From the episode
He had 33 routes last week. 25 of them were in the slot or out wide, which is just a wide receiver number...74.0% of his snaps, up from 53.2% last year when they at least kind of pretended he was a tight end. They're not even doing that anymore.
STACKED’s take
Bowers deployed as pure slot/wide receiver (74% detached snaps); 0.10 EPA per play exceeds Chase, Higgins, Smith-Njigba.
Brock Bowers is operating as a wide receiver in name only, not a traditional tight end; he ran 33 routes last week with 25 of them from the slot or out wide (76% of routes), up from 53.2% last year. Per NextGenStats, he was aligned out wide or in the slot on all of his receptions. This represents a historic deployment for Clint Kubiak, who has never before deployed a tight end detached from the formation on at least 50% of snaps as an offensive coordinator or head coach. Bowers' 0.10 EPA per play when on the field is higher than Jackson Smith-Njigba, Tee Higgins, and Jamar Chase, and his 0.25 EPA per route run is sixth most in the NFL and most among tight ends with 20+ routes. His 0.66 EPA per target ranks seventh among tight ends with 5+ targets. He has been Kirk Cousins' best friend throughout the year.
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