Brant Kuithe (born December 14, 1999) is an American college football tight end for the Utah Utes of the Big 12 Conference.
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| Position | Tight end |
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| 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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| High school | Cinco Ranch (Cinco Ranch, Texas) |
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Early life
editKuithe 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
editIn 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]
After injuring his knee during the 24 Sept 2022 game against Arizona State, it was revealed on 26 Sept 2022 that he would miss the remainder of the 2022 season due to a torn ACL.[13][14]
College statistics
edit| Season | Games | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||
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| 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 
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| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career[15] | 52 | 27 | 152 | 1,951 | 12.8 | 19 | 17 | 162 | 9.5 | 4 | |
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.