Getting back to our positional grades series, it’s now time to look back at the tight ends for the Denver Broncos for 2019.

Tight end, at least in terms of having one that can stretch the field and be an offensive threat, is something the Broncos had lacked for quite some time. That is largely why the team used its first-round pick on a tight end in 2019.

Let’s take a look at how each of the team’s tight ends graded out this past season.

Noah Fant

Stats

Receptions: 40

Receiving yards: 562

Touchdowns: 3

Fant got off to a slow start for the team and there were some fans already frustrated over the fact that the team traded out of the No. 10 spot where it could have drafted Devin Bush and into the No. 20 slot where Fant was selected.

Perhaps some still are.

But Fant turned it on toward the end of the season and ended up being second on the team in receptions and receiving yards. With the ball in his hands, he becomes a serious threat, quick and agile for a tight end. That is what the Broncos drafted him for.

Fant played in all 16 games and earned some great experience. The ceiling is high for him and he should be expected to be one of the team’s best offensive weapons for many years to come.

Grade: B-