Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs San José State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
#42
Jack Kautz
Senior long snapper for Eastern Michigan. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 206 lb · Sterling Heights, MI · Notre Dame Prep
Returning to Eastern Michigan for 2026
The story
4 long snapper for Eastern Michigan. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with Missouri in 2022.
- Transferred from Missouri to Eastern Michigan in 2025.
Recruiting
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LS recruit
Signed with Missouri
No college snaps yet.
Jack Kautz
Jack Kautz arrived at Eastern Michigan from Missouri. The receipt: 2 tackles against San José State — Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Missouriout of Notre Dame Preparatory School & Marist Academy
2025
- Entered the portal
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Eastern Michigan1-2HC: Chris Creighton · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
58.2%
107 pass / 77 run
Plays / game
61.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
117 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Eastern Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Long snapper · Eastern Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -14 net (12 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Eastern Michigan · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #103 · 2026 recruiting class #106
Background
EMU: Pronounced cowts…2025: Did not see game action…MISSOURI: Spent three seasons on the roster with the Tigers but did not see game action...2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll...Part of the 2023 Cotton Bowl Championship team...HIGH SCHOOL: Went to Notre Dame Prep in Michigan...Five-star long snap...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology