Austin Fort

Undrafted out of Wyoming, Fort had turned in a good summer and had an outside chance of making the 53-man roster before he suffered a torn ACL in a preseason game.

In two preseason games, Fort caught three passes for 28 yards but the team placed him on injured reserve and he will get a chance to build on what he had started in 2020.

Grade: I (Incomplete)

Overall grade

The Broncos had 69 total receptions out of the tight end position in 2019, which is an improvement, but it’s still just over four catches per game from the position.

The season went up in smoke for Butt and Fort and there is a good chance that Butt’s career in Denver did as well.

Heuerman and Fumagalli continue to produce minimally and neither guy seems to have much of a career in the league as a major offensive weapon.

Beck may have found a role on the roster or at least as a player to push other guys next season to prove they belong on the team.

Fant is without any doubt the tight end of the future. He’s athletically gifted and should only get better after a solid rookie year and he has all the ability to be one of the league’s top playmakers at the position.

Grade: C+

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