Princeton De'leon Fant (born March 11, 1999) is an American football tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee.
| No. 48 – Dallas Cowboys | |
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| Position: | Tight end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 11, 1999 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | La Vergne (La Vergne, Tennessee) |
| College: | Tennessee (2017–2022) |
| Undrafted: | 2023 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
High school career edit
Fant attended La Vergne High School in La Vergne, Tennessee. As a sophomore, Fant recorded 14 receptions for 326, while also rushing for 141 yards on nine attempts.[1] During spring practices following his sophomore year, Fant tore his ACL, prematurely ending his junior year of high school football.[2] In addition, Fant would miss the majority of his senior year, undergoing more surgery on his ACL.[3] A top recruit from the state of Tennessee, Fant committed to play college football at the University of Tennessee.[4]
College career edit
During the 2017 season, Fant would redshirt.[5] He played sparingly at running back the following season, before switching to the tight end position. During the 2020 season, Fant tallied 12 catches for 103 receiving yards, and one touchdown.[6] His first career and lone touchdown of the season came on a six-yard pass from Harrison Bailey against Vanderbilt.[7] As a redshirt senior the next season, Fant posted 13 receptions, 149 yards, and one touchdown.[8] At the season's end, he announced that he would return for a sixth season at Tennessee. In 2022, Fant was accountable for nine total touchdowns, five rushing, three receiving, and one passing.[9] The passing touchdown came on 68-yard pass to Jalin Hyatt on a trick play against UT Martin.[10] At the end of the season, Fant announced that he would enter the 2023 NFL draft.[11]
| Season | Games | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
| Tennessee Volunteers | |||||||||||
| 2017 | DNP | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 7 | 12 | 103 | 8.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 10 | 16 | 220 | 13.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 13 | 22 | 241 | 11.0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 5 | ||
| Career | 33 | 52 | 579 | 11.1 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 5 | ||
Professional career edit
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) |
243 lb (110 kg) |
31 in (0.79 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
19 reps | ||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[12] | ||||||||||||
Fant signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023. He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.[13][14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 15, 2024.[15]
Personal life edit
Fant is the cousin of Seattle Seahawks tight end Noah Fant.[6] Fant has a daughter named Aaliyah.[16]
References edit
- ^ Joyce, Cecil (August 12, 2016). "Dandy Dozen: Vols commit Princeton Fant returns after injury". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ Joyce, Cecil (August 6, 2016). "Princeton Fant, Deylon Williams anxious to play again". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ Joyce, Cecil (August 25, 2016). "Vols commitment Princeton Fant to miss much of La Vergne's season". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ Kreager, Tom (June 18, 2016). "Vols get 8 commitments in one day, including 3 from Midstate". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ Joyce, Cecil (February 1, 2017). "La Vergne's Princeton Fant to be blueshirt with Tennessee". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ a b Rucker, Wes (April 7, 2021). "Vols' Fant getting daily advice from NFL cousin". GoVols247. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ Winter, Evan (December 12, 2020). "Vols dismantle Commodores, 42-17". Rocky Top Talk. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ Sparks, Adam (December 21, 2021). "Tennessee football tight ends Princeton Fant and Jacob Warren will return in 2022". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ Daly, Michael (December 28, 2022). "Princeton Fant, Tennessee TE, reacts to being a Swiss Army Knife for the Vols' offense". Saturday Down South. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ Gary, Nick (October 22, 2022). "See Tennessee football TE Princeton Fant throw touchdown pass to Jalin Hyatt in UT Martin game". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ Brown, Patrick (January 4, 2023). "'I gave my all for Tennessee' – Princeton Fant sends farewell message to Vols". GoVols247. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Princeton Fant College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ Harris, Nick (August 29, 2023). "Cowboys announce 36 roster moves ahead of regular season". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ Walker, Patrik (August 30, 2023). "Cowboys move two to IR, reveal 2023 practice squad". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys announce 8 players signed to reserve/future contracts". Blogging the Boys. SB Nation. January 15, 2024.
- ^ Dauer, Paige (November 19, 2022). "Tennessee's Princeton Fant having career year in final season". WVLT. Retrieved April 23, 2023.