Athan Kaliakmanis, 2025
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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

Best season
3,124
Passing yards, 2025 (Rutgers, 5–⁠7)
Drafted
No. 223
Round 7, 2026 NFL Draft (Washington Commanders)

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, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Minnesota6011154.19468.534
2023Minnesota15629453.11,8386.3149
2024Rutgers21339553.92,6966.8187
2025Rutgers22936862.23,1248.5207
Career6581,16856.38,6047.45527

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Minnesota341404.1123
2023Minnesota74941.3223
2024Rutgers922512.7320
2025Rutgers96−26−0.3415
Career2964591.61023

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Minnesota16QBRS
2022Minnesota16QBFr.
2023Minnesota16QBSo.
2024Rutgers16QBJr.
2025Rutgers16QBSr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2022Minnesota1400.32––44.522%0.31–
2023Minnesota3570.2017th (n=255)0.3272.548%0.340.25
2024Rutgers4790.2432nd (n=238)0.30115.453%0.310.16
2025Rutgers4800.2656th (n=314)0.24125.255%0.390.04

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

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Rutgers52%11.6 yds5.2 yds27 of 13348%

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

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Rutgers43%2.100.500.2019%

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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28vs.OhioW 34–⁠31182325220−4
Sep 6vs.Miami (OH)W 45–⁠1726362594018
Sep 13vs.Norfolk StateW 60–⁠101826309104
Sep 19vs.IowaL 28–⁠382440330014
Sep 27atMinnesotaL 28–⁠31213424921−29
Oct 10atWashingtonL 19–⁠3831503862111
Oct 18vs.OregonL 10–⁠568257902−1
Oct 25atPurdueW 27–⁠24192735910−10
Nov 1atIllinoisL 13–⁠35254525310−7
Nov 8vs.MarylandW 35–⁠2013202294212
Nov 22atOhio StateL 9–⁠4210208100−23
Nov 29vs.Penn StateL 36–⁠40162233830−1
2024 Rutgers 13 games, 2,696 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.HowardW 44–⁠715241473043
Sep 7vs.AkronW 49–⁠17142323031–
Sep 21atVirginia TechW 26–⁠2316252690016
Sep 27vs.WashingtonW 21–⁠181424115108
Oct 5atNebraskaL 7–⁠14153718612−12
Oct 12vs.WisconsinL 7–⁠4212321030148
Oct 19vs.UCLAL 32–⁠3518302870123
Oct 25atUSCL 20–⁠42274731310−1
Nov 9vs.MinnesotaW 26–⁠19173324031−19
Nov 16atMarylandW 31–⁠1720302382026
Nov 23vs.IllinoisL 31–⁠3818361742084
Nov 30atMichigan StateW 41–⁠1413221571017
Dec 26 ✦vs.Kansas StateL 41–⁠4414322371118
2023 Minnesota 12 games, 1,838 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.NebraskaW 13–⁠102444196115
Sep 9vs.Eastern MichiganW 25–⁠610151170110
Sep 16atNorth CarolinaL 13–⁠3111291330126
Sep 23atNorthwesternL 34–⁠3714191532034
Sep 30vs.LouisianaW 35–⁠2412141462117
Oct 7vs.MichiganL 10–⁠525155212−9
Oct 21atIowaW 12–⁠10102512600−7
Oct 28vs.Michigan StateW 27–⁠12142220011−1
Nov 4vs.IllinoisL 26–⁠271122167304
Nov 11atPurdueL 30–⁠491842292300
Nov 18atOhio StateL 3–⁠37111989013
Nov 25vs.WisconsinL 14–⁠2816281671112
2022 Minnesota 10 games, 946 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.New Mexico StateW 38–⁠001000–
Sep 10vs.Western IllinoisW 62–⁠103367001
Sep 17vs.ColoradoW 49–⁠70100010
Oct 15atIllinoisL 14–⁠26261702−6
Oct 22atPenn StateL 17–⁠459221751145
Nov 5atNebraskaW 20–⁠136121370027
Nov 12vs.NorthwesternW 31–⁠3713640028
Nov 19vs.IowaL 10–⁠13715870132
Nov 26atWisconsinW 23–⁠1619293192014
Dec 29 ✦vs.SyracuseW 28–⁠20798000−11

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2026
Height6′2½″
Weight216 lb
Arm length32⅞″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan79⅛″
40-yard dash4.92 s
10-yard split1.74 s
Vertical jump29½″
Broad jump9′6″
3-cone drill6.96 s
20-yard shuttle4.33 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.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2026 (so far)Washington Commanders115331861116

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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