Brant Kuithe

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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.

2022

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
19.0	10.8	3.0	37.0	206.0

2021

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
3.0	1.0	12.0	4.0	11.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
50.0	12.2	6.0	49.0	611.0

2020

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
8.3	0.0	50.0	6.0	14.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
25.0	9.4	0.0	26.0	236.0

2019

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
17.0	3.0	102.0	6.0	44.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
34.0	17.7	6.0	69.0	602.0

2018

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
-2.0	0.0	-2.0	1.0	0.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
20.0	11.4	1.0	30.0	227.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0