2022 Fantasy Upside
Noah Fant was the big addition, along with the high draft picks, in the trade compensation for sending Russell Wilson to the Broncos. Fant immediately goes to the top of the depth chart for the Seahawks, who moved on from Gerald Everett, now with the Chargers. Seattle definitely seems to have high hopes for Fant, especially after Pete Carroll praised him after the team’s minicamp.
2022 Fantasy Downside
Fant has been a borderline fantasy TE1 in his career and now comes to a Seattle team that doesn’t throw to the tight end all that much, is more of a running team, and still has DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett on the outside. Of course, the quarterback situation isn’t all that great either, though he has the prior connection with Drew Lock.
2022 Bottom Line
You wonder if Fant secretly wants Lock to win the quarterback job over Geno Smith, because then he’ll know the quarterback throwing him the ball versus building a new connection with Smith. With Seattle’s style of play, Fant is likely no more than a TE2 unless Seattle shows more of a willingness to involve the tight end (Everett had 48-478-4 last season in Seattle).