Noah Fant in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tight end, Iowa, 2016–⁠18

Noah Fant

Number
No. 87
Height
6′5″
Weight
241 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Omaha, NE
Born
Nov 20, 1997, in Omaha, Nebraska

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Noah Fant played tight end at Iowa (2016–⁠18). The Denver Broncos took Fant in the first round, No. 20 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
518
Receiving yards, 2018 (Iowa, 9–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 20
Overall, 2019 NFL Draft (Denver Broncos)

Career highs

116receiving yards, career highat Nebraska, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Wisconsin, 2018

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Iowa9707.8114
2017Iowa3049416.51168
2018Iowa3951813.3765
Career781,08213.91968

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Iowa87TEFr.
2017Iowa87TESo.
2018Iowa87TEJr.6′5″241

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Iowa110.68––7.5–
2017Iowa560.6774th (n=507)0.5237.37%
2018Iowa620.7883rd (n=497)0.5348.47%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Iowa 12 games, 39 catches, 518 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Northern IllinoisW 33–⁠731015–
Sep 8vs.Iowa StateW 13–⁠3431011–
Sep 15vs.Northern IowaW 38–⁠14599143–
Sep 22vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠28329220–
Oct 6atMinnesotaW 48–⁠31427112−2
Oct 13atIndianaW 42–⁠164101158–
Oct 20vs.MarylandW 23–⁠031409–
Oct 27atPenn StateL 24–⁠30556022–
Nov 3atPurdueL 36–⁠383850653
Nov 10vs.NorthwesternL 10–⁠141000–
Nov 17atIllinoisW 63–⁠0354137–
Nov 23vs.NebraskaW 31–⁠28112012–
2017 Iowa 12 games, 30 catches, 494 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.WyomingW 24–⁠3229227−4
Sep 9atIowa StateW 44–⁠41330012–
Sep 16vs.North TexasW 31–⁠14230123–
Sep 23vs.Penn StateL 19–⁠21113013–
Sep 30atMichigan StateL 10–⁠17221011–
Oct 7vs.IllinoisW 45–⁠163780413
Oct 21atNorthwesternL 10–⁠17331117–
Oct 28vs.MinnesotaW 17–⁠10367145–
Nov 4vs.Ohio StateW 55–⁠24454225–
Nov 18vs.PurdueL 15–⁠24217111–
Nov 24atNebraskaW 56–⁠143116268–
Dec 27 ✦vs.Boston CollegeW 27–⁠202818–
2016 Iowa 6 games, 9 catches, 70 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10vs.Iowa StateW 42–⁠31202–
Oct 8atMinnesotaW 14–⁠71404–
Oct 15atPurdueW 49–⁠35215110–
Oct 22vs.WisconsinL 9–⁠17114014–
Nov 19atIllinoisW 28–⁠0325010–
Nov 25vs.NebraskaW 40–⁠10110010–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019
Height6′4⅛″
Weight249 lb
Arm length33½″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan80″W
40-yard dash4.50 s
10-yard split1.55 sW
Vertical jump39½″
Broad jump10′7″
Bench press20 reps
3-cone drill6.81 s
20-yard shuttle4.22 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

8 seasons, 109 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019Denver Broncos16405623
2020Denver Broncos14626733
2021Denver Broncos16686704
2022Seattle Seahawks17504864
2023Seattle Seahawks15324140
2024Seattle Seahawks14485001
2025Cincinnati Bengals13342883
2026 (so far)New Orleans Saints49733
NFL career1093433,66621

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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