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Christian Kuntz

Long Snapper, Pittsburgh Steelers · #46.

Player facts

Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Position: Long Snapper
Number: 46
Born: Apr 13, 1994 (age 32)
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 228 lbs
College: Duquesne
Experience: 6 seasons
Status: Active

About

Christian Kuntz (born April 13, 1994) is an American professional football long snapper for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duquesne Dukes.

From Wikipedia’s article on Christian Kuntz, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Kuntz is the son of Kathy and Theo Kuntz and he has two brothers, Jimmy and Louis. He attended Chartiers Valley High School in Pennsylvania, where he played basketball and football. Kuntz suffered a ruptured spleen prior to his senior season of football, forcing him to miss the season. On the basketball court, he won a WPIAL title alongside future NBA player and friend T. J. McConnell.

College career

Kuntz played linebacker at Duquesne. During his sophomore season, he tore his ACL. As a junior, he had 26 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, six pass breakups and four interceptions. Kuntz recorded 24 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks in his senior season. He finished his collegiate career with a school-record 30.5 sacks and his 71.5 career tackles for loss rank sixth all-time on the Football Championship Subdivision list. Kuntz was named a second-team Associated Press All-American in 2015 and 2016, and he was a two-time Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Year honoree. Kuntz finished 12th in the voting for the 2016 Buck Buchanan Award.