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Noah Fant 2019 Outlook
The Broncos selected Iowa’s Fant in the first round of this year's NFL draft, which was exciting news for new QB Joe Flacco. "The tight end in this offense," Flacco said, "I think can be a big-time player if he can run and get a feel for how we run a couple of routes that we have in." Why does that matter? Fant was known as a receiving TE with the Hawkeyes, hauling in 39 receptions for 519 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior. And, as USA Today reminded readers, Flacco has had success with several TEs in his career, and Fant becomes the next in line to benefit from playing with a TE-friendly QB. But it goes beyond that. The Broncos saw firsthand last year what an Iowa product (George Kittle) is capable of doing at the tight end position to a defense that simply doesn't have an answer. To that end they brought in part of the coaching staff from that 49ers team (new OC Rich Scangarello was the 49ers QB’s coach) and drafted a freakishly athletic Iowa tight end of their own. Nothing is certain with rookie TEs, but the pieces are in place for early success here.