No. 81 – New York Jets | |
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Position: | Tight end |
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Born: | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | June 4, 1999
Height: | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Weight: | 251 lb (114 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Camp Hill (Camp Hill, Pennsylvania) |
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NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 7 / Pick: 220 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
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Player stats at PFR |
Zackary Patrick Kuntz (born June 4, 1999) is an American football tight end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and Old Dominion.
Kuntz was born on June 6, 1999, in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. He attended Camp Hill High School, where he was a member of their basketball, football, and track & field teams. [1] He had 49 receptions for 793 yards and 11 touchdowns during his sophomore season. [2] As a senior, Kuntz caught 40 passes for 1,060 yards and nine touchdowns. [3] He also won the Pennsylvania Class AA Championship in the 110-meter hurdles as a junior. [4] Kuntz was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Penn State over offers from Alabama, Michigan, and Ohio State. [5]
Kuntz enrolled early and joined the Penn State Nittany Lions in January 2018. [6] He played in one game and caught one pass for eight yards before redshirting his true freshman season. [7] Kuntz played in all 13 of Penn State's games, primarily on special teams, and had two receptions for 18 yards on offense. [8]
After his redshirt sophomore season, Kuntz transferred to Old Dominion. [9] In his first season with the Monarchs, he caught 73 passes for 692 yards and five touchdowns and was named first-team All-Conference USA. [10]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 7+3⁄8 in (2.02 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | 34 in (0.86 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 4.55 s | 1.57 s | 2.61 s | 4.12 s | 6.87 s | 40.0 in (1.02 m) | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | 23 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine [11] [12] |
Kuntz was selected in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL draft by the New York Jets. [13] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad. [14] [15] He was promoted to the active roster on December 27. [16]
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