 Kuithe in 2024 | |
| Utah Utes–No. 80 | |
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| Position | Tight end |
| Class |  |
| Major | Communication |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 14, 1999 Katy, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Cinco Ranch (Cinco Ranch, Texas) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Brant Kuithe (born December 14, 1999) is an American college football tight end for the Utah Utes of the Big 12 Conference.
Kuithe grew up in Katy, Texas and attended Cinco Ranch High School, where he played football and ran track. He was named the District 19-6A MVP after rushing for 1,041 yards and 18 touchdowns and punting 22 times for 881 yards despite playing in seven games only due to injury. [1] [2] Kuithe and his twin brother Blake, who played edge rusher, both initially committed to play college football at Rice University, but de-committed after the firing of head coach David Bailiff. [3] The brothers later signed to play at the University of Utah over offers from Colorado and Iowa State. [4] [5]
In his freshman season Kuithe led Utah's tight ends with 20 receptions and 227 receiving yards with a touchdown reception. [6] [7] [8] Kuithe led the Utes with 34 receptions, 602 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns and also rushed six times for 102 yards and three touchdowns and was named second team All-Pac-12 Conference as a sophomore. [9] [10] [11] As a junior, Kuithe led the Utes with 25 receptions for 236 yards in five games during the Pac-12's abbreviated season due to Covid-19 and was again named second team All-Conference. [12]
Two days after injuring his knee during the September 24, 2022 game against Arizona State, it was revealed that he would miss the remainder of the 2022 season due to a torn ACL. [13] [14]
| Season | Games | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Utah Utes | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 227 | 11.4 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 14 | 9 | 34 | 602 | 17.7 | 6 | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 236 | 9.4 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 611 | 12.2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 206 | 10.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Medical  | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 505 | 14.6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 2 | |
| Career [15] | 60 | 32 | 183 | 2,387 | 13.0 | 22 | 25 | 188 | 7.5 | 6 | |
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