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| 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 | |
| College |
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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.
Early life
[edit]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]
College career
[edit]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]
College statistics
[edit]| 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 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Twin Brant Kuithe is becoming a force at tight end for Utah as a true freshman". Deseret News. October 24, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Greene, Dana (February 7, 2018). "Utes bring in five more local players to complete recruiting class". ABC4.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Hill, Glynn A. (November 27, 2017). "Cinco Ranch's Kuithe brothers de-commit from Rice in wake of David Bailiff dismissal". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Stark, Alex (January 14, 2018). "Twins Blake and Brant Kuithe Commit to Utah Football". BlockU.com. SB Nation. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Kragthorpe, Kurt (October 31, 2018). "Utah's Kuithe twins are together, yet separated as an injured player watches his brother thrive as a freshman". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Monson, Gordon (November 30, 2019). "Utah's Utes have found a new star, and he has a message for Oregon's Ducks". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Sorenson, Dan (August 3, 2019). "Utah football fall camp: Kuithe ready for sophomore year". 247Sports. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Coles, Joe (March 24, 2019). "Cole Fotheringham, Brant Kuithe headline Utah's tight ends, who hope to see the same involvement with new offense". Deseret News. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Newman, Josh (July 6, 2020). "Utes have talented pass catchers led by Brant Kuithe and Britain Covey". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Allen, Trevor (May 19, 2020). "Utah TE Brant Kuithe, BYU QB Zach Wilson Featured On Cover Of Athlon College Football Magazine". KSL. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "BYU's Empey, Utah's Kuithe among 'best players returning to college football'". Deseret News. May 18, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Allen, Trevor (January 1, 2021). "Utah Star TE Brant Kuithe Returning For 2021 Season". KSL. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ Kyle, Bonagura (September 26, 2022). "Utah Utes lose top TE Brant Kuithe for rest of season due to injury". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Ryan, McDonald (September 28, 2022). "Brant Kuithe spoke about his season-ending injury. Here's what he said". Deseret.com. Deseeret. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ "Brant Kuithe College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.