![]() ![]() “In high school, you’re asked to just go be a better athlete than everybody else and more times than not, you’re able to do that,” Kuntz said. Kuntz, who now weighs 251 pounds, said he was basically “skin and bones” went he got to college and acknowledged it took some time for him to develop physically along with his football abilities at the college level. He ended up staying close to home, going 90 minutes north to Penn State. ![]() He got some looks from colleges who were interested in having him play basketball for them, but Kuntz made it clear he preferred the gridiron over the hardwood. “But football, in the end, is just way more fun to play.” “I was fortunate to be pretty good at both of them,” Kuntz said. Kuntz also played basketball in high school, but football quickly became his first love. “Now, I think I’m done growing now - hopefully."īut he always used his size to his advantage. In high school, I was probably 6-6, 6-7, right at that 6-8 bar. My feet grow and I’m tripping over myself and things like that. "Everybody has that kind of Bambi phase, where, you know, you’re growing into your body. “In eighth grade, I was like 6-5 and in seventh grade I was dunking on kids in middle school ball,” he recalled. ![]() “I would just tell them, ‘Why don’t you just grow a couple of inches?'” a grinning Kuntz said.įor as long as he can remember, Kuntz has always been, as he says, “super tall.” “But I always used my speed and obviously the hurdles aren't much of an obstacle for me.”Īnd that had some ribbing Kuntz about his height - and how the hurdles should be raised for him. “Very different body type for me out there,” Kuntz said. And at his height, he certainly stood out among the comparatively shorter athletes. He sure was, winning the Pennsylvania state class AA championship in the 110-meter event in 2017. “State champion,” the seventh-round draft pick proudly pointed out with a smile after the Jets' rookie minicamp practice Saturday. The 6-foot-8 New York Jets tight end was only an inch or two shorter than he stands now when he was competing for the track team at Camp Hill High School in Pennsylvania. (AP) - Zack Kuntz has had no trouble clearing hurdles along his journey to the NFL. ![]()
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