Handing him a new two-year deal based on projection more than past production, the Seahawks will be counting on a breakthrough season from Noah Fant.
While they weren't elite in any one category last season on the way to a 9-8 record and narrowly missing out on the playoffs, theranked in the top half of the NFL in several notable offensive metrics during the 2023 season.
Sep 24, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks tight end Noah Fant runs for yards after the catch against the Carolina Panthers during the third quarter at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports / Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports Of course, not all of the blame for a lack of targets should be shouldered by Fant. After finding great success deploying his three-headed tight end monster in 2022, former offensive coordinator Shane Waldron did a poor job of implementing the same cast of characters effectively last season, as all three players saw significant dips in production with the position inexplicably becoming an afterthought in the passing game far too often.
While calling one of the most dynamic offenses in college football at Washington, Grubb rarely ran multi-tight end sets, afrom how Waldron employed personnel with a large dose of 12 and 13 groupings. However, tight ends Jack Westover and Devin Culp combined to catch 62 passes for 641 yards and six touchdowns last year as the Huskies marched to the national championship game, hinting the position will have value for Seattle in the passing game.
Still just 26 years old, Seattle made the decision to prioritize re-signing Fant in March and quickly signed him to a two-year deal worth $21 million, putting him just outside of the top-10 highest-paid tight ends in the league. To this point, his numbers haven't justified such a contract, but both the player and organization believe he will be better utilized with Grubb calling the shots and if he plays to his potential, the deal will look to be a bargain in time.
Back in 2022, Fant did score four touchdowns inside the opposing 20-yard line for the Seahawks, turning half of his eight targets into six points with an incredibly high efficiency rate. In his final season with the Broncos in 2021, four of his seven receptions in the red zone resulted in six points, and three of his six catches in his first two seasons resulted in a score.
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