Kaden Prather
Maryland Terrapins No. 1
PositionWide receiver
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2002-09-06) September 6, 2002[1]
Montgomery Village, Maryland
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolNorthwest (Germantown, Maryland)

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.

Early life and high school

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]

References

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