Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Austin Fort was born May 14, 1995, in Gilette, Wyoming. He is a tight end in the NFL. During his redshirt freshman season, Fort transitioned from quarterback to tight end, which lead him to transfer to Chabot Community College to continue playing quarterback. While at Chabot, Fort only threw for 282 yards on 20 passes, with 3 touchdowns and an interception, and received no transfer offers. He returned to Wyoming and fully transitioned to tight end, appearing in all games during the 2016 season on special teams and recording two tackles. In the 2017 and 2018 seasons, Austin Fort started at tight end for the Cowboys and caught 17 passes for 229 yards and 4 touchdowns.

After going undrafted in the 2019 draft, Austin Fort was invited to participate at the Denver Broncos training camp. Fort impressed the Broncos and he was signed to the team following training camp. He caught 87 yards and a touchdown in the preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks but tore his ACL after catching a 29-yard dive pass and landing on his knee. Fort was placed on injury reserve on August 9, 2019. On July 29, 2020, Austin Fort was promoted to the active roster. However, Fort agitated his previous knee injury during practice and was placed on injury reserve on August 14, 2020.