign 11 players to Reserve/Future contracts". Raiders.com. January 5, 2021.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Kittanning, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- Sportspeople from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area
- American football tight ends
- Penn State Nittany Lions football players
- Las Vegas Raiders players