Alex Marvez reports that Iowa TE Noah Fant is visiting with the Patriots after recently meeting with the 49ers.
Fant has recently met with the Lions, Vikings and Broncos and there could be more visits for him over the next week.
Fant, 21, is considered to be one of the top tight end prospects in this year’s draft and should end up being a first-round pick when all is said done.
During his college career at Iowa, Fant caught 78 passes for 1083 yards (13.9 YPC) and 19 touchdowns over the course of three seasons and 30 games.
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