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 Here are some highlight reels from his collegiate career."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Broncos NewsBroncos Free AgencyBroncos DraftBroncos PodcastsBroncos 2019 ScheduleKey Offseason DatesCommunity RulesFull ArchiveBroncos StoriesScheduleRosterStatsOdds Shop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁旴reaking NewsBroncos 2019 Draft Class Announced脳Broncos Draft 2019Denver Broncos: Noah Fant highlightsNew Bradley Chubb Jersey White ,21commentsThe Denver Broncos used the 20th pick in the 2019 NFL Draft to select Iowa tight end Noah Fant. Here are some highlight reels from his collegiate career. Denver Broncos: Noah Fant highlightsAfter trading back from the 10th overall spot to the 20th overall spot with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Denver Broncos wasted no time in drafting Iowa tight end Noah Fant. He has been a very productive tight end and the second one of the board behind former teammate T.J. Hockenson went in the Top 10.After the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft was completed, John Elway said, “Speed tight ends can be very effective in this offense.”He went on to talk about George Kittle and how well he played under new Broncos offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello with the San Francisco 49ers. This could end up being an elite offensive pick for Denver. Since the Broncos won Super Bowl 50 and quarterback Peyton Manning limped off into the sunset, Denver has had a tough time finding a good quarterback. G.M. John Elway acknowledged that on Wednesday.“It’s a hard position to fill,” Elway told reporters, via comments distributed by the team. “We tried to shake all these trees around here the last four years and quarterbacks didn’t fall out of it. It’s difficult, but we’ve taken a lot shots. We’ve tried a lot of different situations Brian Dawkins Jersey , and I’ve felt like that was the way to go until we got it solidified. Hopefully with Joe [Flacco] this year, we’ve got it solidified with Drew [Lock] learning underneath him. It’s been a battle, but this league is a battle. It’s a tough situation, especially at that position. We’re excited or at least I’m excited about where we are at that position now.”Elway also reiterated something he first said earlier this year about the current state of Flacco’s career.“We just felt that with Joe coming in, getting him in a trade, and where he is in his career, we feel like he’s in his prime,” Elway said. “At least we hope he is. To have a young guy like Drew learn under him and be able to kind of solidify that position for a while — obviously we’ve been looking for one since Peyton [Manning] retired. That’s always a difficult position to fill Noah Fant Denver Broncos Jersey , but we finally feel pretty good about that position and where we are.”It’s clear, if it wasn’t already, that Flacco is the guy.“I think that what Joe proved and showed everybody on our football team was that he can be that guy,” Elway said. “Our team has really responded to him well, and I think Joe’s ready to take that spot over. He’s going to make our defense better, and what’s going to make our defense better is that we’re going to play better on the offensive side, which is the goal, because we’ve struggled there the last couple years. If we play as well as we think we can on the offensive side Noah Fant Denver Broncos Jersey , it’ll make us that much better on defense.”Elway also thinks that Flacco’s return to a familiar system coupled with the fact that the Ravens gave up on him will provide motivation.“Joe’s best years were in that system,” Elway said. “Combining all that with Joe — anytime you get traded midway in your career or two-thirds of the way through your career, you’ve got something to prove.”Flacco has something to prove. And the Broncos have plenty to prove, in a division where it won’t be easy to prove much of anything. For the first time since the early ’70s, the Broncos have had back to back losing seasons. Elway is counting on Flacco to keep that streak from running to three.