The Denver Broncos were in need of a tight end and that’s the direction they went in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. With the selection of Iowa’s Noah Fant, general manager John Elway is happy with the selection.
He spoke about the Fant selection:
John Elway to the Broncos' website: “He’s a great athlete and he can really run and stretch that field. That’s what we’re seeing with today’s game with the tight ends. We got a guy that’s a legitimate tight end that can really catch the football downfield.”
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) April 26, 2019
In Fant’s three seasons at Iowa, he recorded 78 receptions for 1,082 yards (13.