Overview
- Recent reports on July 14–15, 2026 highlight ESPN analyst Ben Solak projecting that new Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak may focus the passing game around tight end Brock Bowers.
- Solak’s appraisal is a preseason projection based on Kubiak’s play‑calling history and is not a confirmed game plan for the regular season.
- Analysts point to Las Vegas’s underwhelming wide receiver room as a reason Kubiak might concentrate targets on one player and use two‑tight‑end formations to keep Bowers on the field.
- Bowers produced one of the best rookie tight end seasons in 2024 but struggled in 2025 while playing through a knee injury that reporters described as a PCL strain and bone bruise.
- Kubiak’s Seattle offense made Jaxon Smith‑Njigba the focal point last year — Smith‑Njigba took roughly 44.1% of Seattle’s receiving yards — so a similar heavy target share for Bowers would change how defenses plan and how Las Vegas’s quarterbacks are asked to distribute the ball.