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Broncos Insider: Could Noah Fant be the next Rob Gronkowski or George Kittle?

The key to rookie tight ends is patience. After a slow start to his first season, Denver’s Noah Fant is starting to look like the player the Broncos were hoping for with the 20th overall pick.

Fant has 35 catches for 492 yards receiving and three touchdowns, and is on pace for 43 catches for 606 yards and four touchdowns.

In his first eight games, he averaged 23.1 yards. Since then, he’s upped that number to 61.4 yards, including two 100-plus-yard games. He has 35 catches for 492 yards receiving and three touchdowns. And he’s on pace for 43 catches for 606 yards and four touchdowns.