Stetson Bennett, a University of Georgia quarterback, spent last summer not all that sure what to make of a freshman named Brock Bowers.
Bowers was certainly speedy for a tight end. He had a conspicuous work ethic and had enrolled early. How he would fare, though, in the grinding glare of Southeastern Conference football was anyone’s guess.
“You’d see him jumping up there, but you don’t know if he’s just a freak athlete and he’s going to be able to process things fast enough to play this year,” Bennett said. “And then as time goes on, you see that he’s a freak athlete and he also can process things fast enough.