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University of Maryland Athletics

2024 Football Roster

1 Kaden Prather

  • Position WR
  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 210
  • Hometown Montgomery Village, MD
  • High School Northwest
  • Prev School West Virginia
  • Major Sociology
  • Instagram kaden3x_
  • Opendorse kaden-prather
  • Twitter @KADEN3TIMESSS

Biography

CAREER HONORS

  • Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
  • 2024 Phil Steele Preseason Second-Team All-Big Ten
  • 2024 Athlon Sports Preseason Third-Team All-Big Ten
  • 2024 Shrine Bowl 1000 
  • 2023 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten 


As a Senior (2024):

  • Started all 12 games
  • Tallied 56 receptions for 624 yards and four touchdowns
  • Caught a 25 yard touchdown on the first offensive play of the game vs. Penn St. (11/30)
  • Five receptions for 76 yards vs. Rutgers (11/16)
  • Career-day vs. USC (10/19) with nine catches and 111 yards
  • Also caught a key two-point conversion in the fourth quarter
  • Season-high eight catches for 81 yards vs. Northwestern (10/11)
  • Season-high 66 reception yards on five grabs, including 33-yard TD catch at Indiana (9/28)
  • Second game in a row with a TD grab vs. Villanova (9/21), 57 receiving yards in the game, giving him 1500+ for his career
  • Made great adjustment for first TD of the season on a 26-yard reception at Virginia (9/14)
  • Five catches for 38 yards vs. Michigan State (9/7)
  • Caught six passes for 60 yards vs. UConn (8/31)

As a Junior (2023):

  • Played in all 13 games and started 10 during his first season at Maryland
  • Posted 42 receptions for 666 yards and 5 touchdowns
  • Led the team and ranked fourth in the Big Ten by averaging 15.9 yards per reception
  • Ranked fourth on the team in receptions, third in receiving yards and second in receiving touchdowns 
  • Ranked Top 20 in the Big Ten in receptions (19th), receiving yards (12th), receiving touchdowns (t-10th), receptions per game (20th) and receiving yards per game (15th) 
  • Had his longest reception of the season, 57 yards, in Maryland's win over Auburn in the 2023 TransPerfect Music City Bowl (12/30)
  • Led the team with 81 receiving yards on three receptions vs. #2 Michigan (11/18)
  • Had four receptions for 39 yards at Nebraska (11/11)
  • Tallied three receptions for 58 yards vs. #9 Penn State (11/4)
  • Recorded 53 receiving yards on three catches at Northwestern (10/28)
  • Led the Terps with six receptions for 70 yards and a touchdown vs. Illinois (10/14)
  • Tallied fourth touchdown of the season to open the scoring at #4 Ohio State (10/7) as part of three catch, 49-yard performance
  • Hauled in third touchdown of season, a 14-yard reception to put the Terps up 44-10 as part of four reception, 45-yard game in win over Indiana (9/30)  
  • Led the Terps with six receptions, good for 45 yards in win at Michigan State (9/23)
  • Caught two passes for 66 yards, including a career-long 43-yard reception in win over Virginia (9/15)
  • Led the Terps with four receptions for 80 yards including a 40-yard touchdown catch, the longest reception of his career to put Maryland up 31-14 in win over Charlotte (9/9)
  • Opened Maryland career by catching a touchdown in the back corner of the end zone as part of two reception, 18-yard performance vs. Towson (9/2)

Before Maryland: Played in 20 games for West Virginia from 2021-22 ... Totaled 64 receptions for 676 yards and three touchdowns ... In 2022, tallied 52 receptions for 501 yards and three touchdowns over 11 games ... Had an 100-yard game with a touchdown vs. Baylor ... Graduated from Northwest High School ... Was a 2019 Washington Post First Team All-Met selection ... Consensus four-star prospect ... ESPN300 selection out of high school. 

PRATHER'S CAREER-HIGHS
Receiving Yards - 109 (West Virginia vs. Baylor, 10/13/22)
Receptions - 8 (2x, last, West Virginia vs. Baylor, 10/13/22) 
Long Reception - 57 (Auburn, 12/30/23)
Receiving Touchdowns: 1 (11x, last at Indiana, 9/28/24)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2023Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 212 lbs
    1
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    2024Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'3" 210 lbs
    1