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CAREER HONORS

2023 East-West Shrine Game Invitee 
2019 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

CAREER

Athletic, versatile tight end out of Nashville who played six seasons with the Vols and proved to be a valuable playmaker in his final two years … Can block, catch, run and even throw … Played in 46 games and made 14 starts in his career ... Started his career as a running back and moved to tight end prior to the 2019 season … Member of the team’s leadership council … Caught 52 passes for 579 yards and five touchdowns, with two of those coming on his Senior Day against Missouri (11/12/22) … Also had five rushing touchdowns and a passing touchdown to his name ... Earned his degree from Tennessee in December 2021 … Selected to participate in the 2023 East-West Shrine Game in Las Vegas.

2022 - RS-SENIOR (SIXTH YEAR)

One of the SEC’s most versatile playmakers and physical blockers … Accounted for nine total touchdowns on the year (five rushing, three receiving, one passing) ... Played in all 13 games with four starts at tight end … Caught 22 passes for 241 yards and three scores, while rushing six times for 17 yards and five touchdowns … Led all SEC tight ends in rushing touchdowns ... Saw action on 459 offensive snaps … Powered his way into the end zone from a yard out for his fifth rushing TD of the year in the first quarter of win at Vanderbilt (11/26) ... Caught a touchdown pass for the second straight game and finished with two receptions for a season-high 57 yards at South Carolina (11/19) ... Set a career high with two TD catches in Senior Day victory over Missouri (11/12), finishing with 21 yards receiving on the day on two scoring receptions of 19 and two yards ... Recorded his third straight game with a rushing touchdown and also made one catch for 11 yards in win over No. 19 Kentucky (10/29) ... Showed off his versatility in win over UT Martin (10/22), rushing for a career-high two touchdowns while also throwing his first-ever touchdown pass, a 66-yard strike to Jalin Hyatt on a trick play ... Scored his first-career rushing touchdown on a 2-yard fullback dive in the second quarter of UT’s win over No. 3 Alabama (10/15) ... Added three receptions for 24 yards and scored a two-point conversion on a shuffle pass in the historic win over the Crimson Tide ... Set a career-high with five receptions for 43 yards in win over No. 20 Florida (9/24) ... Had two catches for 23 yards in win over Akron (9/17) ... Recorded first reception of the year with an eight-yard catch in road win at No. 17 Pitt (9/10) ... Started at tight end and played 34 offensive snaps in season-opening win over Ball State (9/1).

2021 - RS-SENIOR

Played in all 13 games with seven starts at tight end … Caught 16 passes for 220 yards and averaged 13.8 yards per catch … Brought in three receptions for a career-high 71 receiving yards, including a career-long 58-yard catch and run to set up a game-tying TD late in the fourth quarter vs. Purdue in the Music City Bowl (12/30) … Made his second-straight start at tight end and made one catch for 23 yards in win vs. Vanderbilt (11/27) ... Started and had three catches for 40 yards, including his second-career touchdown catch on a 24-yard connection from Hendon Hooker midway through the second quarter vs. South Alabama (11/20) ... Made second straight start and finished with one catch for eight yards vs. No. 1 Georgia (11/13) ... Started at TE and had one catch for 15 yards in win at Mizzou (10/2) ... Started and set a career high with four receptions vs. Pitt (9/11) ... Had one catch for six yards in season-opening win vs. Bowling Green (9/2).

2020 - RS-JUNIOR

Played in all 10 games and made three starts, totaling 12 receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown on the year ... Had two catches for 18 yards in season finale vs. No. 5 Texas A&M (12/19) ... Recorded first career touchdown reception on a 6-yard catch in the first quarter that put the Vols on the board at Vanderbilt (12/12) ... Hauled in three catches for 23 yards vs. No. 6 Florida (12/5) ... Made three catches for 28 yards at No. 23 Auburn (11/21) ... Caught one pass for eight yards vs. No. 2 Alabama (10/24) ... Finished with one catch for nine yards in start at No. 3 Georgia (10/10) ... Recorded first career start in season-opening win at South Carolina (9/26), making one catch for 11 yards … Also started against Kentucky (10/17).

2019 - RS-SOPHOMORE

Appeared in eight games as a reserve tight end, including the 2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (1/2) ... Finished with two receptions for 19 yards ... Had one catch in win vs. South Carolina (10/26) ... Made first career reception, a 19-yard catch, in win over Chattanooga (9/14).

2018 – RS-FRESHMAN

Played in two games … Had three carries for seven yards against ETSU (9/8) … Moved running back to tight end after the 2018 season.

2017 – FRESHMAN

Redshirted … Did not see any action.

HIGH SCHOOL

Rated a three-star prospect and the 25th ranked player in Tennessee by 247 composite rankings ... Starred at LaVergne High School in La Vergne, Tennessee … Captained the Wolverines all four years of high school.

PERSONAL

Full name is Princeton De’leon Fant ... Born on March 11, 1999 … Son of Evans and Beverley Fant … Has three siblings … His cousin, Noah Fant, played tight end at Iowa and currently stars for the Seattle Seahawks … Has a two-year-old daughter, Aaliyah … Earned his undergraduate degree in sociology in December 2021 ... Recipient of Dr. and Mrs. Steve Morton Endowment … Twitter handle is @pfant12 and Instagram handle is @princetonfant88.