Noah Fant

Tight End

Age: 29
Free Agency: 2028 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 7
  • 2026 Salary Cap Charge: $3,000,000 (0.95% of cap)
  • 2026 Cash Payout: $4,500,000 (1.54% of spending)
  • 2026 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.50
  • Contract Value: $8,750,000 ($4,375,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $4,500,000
  • Contract Ranking: 35/199 at TE

Current Contract

(UFA, signed 2026)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202629$1,500,000$1,500,000$1,500,000$3,000,0000.9%
202730$4,250,000$1,500,000$0$5,750,0001.8%
Total$5,750,000$3,000,000$1,500,000$8,750,000

Contract Notes

Noah Fant signed a two year, $8.75 million contract with the Saints. $4.5 million is fully guaranteed including a $3 million signimg bonus.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$4.4M
$8.8M
20262027
Cash Due$4,500,000$4,250,000
Running Cash$4,500,000$8,750,000
Career Earnings: $37,321,312
Career APY: $5,331,616
Potential Earnings: $43,071,312
Total Guarantees: $42,171,448
Largest Cash Payment: $11,910,000 (2024)
Largest Cap Number: $7,500,000 (2024)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
BroncosDraftedTraded20194$12,590,724$3,147,681$12,590,724$10,378,80682.4%$3,459,602
SeahawksDraftedExpired20194$12,590,724$3,147,681$12,590,724$9,061,91872.0%$4,530,959
SeahawksUFATerminated20242$21,000,000$10,500,000$11,490,000$11,910,00056.7%$11,910,000
BengalsSFAExpired20251$2,750,000$2,750,000$1,000,000$2,970,588108.0%$2,970,588
SaintsUFAActive20262$8,750,000$4,375,000$4,500,000$3,000,00034.3%$0
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Broncos3$10,378,806$3,459,602$8,584,5840.0%$1,794,2220.0%
Seahawks3$20,971,918$6,990,639$16,561,9180.0%$4,500,0000.0%
Bengals1$2,970,588$2,970,588$2,720,5880.0%$00.0%
Saints0$3,000,000$0$00.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusPer Game Roster BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2019Broncos$495,000$1,794,222$0$495,000$2,289,2221.2%$7,671,888
2020Broncos$1,067,306$1,794,222$0$1,067,306$2,861,5281.3%$1,067,306
2021Broncos$1,639,612$1,794,222$0$1,639,612$3,433,8341.7%$1,639,612
2022Seahawks$2,211,918$0$0$2,211,918$2,211,9181.0%$2,211,918
2023Seahawks$6,850,000$0$0$6,850,000$6,850,0003.1%$6,850,000
2024Seahawks$2,490,000$4,500,000$510,000$2,490,000$7,500,0002.9%$11,910,000
2025Bengals$1,500,000$1,000,000$250,000$0$2,720,5880.9%$2,970,588
2026Saints$1,500,000$1,500,000$0$1,500,000$3,000,0000.9%$4,500,000
2027Saints$4,250,000$1,500,000$0$0$5,750,0001.8%$4,250,000
Total$22,003,836$13,882,666$760,000$16,253,836$36,617,090$43,071,312
Dead Money History
TeamYearCap ChargeCash Paid
Broncos2022$1,794,222$0
Seahawks2025$4,500,000$0
Total$6,294,222$0

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsRushingReceivingFumbles
OffenseSpecialAttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTDTotalLost
201916068.7%0.0%3-12-4.004056214.1311
202015168.1%0.0%000.006267310.9300
202116078.0%0.0%000.00686709.9400
202217060.4%1.3%000.00504869.7400
202317054.6%0.2%000.003241412.9000
202414351.7%0.0%000.004850010.4100
202515234.1%3.7%000.00342888.5300

Valuation Diamond

The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.

OTC ValuationAPY
Regular$4,113,000$4,375,000
Injury Adjusted$4,113,000$4,375,000
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OTC Valuation $2.7M $5.4M $8M $10.7M $13.4M APY $3.2M $6.4M $9.6M $12.7M $15.9M $9,790,000 $9,000,000

Weekly Valuation Trends

The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.

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