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Raiders GM views Brock Bowers as 'playmaker' despite TE glut

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HENDERSON, Nev. -- Las Vegas Raiders general manager Tom Telesco's first pick in Sin City was one with intrigue, while providing a blueprint for following his draft board and taking the best player available.

How else to describe the Raiders drafting Georgia tight end Brock Bowers at No. 13 overall, granted, the consensus highest-rated player at the position in the draft and a top-10 overall talent, when Las Vegas already seemed set at the position. The Raiders used a second-round selection on tight end Michael Mayer last year and signed veteran tight end Harrison Bryant in free agency this spring.