Georgia football just landed the ideal Brock Bowers replacement
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Georgia football had a sizable gap to fill on offense losing star tight end Brock Bowers to the NFL Draft this year. Former Stanford tight end Benjamin Yurosek is the perfect fit.
Yurosek committed to the Bulldogs on Friday after four seasons at Stanford.
“Obviously Georgia has the best of both worlds,” Yurosek told Pete Thamel. “They have big-time football and the use of tight ends.”
NEWS: Former Stanford star Benjamin Yurosek, one of the top tight ends in the NCAA transfer portal, has committed to play at Georgia for the 2024 season, he told ESPN. Yurosek caught 108 balls for 1,342 yards while starting the last three years at Stanford. pic.twitter.com/6sST9Ac1Ll
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) February 9, 2024
Benjamin Yurosek is Georgia's perfect replacement for Brock Bowers
Yurosek (pronounced yer-AH-sick) stands 6-foot-4, 242 pounds with multiple All-Pac-12 selections to his name.
The Bakersfield product had a standout career at Stanford. After playing in six games as a freshman without catching a pass in 2020, he emerged as the Cardinal's leading receiver in 2021 with 43 catches for 658 yards and three touchdowns. He remained a key weapon in 2022 with 49 receptions for 445 yards and a score. He was well on track for another big year in 2023 but a shoulder injury suffered against Colorado ended his season after just six games.
That injury damped his NFL Draft stock. A trip into the portal for his final year of eligibility will give him the chance to elevate his draft stock by playing on the biggest stages in Georgia's tight-end-friendly offense.
Georgia is getting a true athlete with the size and speed to dominate opposing defenses much like Bowers did during his years in Athens.
Definitive list of tight ends you’d run a 50-yard end-around with:
— Benjamin Wolk (@benjaminwolk) February 9, 2024
Brock Bowers
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The Bulldogs may not be able to rely fully on Yurasek as a blocker, as that's the weaker point of his game. However, he has improved considerably on that front with a pass blocking grade of 65.0 and run blocking grade of 57.1 from Pro Football Focus in 2023. For reference, Bowers posted grades of 71.8 and 62.4 in those categories.
When it comes to Bowers replacements, Georgia couldn't have done much better than Yurosek.
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