Noah Fant predicted to lead Broncos in catches in 2019
By Tylor Walden
The Denver Broncos offense will look to improve in 2019. One FanSided writer believes that rookie tight end Noah Fant will produce at the highest level.
If any of the Denver Broncos rookies are able to produce for the team at a high level, it could mean good things for the roster. Noah Fant could be one of the rookies that will make life on the football field easier for Joe Flacco.
It is no secret, but Flacco is a big fan of tight ends. Giving a veteran quarterback a rookie tight end cold make things fun for the Denver Broncos.
While there will likely be some growing pains with a rookie player, predicting something as big as a rookie tight end leading the team in receptions is quite a tall task. That is what FanSided writer Rucker Haringey is predicting for the Iowa rookie.
Haringey indicates that his prediction showcases the talent that Noah Fant has. But it also showcases how bad he believes the Denver Broncos wide outs will be. He does not believe a veteran like Emmanuel Sanders or an up and coming wide out like Courtland Sutton will be able to lead the Broncos in receptions.
On one end of the spectrum, I can understand this prediction. Joe Flacco does love the tight end position. We could see a Flacco-to-Fant connection quite a bit early on in the season.
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On the other end of the spectrum, it seems a bit out of reach to predict a tight end to lead the team in receptions. Emmanuel Sanders has been quite a strong presence in the offense for a long time. While he will be recovering from injury, I do not see Sanders getting a reduced number of catches or targets.
And with Courtland Sutton and DaeSean Hamilton emerging, there will be plenty of passes to go around. I do not see the lack of production from the wide outs because of one tight end.
I hope that Noah Fant will provide some solid offense for the Denver Broncos, but how much will be the story.