Kaden Prather

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Kaden Prather
Maryland Terrapins–No. 1
Position Wide receiver
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2002-09-06) September 6, 2002 (age 22) [1]
Montgomery Village, Maryland, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career history
College
High school Northwest (Germantown, Maryland)

Kaden Prather (born September 6, 2002) [1] is an American college football wide receiver for the Maryland Terrapins. He previously played for the West Virginia Mountaineers.

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Early life

Prather 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

West Virginia

In 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

Prather 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]

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References

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  2. ↑ Errigo, Michael (June 10, 2020). "Northwest wide receiver Kaden Prather commits to West Virginia and other recruiting news". Washington Post. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Top 2021 WR Kaden Prather Commits to West Virginia". Sports Illustrated. June 6, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ Brocato, Joe (June 6, 2020). "Maryland wideout Kaden Prather commits to WVU". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ Carey, Greg (December 12, 2022). "Wide receiver Kaden Prather enters portal". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ Coniglio, Sam (December 12, 2022). "Kaden Prather enters transfer portal". WBOY.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ Harvey, Paul (January 4, 2023). "Kaden Prather, former WVU WR, reveals B1G transfer commitment". Saturday Tradition. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  8. ↑ Scott, Emma (January 10, 2024). "WVU wide receiver Kaden Prather enters transfer portal". The Daily Athenaeum. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  9. ↑ "West Virginia wide receiver Kaden Prather has entered the transfer portal". Sports Illustrated. December 12, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  10. ↑ Shankar, Varun (November 25, 2023). "Maryland receiver Kaden Prather and the pressure of wearing No. 1". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Kaden Prather is Heading Home". Sports Illustrated. January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Kaden Prather 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
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