Brant Kuithe

#80 · TE · Sr. · Utah6′2″ · 236 lb · Katy, TX · Cinco Ranch

Brant Kuithe: TE · Utah · #80.

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Brant Kuithe

TE · Utah · Sr · #80

Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Sixth year in the same receiving corps at Utah. That makes three seasons with an honor, the latest All-Big 12 in 2024. One game to point at: 113 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Houston — Week 9, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Utah in the news

Utah OT out for seasonThe Salt Lake Tribune Nov 2
Big 12 penalizes discriminatory chantsKJZZ Oct 29
Pat McAfee criticizes UtahThe Salt Lake Tribune Oct 27
Digital evidence reviewed in caseKUTV Oct 23

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Utah	35	505	14.4	6	71
2022	Utah	19	206	10.8	3	37
2021	Utah	50	611	12.2	6	49
2020	Utah	25	236	9.4	0	26
2019	Utah	34	602	17.7	6	69
2018	Utah	20	227	11.3	1	30
Career		183	2,387	13.0	22	71

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 49-0vs Southern Utah	4	69	17.3	3	29	3 TD catches
Wk 2	W 23-12vs Baylor	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 3	W 38-21@ Utah State	3	68	22.7	0	33
Wk 4	W 22-19@ No. 14 Oklahoma State	4	74	18.5	1	45
Wk 5	L 10-23vs Arizona	5	53	10.6	0	15
Wk 7	L 19-27@ Arizona State	3	44	14.7	0	23
Wk 8	L 7-13vs TCU	6	56	9.3	0	26
Wk 9	L 14-17@ Houston	5	113	22.6	1	71	Season-high 113 yds
Wk 11	L 21-22vs No. 9 BYU	4	23	5.8	1	20
Total		35	505	14.4	6	71

Signature game

Week 1 · 2024

W 49-0

vs Southern Utah

4 rec · 69 yds · 3 TD

Dominant 49-point win at home against Southern Utah.

With C. Rising — 254 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.9 · 25 rush yds (4 car) · D. Stanley — 3 rec · 150 yds · 2 TD · 34 rush yds (6 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Houston · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +6.52Wilson to Kuithe: a 71-yard touchdown pass.
Week 4 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.48Wilson to Kuithe: a 45-yard pass.
Week 8 · TCU · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.42Isaac Wilson pass complete to Brant Kuithe for 26 yds to the TCU 48 for a
Week 1 · Southern Utah · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +3.09Cameron Rising pass complete to Brant Kuithe for 29 yds for a TD (Cole Becker KICK)
Week 11 · BYU · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.99Rose to Kuithe: a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Week 3 · Utah State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.78Isaac Wilson pass complete to Brant Kuithe for 33 yds to the USU 42 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Southern Utah · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.59Cameron Rising pass complete to Brant Kuithe for 18 yds for a TD (Cole Becker KICK)
Week 1 · Southern Utah · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.52Cameron Rising pass complete to Brant Kuithe for 11 yds for a TD (Cole Becker KICK)
Week 11 · BYU · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.45Brant Kuithe 1 Yd Run
Week 9 · Houston · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.42Isaac Wilson pass complete to Brant Kuithe for 21 yds to the UTAH 43 for a

Teams and coaches

6 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 48-25 over that span.

2018Utah9-5HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning

2019Utah11-3HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy

2020Utah3-2HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning

2021Utah10-4HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning

2022Utah10-4HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning

2024Utah5-7HC: Kyle Whittingham · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 64 (#20 of 135). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

64Quality starter #20 of 135 · 2024?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: long catch (97th percentile). Strength: rush tds (94th percentile). Concern: catch rate (27th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#219 / 610 · 64th pct

7.9%

Explosive rate#263 / 610 · 57th pct

15.8%

Yards / catch#338 / 610 · 45th pct

11.5

EPA / target#382 / 610 · 37th pct

0.75

Catch rate#447 / 610 · 27th pct

84.2%

Box-score rates (7)

Long catch#6 / 168 · 97th pct

Rush TDs#2 / 27 · 94th pct

Yards / catch#14 / 168 · 92nd pct

14.4

Rec TDs#13 / 168 · 90th pct

Rec yards#23 / 168 · 87th pct

505

Rush yards#6 / 27 · 80th pct

Receptions#34 / 168 · 79th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.0	41.2	9.6	0.8
Road4g	3.8	74.8	19.6	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.3	52.2	14.8	0.7
Weeks 8+3g	5.0	64.0	12.6	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Kyle Whittingham

Pass share

47.6%

358 pass / 394 run

Plays / game

62.7

12 games

Team sack rate

6.5%

370 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

64 · #20 of 135 TEs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #20 at the position.

Brant Kuithe

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Utah in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Seven seasons at Utah

2018 10 games

2020 5 games

2021 13 games

2024 9 games