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How to handle Noah Fant injury in Week 5 fantasy football

Noah Fant is on the Broncos final injury report for Week 5. We break down what it means for fantasy football roster decisions.

By L Truscott
Tight end Noah Fant #87 of the Denver Broncos runs with the football for a first quarter touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Empower Field at Mile High on September 29, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images

The Denver Broncos will not have tight end Noah Fant in the lineup for their Monday afternoon game against the New England Patriots. Fant, who injured his ankle last week against the Jets, was ruled out when the team released the official injury report on Saturday afternoon.

Fantasy impact: Noah Fant injury

Head coach Vic Fangio held out some hope earlier in the week that Fant would be on the field for this game. However, he was unable to get in any practice time all week. Fant had a strong start to the season scoring in back-to-back games in Weeks 1 and 2. He’s posted a total of 219 yards on 19 catches, and is still a close second on the team in overall targets.

Jake Butt and Nick Vannett will probably get most of the reps at tight end without Fant, but they’re both primarily the blocking types, and not worth fantasy attention.

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