Regardless of how good a player is, there’s still sually some acclimation period. When he learns the offense along with getting some chemistry with his quarterback. But in that regard, Gardner Minshew had the same feeling about Bowers as his coach.

There’s always a limelight on the first-round pick going into a team’s home opener, but that will be especially true at 1:05 p.m. Sunday afternoon at Allegiant Stadium when Las Vegas hosts the Carolina Panthers.

Brock Bowers and Jonnu Smith are among my four must-start fantasy football tight ends for Week 3. George Kittle leads my Top 20 tight end rankings, which are listed below. My Week 3 quarterback, running back and wide receiver rankings also are available.