My favorite draftee Jack Kuntz 10.0 RAS

[hmhertz]

 

[Tony The Wiz]

This is a steal. He caught 73 receptions in 2021. So you see he has good hands.  

[JoJoTownsell1]

Reminds me of Mike Gesicki.  

[Creepy Lurker]

Great pick.

[Integrity28]

Outside if the top 5 TE, this was the freak show I wanted out of this draft.

Love it.

My wishlist was 1 impact OL, an upgrade to RB behind Hall, and dipping into TE in the depth for improved red zone targets.

Checked all the boxes for me.

[Bronx]

Love that kunt.

[hmhertz]

Great, great track athlete and smart

https://odusports.com/sports/football/roster/zack-kuntz/6533

 

[PS17]

JD has a type and it’s bright green on the RAS card. 

[Barry McCockinner]

[hmhertz]

4.12 shuttles = great separation

[jamesr]

1 minute ago, PS17 said:

JD has a type and it’s bright green on the RAS card. 

This one's a perfect 10.   

[mrcoops]

A prototype hmhertz pick!

[IntoTheGreen]

Ruckert and Kuntz should be direct replacements for Uz and Conk next year. TEs take time to develop. Really like the approach taking them having the time rather than be frustrated they're not seeing the feild. Good teams have pipelines. Jets have finally gotten to a stage where they can do it. 

[lauderdale jet]

Why did he get drafted so late?

[Paradis]

You don’t love that he had to leave PSU just to get on the field, but it’s worth a dart throw 

[LAD_Brooklyn]

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No. 220 (via Raiders): Zack Kuntz, TE, Old Dominion

How he fits: Zack Rosenblatt’s analysis

The Jets invested heavily in the tight end position in 2022 (Tyler Conklin, C.J. Uzomah and Jeremy Ruckert) but couldn’t pass up the opportunity to add another one when Kuntz was still on the board in the seventh round. He’s an extremely intriguing prospect with an impressive combination of size (6-7, 255) and athleticism (4.55 40-yard dash, 40-inch vertical, 6.87-second three-cone drill). He missed most of last season with a dislocated knee cap.

Dane Brugler’s analysis

A two-year starter at Old Dominion, Kuntz was a hybrid tight end in head coach Ricky Rahne’s balanced offense, lining up mostly detached. After struggling to make headway on Penn State’s depth chart, he became a pass-catching weapon, when healthy, at ODU and put together a dominant combine performance (testing and position drills).

With his long strides, Kuntz creates separation when given any type of runway, and he provides a sizeable target for his quarterback (his wingspan was larger than 43 of the 51 offensive linemen at the combine). However, he struggles to answer power and physicality, as both a receiver and blocker, because of his linear body and frenetic movements.

 

[Bronx]

Hail Mary Rodgers to Kuntz...book it.

[Barry McCockinner]

My previous post in this topic is messed up and I can't fix it on my phone.

Love this pick, was one of my favorite later targets. 

[Vader]

 

 

 

[TuscanyTile2]

2 minutes ago, Vader said:

 

 

 

So he was hurt and out for a year but put up these kind of numbers at the combine?!  Wow!

[HighPitch]

When he drips the game deciding td pass we can all yell “Jack you friggin dirty Kuntz!!!”

book it

[InstantClassic]

ESPN shredded him saying he has the physical tools but not the heart to be great 

[Vader]

1 minute ago, HighPitch said:

When he drips the game deciding td pass we can all yell “Jack you friggin dirty Kuntz!!!”

book it

I say we do it when he catches it too

[Seibelt]

11 minutes ago, Integrity28 said:

Outside if the top 5 TE, this was the freak show I wanted out of this draft.

Love it.

My wishlist was 1 impact OL, an upgrade to RB behind Hall, and dipping into TE in the depth for improved red zone targets.

Checked all the boxes for me.

This exactly, I am not sure I remember going into the draft not needing a starting QB/RB/WR1/CB/DT all in the first 3 rounds. This to me was  a year where most positions are set, lets build a team. Now lets see who makes the field. 

[Bowles Movement]

28 minutes ago, hmhertz said:

 

Ha!   I knew that youd love him as soon as I saw we drafted him.

[JiFtheOracle]

Got hand it to the scouting dept. and JD, it seems they really pegged a few freaks and had a great instincts on where they could be picked throughout each round. 

[Smashmouth]

He wants number 69 from what Im hearing

[TuscanyTile2]

FUN FACTS:

He's one of a big Kuntz family

His mother's name is "Kitty".

There's almost enough Kuntz kids to field a football team.

https://www.abc27.com/nfl/nfl-draft/camp-hills-zack-kuntz-grew-into-his-potential-ahead-of-2023-nfl-draft/

[32EBoozer]

18 minutes ago, hmhertz said:

4.12 shuttles = great separation

23 reps at 225. Should be able to break off press coverage as well and fight for the ball.

[Rangers9]

Most pre draft predictors said he was in top 10 or better for tight end easily. He’s off an injury in 2022 after a big reception season in 2021 but his average yardage per reception and he had over 70 was under 10 per catch. The pre draft reports said they think he’s capable of learning the position in the NFL and already knows how to use his body. He was rated highly mostly because of his physical attributes and size. But the ESPN crew called him basically an underachiever with potential to be a top player but so far hasn’t really showed it on the field. They also said despite size not a good blocker. As to why the Jets drafted him after drafting a tight end last year in round 3. Ruckert wasn’t activated in a number of games and only had 1 catch for 8 yards. So looks like a competition to win that spot. 

[undertow]

14 minutes ago, InstantClassic said:

ESPN shredded him saying he has the physical tools but not the heart to be great 

If ESPN hates him he is the next Gronk.

[OCCH23]

19 minutes ago, Paradis said:

You don’t love that he had to leave PSU just to get on the field, but it’s worth a dart throw 

I just heard he left when the OC got the job at ODU, so hopefully it's a good sign that he wanted to bring him with him . . .

[Bronx]

5 minutes ago, TuscanyTile2 said:

FUN FACTS:

He's one of a big Kuntz family

His mother's name is "Kitty".

There's almost enough Kuntz kids to field a football team.

https://www.abc27.com/nfl/nfl-draft/camp-hills-zack-kuntz-grew-into-his-potential-ahead-of-2023-nfl-draft/

Kitty Kuntz > Zach Wilson's mom

[FidelioJet]

I think if you watch this you can see why someone with his measurable went so late.  I love the pick where they took him.

[football guy]

Fun fact: just realized used to play pickup basketball with his older brother at penn state. Confirmed also an athlete