Kyle Kuntz

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-10
Weight:
186
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Vandalia, Ohio
High School:
Butler

2009 (Sr.): Played in 11 games to earn second letter . . . made first career start at Auburn . . . tallied the first fumble recovery of his career when he recovered a Toledo muffed punt . . . blocked the first punt of his career vs. New Hampshire . . . career high five tackles at Western Michigan . . . at least one tackle in eight games

2008 (Jr.): Played in all 14 games to earn first letter . . . played primarily on special teams . . . season high three tackles vs. Eastern Michigan and vs. Northern Illinois.

2007 (So.): Played in all 13 games . . . tallied three tackles on the season

2006 (Fr.): Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams

2005: Redshirted as a walk-on

High School: Earned three letters in football for Coach Dan Thobe . . . helped Butler H.S. to two Ohio High School Division II Playoff appearances . . . tallied 93 tackles, three interceptions, four sacks and caused two fumbles as a senior . . . also managed 135 rushing yards in senior season . . . All-Greater Western Ohio Conference and All-Southwest Ohio Special Mention as a senior . . . managed 248 tackles, three interceptions, four caused fumbles, 430 yards rushing, six rushing touchdowns and 120 yards receiving in his career . . . team captain and team Most Valuable Player as a senior . . . named team’s best defensive back as a junior . . . participated in the Miami Valley Coach’s Association All-Star Game and was named game’s Most Valuable Defensive Back . . . also earned four letters in track . . . National Honor Society

Personal: Son of Don Kuntz and Sharon Kuntz . . . two sisters . . . father played football at Ball State and lettered in 1973 and 1974 . . . mother is also Ball State alum . . . two sisters . . . sister, Amanda, played soccer at the University of Dayton . . . born Dec. 25, 1986, in Dayton, Ohio . . . completed his career with a cumulative 3.150 grade-point average on Ball State’s 4.0 scale . . . full name is Kyle Robert Kuntz.