Kaden Prather (born September 6, 2002)[1] is an American football wide receiver for the Maryland Terrapins. He previously played for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
| Maryland Terrapins – No. 1 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 6, 2002[1] Montgomery Village, Maryland |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Northwest (Germantown, Maryland) |
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Early life and high school
editPrather attended high school at Northwest. Prather had a breakout junior season bringing in 844 receiving yards.[2] Coming out of high school, Prather was rated as a four-star recruit, where he decided to commit to play college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers.[3][4]
College career
editWest Virginia
editIn Prather's first collegiate season in 2021, he notched 12 receptions for 175 yards.[5] In 2022, Prather had a career performance against Baylor where he hauled in eight receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown, in a win over Baylor.[6] Prather finished the 2022 season with 52 receptions for 501 yards and three touchdowns.[7] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Prather would decide to enter the NCAA transfer portal and continue his career elsewhere.[8][9]
Maryland
editPrather would decide to transfer to play for the Maryland Terrapins.[10][11] In week six of the 2023 season, Prather hauled in a 15-yard one-handed touchdown reception versus the Ohio State.[12] In the 2023 season, Prather brought in 42 receptions for 666 yards, and five touchdowns, while also adding 36 yards on the ground.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Kaden Prather, WR Maryland". dynastyleaguefootball.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Errigo, Michael (June 10, 2020). "Northwest wide receiver Kaden Prather commits to West Virginia and other recruiting news". Washington Post. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "Top 2021 WR Kaden Prather Commits to West Virginia". Sports Illustrated. June 6, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Brocato, Joe (June 6, 2020). "Maryland wideout Kaden Prather commits to WVU". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Carey, Greg (December 12, 2022). "Wide receiver Kaden Prather enters portal". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Coniglio, Sam (December 12, 2022). "Kaden Prather enters transfer portal". WBOY.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Harvey, Paul (January 4, 2023). "Kaden Prather, former WVU WR, reveals B1G transfer commitment". Saturday Tradition. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Scott, Emma (January 10, 2024). "WVU wide receiver Kaden Prather enters transfer portal". The Daily Athenaeum. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "West Virginia wide receiver Kaden Prather has entered the transfer portal". Sports Illustrated. December 12, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Shankar, Varun (November 25, 2023). "Maryland receiver Kaden Prather and the pressure of wearing No. 1". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "Kaden Prather is Heading Home". Sports Illustrated. January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Harvey, Paul (October 7, 2023). "Kaden Prather reels in beautiful one-handed TD as Maryland strikes first vs. OSU". Saturday Tradition. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "Kaden Prather 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2024.