
Quarterback, Rutgers (from Minnesota), 2021–25
Athan Kaliakmanis
- Number
- No. 16
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 212 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Antioch, IL
- Born
- Aug 20, 2003
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Athan Kaliakmanis played quarterback at Minnesota (2021–23) and Rutgers (2024–25). The Washington Commanders took Kaliakmanis in round 7, No. 223 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
386passing yards, career highat Washington, 20254touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Maryland, 202584rushing yards, career highvs. Illinois, 20242rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Iowa, 2025Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Minnesota | 16 | QB | RS | ||
| 2022 | Minnesota | 16 | QB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Minnesota | 16 | QB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Rutgers | 16 | QB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Rutgers | 16 | QB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 212 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Minnesota | 140 | 0.32 | – | – | 44.5 | 22% | 0.31 | – |
| 2023 | Minnesota | 357 | 0.20 | 17th (n=255) | 0.32 | 72.5 | 48% | 0.34 | 0.25 |
| 2024 | Rutgers | 479 | 0.24 | 32nd (n=238) | 0.30 | 115.4 | 53% | 0.31 | 0.16 |
| 2025 | Rutgers | 480 | 0.26 | 56th (n=314) | 0.24 | 125.2 | 55% | 0.39 | 0.04 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Passing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Depth | After catch | Deep throws | Deep completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rutgers | 52% | 11.6 yds | 5.2 yds | 27 of 133 | 48% |
Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rutgers | 43% | 2.10 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 19% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2025 Rutgers 12 games, 3,124 passing yards, 20 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. | W 34–31 | 18 | 23 | 252 | 2 | 0 | −4 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 45–17 | 26 | 36 | 259 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 60–10 | 18 | 26 | 309 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 28–38 | 24 | 40 | 330 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 27 | at | L 28–31 | 21 | 34 | 249 | 2 | 1 | −29 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 19–38 | 31 | 50 | 386 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | L 10–56 | 8 | 25 | 79 | 0 | 2 | −1 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 27–24 | 19 | 27 | 359 | 1 | 0 | −10 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 13–35 | 25 | 45 | 253 | 1 | 0 | −7 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 35–20 | 13 | 20 | 229 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 9–42 | 10 | 20 | 81 | 0 | 0 | −23 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 36–40 | 16 | 22 | 338 | 3 | 0 | −1 |
2024 Rutgers 13 games, 2,696 passing yards, 18 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 44–7 | 15 | 24 | 147 | 3 | 0 | 43 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 49–17 | 14 | 23 | 230 | 3 | 1 | – |
| Sep 21 | at | W 26–23 | 16 | 25 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 21–18 | 14 | 24 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 7–14 | 15 | 37 | 186 | 1 | 2 | −12 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 7–42 | 12 | 32 | 103 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 32–35 | 18 | 30 | 287 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Oct 25 | at | L 20–42 | 27 | 47 | 313 | 1 | 0 | −1 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 26–19 | 17 | 33 | 240 | 3 | 1 | −19 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 31–17 | 20 | 30 | 238 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 31–38 | 18 | 36 | 174 | 2 | 0 | 84 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 41–14 | 13 | 22 | 157 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 41–44 | 14 | 32 | 237 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
2023 Minnesota 12 games, 1,838 passing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 13–10 | 24 | 44 | 196 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 25–6 | 10 | 15 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 13–31 | 11 | 29 | 133 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 34–37 | 14 | 19 | 153 | 2 | 0 | 34 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 35–24 | 12 | 14 | 146 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 10–52 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 1 | 2 | −9 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 12–10 | 10 | 25 | 126 | 0 | 0 | −7 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 27–12 | 14 | 22 | 200 | 1 | 1 | −1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 26–27 | 11 | 22 | 167 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 30–49 | 18 | 42 | 292 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 3–37 | 11 | 19 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 14–28 | 16 | 28 | 167 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
2022 Minnesota 10 games, 946 passing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 38–0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 62–10 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 49–7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 14–26 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | −6 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 17–45 | 9 | 22 | 175 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 20–13 | 6 | 12 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 31–3 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 10–13 | 7 | 15 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 23–16 | 19 | 29 | 319 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 28–20 | 7 | 9 | 80 | 0 | 0 | −11 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2½″ |
| Weight | 216 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 79⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.92 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.74 s |
| Vertical jump | 29½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ |
| 3-cone drill | 6.96 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.33 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Washington Commanders.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Washington Commanders | 1 | 15 | 33 | 186 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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