Kuntz spent a lot of time in Monmouth’s backfield during Duquesne’s 33-23 road win in Week 13. Harassing Hawks’ signal caller Brandon Hill for much of the afternoon, the linebacker logged a NEC single-game season high 3.5 sacks. Kuntz totaled 10 tackles (9 solo) and made 4.5 hits for a loss. Kuntz was active during crunch time. After a Dillon Buechel touchdown pass broke a 23-23 tie early in the fourth quarter, Kuntz and Co. responded by halting Monmouth on the ensuing possession. He broke up a 2nd-down pass intended for Monmouth receiver Neal Sterling and his half-sack on a 3rd-and-18 play forced the Hawks to punt. The second-year Duke stunted a potential first-quarter scoring drive by sacking Brandon Hill for a 10-yard loss on a 3rd-and-8 play from the Duquesne 26-yard line. He delivered another key hit with Duquesne protecting a 13-7 lead in the second quarter. With Monmouth facing a 2nd-and-8 from the Duquesne 20, Kuntz dropped Hill for a 9-yard loss and essentially forced the Hawks to settle for an unsuccessful field goal try. He finished the season with team highs for both tackles for loss (19.5) and sacks (9.0).