Player Career

Noah Fant Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Iowa

    2016-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonIowa7050.912.8
2017 PostseasonIowa49480.216.7424
2017 Regular SeasonIowa49480.216.70
2018 Regular SeasonIowa51864.118.924

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Nebraska

Week 13 · W 56-14 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

116

Receiving Yards

92.3 takeover

116 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Northern Iowa

Week 3 · W 38-14

99

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

25

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

85

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

68.8

#2

2017 Regular Season · Iowa

68.8

494 primary · 80.2 efficiency · 16.7 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Iowa

67.8

518 primary · 64.1 efficiency · 18.9 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

4

2+ TD games