The Seattle Seahawks have released tight end Noah Fant.
After agreeing to terms on a deal with rookie tight end Elijah Arroyo the Seattle Seahawks have cut ties with veteran tight end Noah Fant. Fant was due $8.5 million in non guaranteed money for the 2025 season.
Fant’s release gives Arroyo a clear path to playing time and a substantial role in the Seattle offense. Fant, a former 1st round selection by the Denver Broncos, is 27 years old and is likely to find an opportunity with another team during training camp.
With Arroyo’s main competition for snaps gone expect to see a rise in his adp, most expected Arroyo to be the featured tight end already but the clarity will push him up draft boards even if just slightly. Fant was already only a late round dart throw and now will probably begin going undrafted until he signs with a new team.
Author: David Leonard (@RealDelcoDave)
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Tight end Elijah Arroyo signs with Seahawks, gets 78% guaranteed in rookie deal.
Tight end Elijah Arroyo became the latest second-round pick to sign his rookie deal, just hours after the Seahawks signed fellow second-rounder, safety Nick Emmanwori. Arroyo — the 50th overall pick — secured 78% of his contract in guarantees, a significant jump from the 68% guaranteed to last year’s 50th overall selection.
Arroyo is an explosive playmaker, with 34% of his 2024 catches going for 20 yards or more, and he led all FBS tight ends with 9.1 yards after the catch per reception. He also boasts strong hands, having recorded just one drop in his college career.
He enters a favorable system under new OC Klint Kubiak, who deploys tight ends and fullbacks at league-high rates—condensing the target tree and creating more opportunities for athletic playmakers like Arroyo. HC Mike Macdonald has already floated the idea of using him at X receiver, with DK Metcalf gone and neither Cooper Kupp nor Jaxon Smith-Njigba profiling for that role.
Arroyo will compete with holdover TE Noah Fant for early snaps, though Fant is a rumored cut candidate who would save Seattle $8.5 million in cap space. Now under contract and set to report for training camp, Arroyo is a worthwhile flier at his current Round 18 ADP on Underdog.
Author: Pat Mitchell(@PatMitchellFF)
The Seahawks continue to rebuild their offense by adding a dynamic pass catching weapon.
Elijah Arroyo may be a slow burn in fantasy with this landing spot, however the second round capital is cause for celebration. One of the biggest question marks in Arroyo’s profile was his injury history, particularly his knee. The draft capital is an indicator that Arroyo is good to go, and he’s got the size and athleticism to really make an impact – a 4.64 40-yard dash at 6’5” and 250 lbs. gives him a 87% speed score.
The PlayerProfiler analytics team has an initial projection of a 9% target share (50 targets) for about 350 yards and 3 touchdowns. This would place Arroyo outside the top 30 TE’s in his position for 2025. However there’s a lot to like long term, Seattle has the 4th highest vacated targets, on top of that JSN and Cooper Kupp are both experts at the slot position — in Miami Arroyo actually ran deep routes to allow Xavier Restrepo to take the underneath work. Most Tight Ends take a while to ramp anyway, Arroyo should be a great pickup in the late 2nd/early 3rd round of Dynasty leagues.
Author: Lukasz Stec (@Lukasz_FF01)
Miami TE Elijah Arroyo suffered a knee injury at the senior bowl and as a result he will not be participating in workouts at the combine. He is reportedly going to be ready for the Miami Pro Day.
Elijah Arroyo shot up draft boards a few weeks ago with his stellar performance at the Senior Bowl, out playing TE Harold Fannin Jr. and showcasing movement and burst rare for an athlete his size. The NFL draft and dynasty community will be eagerly anticipating his 40-time and , but not until the Miami pro day on March 24th.
Arroyo can line up out wide, and also is more than capable as a blocker in line. He uses his burst off the line and puts on moves to get around defenders and make plays down field. This is what he’s been doing all year at Miami — Arroyo finished the season with an eye-popping 16.9 YPR, higher than Fannin’s career best at 14.2. It’s also higher than Brock Bowers (15.8), Trey McBride (15.0), and even Travis Kelce’s (16.0) collegiate high water mark. Keep your eyes peeled for this Tight End to be drafted to a premium NFL landing spot in the second round, which for me would be the final signal needed to anoint him as the newest young top 12 dynasty TE.
Author: Lukasz Stec (@Lukasz_FF01)
While other receivers of this rookie class garnered plenty of attention, Xavier Restrepo quietly validated his draft stock.
Heading into the Senior Bowl, Miami wide receiver Xavier Restrepo aimed to show scouts and media at large that he could step up in the short, intermediate, and deep passing game. While Restrepo attempted to boost his NFL stock, fellow wide receiver classmates such as Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel from Iowa State, and TCU’s Jack Bech staked claim for attention with their dazzling play in both practice drills and in the Senior Bowl game itself.
Restrepo’s college quarterback, Cam Ward is expected to be selected within the first few picks of the 2025 NFL Draft. He had hoped to show scouts and media that part of Ward’s success was due in part to utilizing a weapon such as Restrepo himself. The teammate who got the most buzz on that end was Miami tight end Elijah Arroyo. Elijah Arroyo did enough during Senior Bowl week to garner calls for being a top-3 tight end in the class, whereas Xavier Restrepo quietly gave scouts plenty to chew on in favor of drafting him. Xavier Restrepo is currently listed on the Pro Football Focus Big Board 2025 at 49 putting him on track for 2nd round draft capital.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
After an impressive week at the Senior Bowl, NFL teams will be moving up tight end Mason Taylor on their draft boards.
The tight end class showed out very well in Mobile at the Senior Bowl. Miami’s Elijah Arroyo boosted his draft stock greatly and put himself on the map in a big way, however Mason Taylor had plenty of echoed praise in his direction as well.
Mason Taylor is able to move around the formation and offers versatility that will help him get on the field at the next level. Oftentimes, the fantasy community falls in love with the skill-set of a Kyle Pitts type and forgets about the blocking element that NFL teams highly value.
Mason Taylor showed his strong hands and ability to high point the football in 1 on 1 drills. Lauded for his strong hands, he was tied for 8th amongst tight ends in the nation with 8 contested catches (PFF). This was on display in front of scouts and media. Just a week ago, Mason Taylor was ranked 117th on the Pro Football Focus Big Board 2025. Taylor is now ranked 87th, drawing just behind Elijah Arroyo and just ahead of Harold Fannin Jr. in the 3rd round.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
