I know Hockenson was a popular choice among Jaguars fans during the pre draft process.

I would have been happy with a Hockenson pick if Allen were not on the board (even if shocked because TC has never drafted a TE in the first round), but I preferred Fant for his athletic ability.  I liked both players though.

I decided to take a look at their numbers after this week's games, and the similarity is uncanny.

http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?a...&Submit=Go

Their productivity is separated by exactly one catch and 4 yards.

Fant has one catch more and 4 yards more.  Hockenson has the larger ypc average by .5 yards.

Both have 2 TDs on the year.  Hockenson has one more catch of 20+ yards  (6) while Fant has one more catch of 40+ yards.

Fant does have a fumble.

Halfway through their rookie seasons, both appear to have bright futures.

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