Utah Football: Top 3 prospects for 2021 NFL Draft

Utah football’s top tight end

Brant Kuithe came to Utah and became the Utes’ best tight end right away. He led all tight ends in receiving as a freshman and sophomore and now he’s facing a junior season that could boost his draft stock tenfold.

The junior tight end is coming off a career season with the Utes in 2019 when he led the team in receiving with 602 yards and six touchdowns on 34 catches. That showed that he can be a field-stretching tight end and not just a guy who catches the ball for a 5-6 yard gain and goes down on first contact. He averaged a whopping 17.7 yards per catch last season.

Kuithe’s breakout was well-documented and earned him second-team All-Pac-12 honors. He enters the 2020 season as arguably the best tight end in the conference and a serious NFL prospect.

What might scare some NFL teams away is his frame at 6-2 and 235 pounds. He’s not your typical big-bodied tight end and even though he has proven himself worthy at the position for the next level, he may have to fight his way onto a roster.