American football tight end
Noah Fant
No. 87 – Denver Broncos Position: Tight end Personal information Born: (1997-11-20 ) November 20, 1997 (age 23) Omaha, Nebraska Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 249 lb (113 kg) Career information High school: Omaha South (NE) College: Iowa NFL Draft: 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20Career history
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards
* First team All-Big Ten (2018 )
Third team All-Big Ten (2017 )
Career NFL statistics
Noah Fant (born November 20, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes , and was drafted by the Broncos in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft .
During his sophomore season at Iowa, Fant tied the national record for touchdowns by tight ends with 11, and led the nation in yards per catch, averaging 16.5.[1] [2] [3]
On November 30, 2018, Fant announced that he was declaring for the upcoming NFL draft after leaving his team amid frustrations about his role.[4]
Source:[5]
Iowa Hawkeyes
Year
GP
Receiving
Rushing
Rec
Yards
Avg
TD
Att
Yards
TD
2016
6
9
70
7.8
1
0
0
0
2017
12
30
494
16.5
11
2
-1
0
2018
12
39
518
13.3
7
2
1
0
Career
30
78
1,082
13.9
19
4
0
0
Pre-draft measureables
Ht
WtArm lengthHand size
40-yd dash
10-yd split
20-yd split
20-ss
3-cone
Vert
Broad
BP
6 ft 4⅛ in
249 lb33½ in9¾ in
4.50 s
4.22 s
6.81 s
39.5 in
10 ft 7 in
20 reps
Noah Fant was selected 20th overall by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft .[6]
↑ Dochterman, Scott (January 2, 2018). "Iowa’s Noah Fant poised for spotlight after leading all tight ends in TD catches" . Land of 10 . https://www.landof10.com/iowa/iowas-noah-fant-poised-spotlight-leading-led-tight-ends-td-catches . Retrieved December 8, 2018 . ↑ "Noah Fant - 2016 Football Roster - University of Iowa" . hawkeyesports.com . https://hawkeyesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6394 . Retrieved July 5, 2018 .↑ "Former Omaha South star, current Hawkeye tight end Noah Fant garnering nationwide honors" . Omaha.com . July 2, 2018. https://www.omaha.com/neprepzone/football/former-omaha-south-star-current-hawkeye-tight-end-noah-fant/article_6793ea8f-c33c-5cfc-a916-e51024e30094.html . Retrieved July 7, 2018 .↑ Sherman, Mitch (November 30, 2018). "Iowa TE Noah Fant to forgo senior season, enter NFL draft" . ESPN.com . http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2019/story/_/id/25418143/iowa-hawkeyes-te-noah-fant-declares-nfl-draft-not-play-bowl-game . Retrieved December 8, 2018 . ↑ "Noah Fant" . www.sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/noah-fant-1.html . Retrieved December 16, 2018 .↑ Bergman, Jeremy. "Steelers trade up for Devin Bush; Broncos add Noah Fant" (in en). http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001028059/article/steelers-trade-up-for-devin-bush-broncos-add-noah-fant . Retrieved 26 April 2019 .
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