No. 48 – Dallas Cowboys | |
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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | March 11, 1999
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 235 lb (107 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 |
Player stats at PFR |
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.
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]
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 | ||||||||
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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 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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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]
Fant is the cousin of Seattle Seahawks tight end Noah Fant. [6] Fant has a daughter named Aaliyah. [16]
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