Historically, the tight end position is not drafted high, but you also do not see two tight ends from the same school taken in the first round. Literally.
The Denver Broncos were linked to both Iowa Hawkeyes tight ends TJ Hockenson and Noah Fant long before the draft began. Hockenson was taken by the Detroit Lions at eight and Fant to Denver at 20. Denver could have drafted Fant with pick 10. They traded that selection to the Pittsburgh Steelers, who took Michigan linebacker Devin Bush.
Fant easily could have been taken 10, but the value at 20 for Fant was too difficult to pass up for one of the NFL Draft’s most dynamic playmakers.