Noah Fant finished his rookie campaign with 40 catches for 562 yards and three touchdowns. Among rookie tight ends since the merger his 40 catches is tied for 31st, his receiving yards are 15th and his touchdowns don’t even put him in the top 50.
There have been 56 rookie TEs in the past 30 NFL seasons to catch 30 or more passes. Of those 56, only 39 had 30 or more catches in their second season. This was somewhat surprising. I guess there have been many rookie TEs who either lost their jobs in their second season or who were injured and did not produce in their second year. Four of those 59 were in 2019 - Noah Fant (40 catches), Irv Smith Jr. (36 catches), T.J. Hockenson (32 catches) and…
