He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, where he became the all-time leader in receiving touchdowns and yardage (single season & career).
McNutt was also the head coach of the Cedar Rapids Titans of the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2017 season, and the general manager in 2018.
McNutt attended Hazelwood Central High School (located in Florissant, Missouri), where he reports having a GPA of 3.2 and an ACT composite score of 20.
McNutt earned honorable mention all-conference laurels as a sophomore and as his high school career developed, he continued to stand out.
McNutt was named a starter six games into the regular season of his junior year, with Hazlewood Central struggling.
McNutt's stellar work propelled the Hazelwood Central Hawks into the state championship where they were defeated 48–31 by De Smet Jesuit High School.
He received scholarship offers from Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Missouri.
McNutt's first college football appearance was during Iowa's 42–0 win over Florida International University in which he failed to accumulate any yards on one rushing attempt.
McNutt played in all thirteen games in 2009 and helped lead Iowa to an 11–2 record and an Orange Bowl win.
Against Michigan State, with no time remaining, he caught Ricky Stanzi's 7-yard, game-winning touchdown pass.
With Johnson-Koulianos suspended for the Insight Bowl, McNutt caught two passes for 63 yards in the Hawkeyes' 27–24 victory over the Missouri Tigers.
[10] On October 11, 2016, McNutt was named the head coach of the Cedar Rapids Titans of the Indoor Football League (IFL).