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South Dakota State University Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Kunz, Blake
Jersey Number 88
Blake Kunz
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 240
- Position:
- Tight End
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Germantown, Wis.
- High School:
- Germantown H.S.
- Major:
- Data Science
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
• Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll (2018, 2020-21)
2020-21: Played in final eight games of the season ... first reception of the season resulted in a 25-yard touchdown in regular season finale at North Dakota State ... caught a pass for 30 yards in Football Championship Subdivision playoff quarterfinal against Southern Illinois ... capped big second quarter with 14-yard touchdown catch in national semifinal versus Delaware, a game in which he tallied season-high two receptions for 25 yards
2019: Led Jackrabbit tight ends with 105 receiving yards and tied for position lead with eight receptions for an average of 13.1 yards per catch ... played in 12 of team's 13 games ... recorded season-long 34-yard reception in home opener versus Long Island ... caught one pass for eight yards and added a two-point conversion in road win at Youngstown
State ... notched season-high three receptions for 27 yards in season finale at South Dakota
2018: Put together a solid freshman season, ranking third on the team with 20 receptions, 343 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns ... caught at least one pass in 11 of the 13 games in which he played ... started seven contests ... made first career start in Beef Bowl game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and opened the scoring with an 8-yard touchdown reception — the first of his career ... shared team's Offensive Player of the Week honors after hauling in three passes for career-high 72 yards at Northern Iowa ... also recorded three catches in games at Illinois State and Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Kennesaw State ... lone reception at Southern Illinois went for career-long 64 yards ... scored 59-yard touchdown as part of two-reception, 68-yard performance against South Dakota in regular season finale ... final touchdown of the season covered 8 yards in third quarter of FCS semifinal playoff game at North Dakota State
BEFORE SDSU: Blake (last name is pronounced coons) received honorable mention all-state recognition, along with all-conference and all-region honors from the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association, during his senior campaign at Germantown High School ... in 10 games in 2017, he hauled in 30 receptions for 652 yards (21.7 yards per reception) and nine touchdowns ... also excelled as a prep baseball player
• Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll (2018, 2020-21)
2020-21: Played in final eight games of the season ... first reception of the season resulted in a 25-yard touchdown in regular season finale at North Dakota State ... caught a pass for 30 yards in Football Championship Subdivision playoff quarterfinal against Southern Illinois ... capped big second quarter with 14-yard touchdown catch in national semifinal versus Delaware, a game in which he tallied season-high two receptions for 25 yards
2019: Led Jackrabbit tight ends with 105 receiving yards and tied for position lead with eight receptions for an average of 13.1 yards per catch ... played in 12 of team's 13 games ... recorded season-long 34-yard reception in home opener versus Long Island ... caught one pass for eight yards and added a two-point conversion in road win at Youngstown
State ... notched season-high three receptions for 27 yards in season finale at South Dakota
2018: Put together a solid freshman season, ranking third on the team with 20 receptions, 343 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns ... caught at least one pass in 11 of the 13 games in which he played ... started seven contests ... made first career start in Beef Bowl game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and opened the scoring with an 8-yard touchdown reception — the first of his career ... shared team's Offensive Player of the Week honors after hauling in three passes for career-high 72 yards at Northern Iowa ... also recorded three catches in games at Illinois State and Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Kennesaw State ... lone reception at Southern Illinois went for career-long 64 yards ... scored 59-yard touchdown as part of two-reception, 68-yard performance against South Dakota in regular season finale ... final touchdown of the season covered 8 yards in third quarter of FCS semifinal playoff game at North Dakota State
BEFORE SDSU: Blake (last name is pronounced coons) received honorable mention all-state recognition, along with all-conference and all-region honors from the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association, during his senior campaign at Germantown High School ... in 10 games in 2017, he hauled in 30 receptions for 652 yards (21.7 yards per reception) and nine touchdowns ... also excelled as a prep baseball player
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