Brant Kuithe

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Week 0: DNP

HISTORY — From College Profile

KUITHE QUICK HITS

• Three-time All-Pac-12 tight end, earning second-team in 2019, 2020 and 2021.

• 51 career games, 26 starts

• 148 career receptions for 1,882 yards (12.7 ypc).

• 148 career receptions are the most by a Utah tight end since at least 1996, ranking eighth all-time at Utah.

• Had 32 straight games with a reception, including 30 career games with at least three.

• Led Utah in receptions in 2019 and 2020.

2023: Has not seen action. 

2022: Played in four games with three starts before suffering a season-ending injury, recording 17 receptions for 204 yards (3 TDs).

• Through four games, he had the second-most receiving touchdowns among Power Five tight ends (3) and was sixth among FBS tight ends in receiving yards (204).

• Scored a touchdown in the first three games of the season (at Florida, vs. Southern Utah, vs. San Diego State).

• Opened the season with a career-high nine receptions for 105 yards and a touchdown.

• Had a season-long 37-yard catch against Florida.

• Recorded three catches for 22 yards and a score against Southern Utah.

• Also had five receptions for 64 yards and a touchdown against San Diego State.

2021: Saw in all 14 games with nine starts, recording a team high 611 yards on 50 catches with six touchdowns.  

• Earned Pac-12 All-Conference second-team.

• Ranked second among all Pac-12 tight ends in receiving touchdowns (6).

• Recorded a season high 118 receiving yards against No. 3 Oregon, coming down with five catches (23.6 ypc) that included a season long 49-yard reception.

• Had six catches for 77 yards against No. 6 Ohio State in the Rose Bowl.

• Three catches for 36 yards with two touchdowns against No. 18 Arizona State.

• Season-high seven receptions for 58 yards against San Diego State.

• Five catches for 63 yards (12.6 ypc) against UCLA.

• Recorded four receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown at Arizona.

• Three receptions for 44 yards against Weber State.

• Two catches for 35 yards and a 19-yard touchdown reception against Colorado.

• Rushed for an 11-yard touchdown on his first rushing attempt of the season against USC.

2020: Played in all five games, starting three.

• Pac-12 All-Conference second-team.

• Led the team in receptions (25) for 236 yards (9.4 ypc), adding six carries for 50 yards (8.3 ypc).

• Led all Pac-12 tight ends in receptions per game (5.0).

• Career-high nine receptions against Oregon State, recording a season-high 76 yards.

• Season-high 94 all-purpose yards against Washington State with three carries for 33 yards and six receptions for 61 yards.

• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.

2019: Played in all 14 games, starting nine.

• Pac-12 All-Conference second-team, Pro Football Focus All-America third-team.

• Led the team in receptions (34), receiving yards (602) and receiving touchdowns (6), adding six rushes for 102 yards (17.0 ypc) and three rushing scores.

• Averaged 17.71 yards per reception, which ranked No. 38 in the FBS (No. 4 in the Pac-12) and was No. 2 in the FBS among tight ends.

• His nine total touchdowns tied for first among tight ends in the FBS.

• Career-high five catches for 132 yards, including a career-long 69 yard touchdown against UCLA.

• 122 all-purpose yards against Colorado that included three catches for 63 yards with 38-yard and 7-yard receiving touchdowns, adding two rushes for 59 yards that included a career-long 44-yard rush and a 15-yard rushing touchdown.

• Team-high 81 receiving yards on four catches against Arizona, adding two rushing touchdowns on two carries for nine yards.

• Three catches for 80 yards and a 60-yard touchdown catch against Idaho State.

2018: Played in all 14 games, starting two (USC, Washington in the Pac-12 Championship game).

• Led the tight ends with 227 yards (20 catches, 1 TD), averaging 11.4 yards per catch.

• Season-high four catches for 68 yards including a career-long 30-yarder against USC.

• Scored a 29-yard touchdown against Weber State on his first career reception.

• Two tackles on special teams.

HIGH SCHOOL

Three-star recruit on 247Sports and Rivals out of Cinco Ranch HS.

• 2017 District 19-6A MVP as a senior.

• Three-time all-district.

• Finalist for the Touchdown Club of Houston Offensive Player of the Year.

• Two-time VYPE All-Houston (2016 second team, 2017 honorable mention).

• Rushed for 1,041 yards (second in the district) and 18 touchdowns in seven games in an injury-shortened senior season; also had seven receptions for 70 yards (1 TD) and four kickoff returns for 86 yards in 2017.

• Career-high 237 yards rushing against Katy Taylor HS.

• Starting punter as a senior had 22 punts for 881 yards (40.0 yard average) with seven punts inside the 20-yard line.

• 2,784 all-purpose yards as a junior included 1,891 rushing, 374 receiving, 479 kick return and 39 punt return.

• 28 touchdowns as a junior (24 rush, 3 receive, 1 KR).

• Also completed 15-of-30 pass attempts for 199 yards and two touchdowns.

• Two-time first-team academic all-district.

• Also competed in track in the sprints (100m, 200m) and jumps (long jump, triple jump).

PERSONAL

Son of Dennis and Debbie Kuithe … father played football at North Texas … one twin brother (former Ute defensive end Blake) and one sister … name is pronounced keeth-ee.