Utah tight end and leading receiver Dalton Kincaid will miss the Rose Bowl with an injury he announced on Twitter late Sunday evening.
“I have cherished every single moment I have stepped on the football field, and my time at both Utah and USD is something I will hold in my heart forever,” Kincaid wrote. “I will never forget every drop of blood and sweat, every triumph, every tear shed and every memory made. Throughout this journey as a football player, I have learned and grown and pushed myself to places I never thought possible. I have experienced the highest of highs and lowest of lows, and these bonds and lessons and relationships I know will last a lifetime.”
“I will, however, still attend the Rose Bowl and support and cheer for my teammates,” he continues, “I am so excited to watch them compete on January 2.”
Kincaid was named a semifinalist for the John Mackey Award given to the nation’s top tight end and also received first-team All-Pac-12 honors having caught 70 passes for 890 yards and eight touchdowns this season for the Pac-12 champion. Kincaid most recent big game performance came as he hauled in 16 passes for 234 yards and a touchdown in the 43-42 regular season win over USC. He would catch four passes for 40 yards in the conference championship game, also against the Trojans. The season prior Kincaid caught 36 passes for 510 yards and eight touchdowns in 2020 for the eventual Pac-12 champion Utes. Prior to his time at Utah, Kincaid suited up for two seasons at the University of San Diego catching 44 passes for 835 yards and eight touchdowns in 2019.
Kincaid’s absence means both teams will be without their leading receiver in the Rose Bowl, Penn State without receiver Parker Washington who is recovering from an undisclosed injury and announced on Friday that he will enter the 2023 NFL Draft process.
