Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2018Iowa
Noah Fant
TE • 6'5" • 241 lbs • Omaha, NE, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Noah Fant reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a tight end
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Reliability
58
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
73
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Noah Fant built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a tight end from Omaha, NE wearing No. 87, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Noah Fant's career was his receiving role: 78 catches, 1,082...
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- Committed To
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 20
- Overall
- No. 20
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
Noah Fant, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Iowa. Noah Fant reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,082
- Receptions
- 78
- Touchdowns
- 19
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Noah Fant Iowa Highlights
2018 · Iowa · Player Highlight
Noah Fant college highlights at Iowa.
- Season
- 2018
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Noah Fant quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,082
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Quince Orchard
- High school pipeline
- Quince Orchard · 20 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 1 · Pick 20 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 87 · Junior
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 518 receiving yards · TE 14th (top 4%) · Big Ten 21st (top 9%) · National 223rd (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 6 | 9 | 70 | 1 | 43.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 68.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 28 | 486 | 10 | 68.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 39 | 518 | 7 | 67.8 |
Related Context
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Noah Fant played TE for Iowa. Across 3 tracked seasons, Noah Fant recorded 1,082 receiving yards and 19 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Iowa paired 494 primary output with 80.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 64.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Iowa
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Iowa
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
43.2
Efficiency
64.1
Usage
18.9
Consistency
44.1
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Illinois: 10. Iowa State: 31. Northern Iowa: 99. Wisconsin: 29. Minnesota: 27. Indiana: 101. Maryland: 14. Penn State: 56. Purdue: 85. Northwestern: 0. Illinois: 54. Nebraska: 12
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 3 by 22.2. Iowa State: 4 by 51.7. Northern Iowa: 5 by 100. Wisconsin: 3 by 64.4. Minnesota: 4 by 45. Indiana: 4 by 100. Maryland: 3 by 31.1. Penn State: 5 by 74.7. Purdue: 3 by 100. Northwestern: 1 by 0. Illinois: 3 by 100. Nebraska: 1 by 80
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins43.5 · Games = 8 · +1 vs Losses
Losses42.5 · Games = 4 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Northern Iowa
Best efficiency game
100 vs Illinois
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/23 | vs Nebraska | W 31-28 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Illinois | W 63-0 | — | 3 | 54 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 37 |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Northwestern | L 10-14 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Purdue | L 36-38 | — | 3 | 85 | 22 | 28.30 | 0 | 65 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Penn State | L 24-30 | — | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Maryland | W 23-0 | — | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Indiana100 receiving yards | W 42-16 | — | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 25.30 | 1 | 58 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Minnesota | W 48-31 | — | 4 | 27 | 5 | 6.80 | 1 | 12 |
| Sun 9/23 | vs Wisconsin2+ TD | L 17-28 | — | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 2 | 20 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Northern Iowa | W 38-14 | — | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 1 | 43 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Iowa State | W 13-3 | — | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Northern Illinois | W 33-7 | — | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 1 | 5 |
Player Story
Noah Fant story
Noah Fant built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a tight end from Omaha, NE wearing No. 87, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Noah Fant's career was his receiving role: 78 catches, 1,082 receiving yards, and 19 touchdowns across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Iowa. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.
The arc is straightforward: Noah Fant moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 70 | 50.9 | 12.8 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa | 494 | 80.2 | 16.7 | 424 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 494 | 80.2 | 16.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 518 | 64.1 | 18.9 | 24 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nebraska
Week 13 · W 56-14 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
92.3 takeover
116 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Northern Iowa
Week 3 · W 38-14
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Receiving Yards
88.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Indiana
Week 7 · W 42-16 · Conference game
101
Receiving Yards
87.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
101 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Illinois
Week 12 · W 28-0 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
25 receiving yards with a 55.6 efficiency score.
#5
@ Purdue
Week 10 · L 36-38 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
77.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Iowa
494 primary output · 80.2 efficiency · 16.7 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Iowa
68.8
494 primary · 80.2 efficiency · 16.7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Iowa
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518 primary · 64.1 efficiency · 18.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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