SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After sharing time at tight end with former FCS All-American Marshel Martin, Coleman Kuntz will enter the 2024 season as the leader at the position for Sacramento State. Kuntz is one of seven tight ends on the roster, but just one of a pair that have appeared in a game for the team.

• Kuntz is the most experienced of the returning tight ends as he started seven games in 2023 and finished the year with 20 receptions for 236 yards. Kuntz was named to the preseason all-Big Sky team and also garnered third team preseason All-America honors from Phil Steele. Kuntz became a goal line running back for the team last season, finding the end zone four times. In a strange twist, he is still looking for the first receiving TD of his career despite having 25 career receptions.
• Austin Jarrard is the only other tight end to catch a pass as a Hornet. Jarrard's first career reception at Sacramento State was a touchdown last season at Idaho.
• Jay Rudolph played in 30 games at San Diego State, including 12 starts. He was primarily used as a blocking tight end but did have nearly 20 career receptions, including a touchdown against Utah.
• Redshirt freshman Jayden Flaig also returns to the team. Flaig is also practicing as a punter in fall camp for the Hornets. While at Yorba Linda HS, he was a third team all-state medium schools selection with 27 receptions for 440 yards and six TDs.
• The newcomers are made up of junior college transfer Gavin Nelson and true freshmen Kyle Koontz and Tommy Poe. Nelson spent the last two seasons at Fresno City JC where he had 14 receptions for 121 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Koontz comes from Douglas HS in Minden, Nev. He posted 20 receptions for 303 yards and three TDs as a senior. Poe prepped at Del Oro HS, finishing with 68 grabs for 1,293 yards and 14 touchdowns in his two seasons.