He produced the greatest TE season in FBS history
Fannin lit up the Mid-American Conference—and all of the FBS—in 2024 with a stunning year that included 117 receptions and 1,555 receiving yards, which are both single-season FBS records, and 10 touchdowns. That included a dominant showing against Penn State, where he hauled 137 receiving yards and a touchdown on 11 receptions, and Texas A&M, where he totaled eight catches for 145 yards and one touchdown.
Those performances put Fannin on the map as one of the best tight end prospects of the draft class, and his record-setting season cemented him as one of the best pass catching prospects likely to be available on Day 2.
He will forever be a Bowling Green legend
In addition to setting FBS single-season records in 2024, Fannin also became the only player in Bowling Green history to become a first-team All-American. He led the nation in over 105 receiving categories and outpaced even the best wide receivers in the nation in practically all categories.
He’s one of the youngest players on the roster
Fannin still has plenty of untapped potential, and that’s not only because he’s only been playing tight end for three years—he’s also just 20 years old, which makes him the youngest player on the Browns roster and one of the youngest players in the entire draft class.
Browns coaches will have one of the most interesting developmental players of the whole class to work with on offense, and it’s a player plenty of football fans across Ohio have already become familiar with watching.