I looked at both of these guys and Andreas Keaton in my mock. I see them all going in rounds 3-4. Bowman is my favorite but also the consensus favorite and should go 10-15 picks before either of the others.
Don't know him, but you gotta love this:
Strengths
Big back with frame and demeanor for volume carries.
Gets going downhill without much dancing.
Adequate burst with plus tackle-breaking ability between the tackles.
Uses stiff-arm and shoulders to batter tacklers in space.
Possesses an insatiable thirst to score when he smells paint.
Smooth screen release with natural hands.
Capable of handling protection asks with more work.
Yeah, apparently I have more confidence in BC as a starter and heir apparent to Moton than 32 NFL GM's. I don't think he even got a nibble on the open market. Still glad to have him as depth though.
Big fan of this move. He's a raw RT with a ton of upside but only 1 real year of starting. Sit him behind Moton for 2025 and we may just have our RT locked down for the next few years. Worse case scenario, we have a solid, cheap back up.
FWIW, I went back to the last 4 minutes of the Sept 2022 Cleveland game and he appears t hold his own, even though Thomas did come in to help on a lot of plays. He's done nothing but get better since then.
I know that there was a thread on this video a while back, but it ties in exactly with your point. Rewatch from 9-15 minute marks (or all of it if you really want to get fired up). A lot of talk about Ickey's improvement. So glad we have Hunt locked in long term next to him.