Princeton Fant

Tight End, Dallas Cowboys · #85.

Player facts

Team: Dallas Cowboys
Position: Tight End
Number: 85
Born: Mar 11, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Nashville, TN, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 245 lbs
College: Tennessee
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Day-To-Day

Stats

2025 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Mon, Nov 3	vs ARI	L 27-17	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 1 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Princeton De'leon Fant (born March 11, 1999) is an American professional football tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.

From Wikipedia’s article on Princeton Fant, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

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. During spring practices following his sophomore year, Fant tore his ACL, prematurely ending his junior year of high school football. In addition, Fant would miss the majority of his senior year, undergoing more surgery on his ACL. A top recruit from the state of Tennessee, Fant committed to play college football at the University of Tennessee.

College career

During the 2017 season, Fant would redshirt. 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. His first career and lone touchdown of the season came on a six-yard pass from Harrison Bailey against Vanderbilt. As a redshirt senior the next season, Fant posted 13 receptions, 149 yards, and one touchdown. 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. The passing touchdown came on 68-yard pass to Jalin Hyatt on a trick play against UT Martin. At the end of the season, Fant announced that he would enter the 2023 NFL draft.