Receiver, Maryland (from West Virginia), 2021–⁠24

Kaden Prather

Number
No. 1
Height
6′3″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Montgomery Village, MD

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Kaden Prather played receiver at West Virginia (2021–⁠22) and Maryland (2023–⁠24). The Buffalo Bills took Prather in round 7, No. 240 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
666
Receiving yards, 2023 (Maryland, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 240
Round 7, 2025 NFL Draft (Buffalo Bills)

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. USC, 2024111receiving yards, career highvs. USC, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021West Virginia1217514.6032
2022West Virginia525019.6325
2023Maryland4266615.9557
2024Maryland5662411.1433
Career1621,96612.11257

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021West Virginia1WRFr.
2022West Virginia1WRSo.
2023Maryland1WRJr.
2024Maryland1WRSr.6′3″210

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021West Virginia130.56––7.2–
2022West Virginia620.7860th (n=683)0.7148.58%
2023Maryland491.2090th (n=681)0.8058.66%
2024Maryland610.7729th (n=581)0.9246.97%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Maryland 12 games, 56 catches, 624 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.UConnW 50–⁠7660015–
Sep 7vs.Michigan StateL 24–⁠27538011−1
Sep 14atVirginiaW 27–⁠13448126–
Sep 21vs.VillanovaW 38–⁠20657118–
Sep 28atIndianaL 28–⁠42566133–
Oct 11vs.NorthwesternL 10–⁠37881021–
Oct 19vs.USCW 29–⁠289111033–
Oct 26atMinnesotaL 23–⁠48226015–
Nov 9atOregonL 18–⁠39216010–
Nov 16vs.RutgersL 17–⁠31576028–
Nov 23vs.IowaL 13–⁠29320010–
Nov 30atPenn StateL 7–⁠44125125–
2023 Maryland 13 games, 42 catches, 666 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.TowsonW 38–⁠6218113–
Sep 9vs.CharlotteW 38–⁠20480140–
Sep 15vs.VirginiaW 42–⁠14266043–
Sep 23atMichigan StateW 31–⁠9645016–
Sep 30vs.IndianaW 44–⁠17445114–
Oct 7atOhio StateL 17–⁠37349124–
Oct 14vs.IllinoisL 24–⁠27670127–
Oct 28atNorthwesternL 27–⁠3335302436
Nov 4vs.Penn StateL 15–⁠51358028–
Nov 11atNebraskaW 13–⁠10439017–
Nov 18vs.MichiganL 24–⁠31381034–
Nov 25atRutgersW 42–⁠241505–
Dec 30 ✦vs.AuburnW 31–⁠13157057–
2022 West Virginia 10 games, 52 catches, 501 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atPittsburghL 31–⁠38221023–
Sep 10vs.KansasL 42–⁠55679025–
Sep 17vs.TowsonW 65–⁠7651120–
Sep 22atVirginia TechW 33–⁠10669016–
Oct 1atTexasL 20–⁠38840110–
Oct 13vs.BaylorW 43–⁠408109124–
Oct 22atTexas TechL 10–⁠48430017–
Oct 29vs.TCUL 31–⁠41429016–
Nov 12vs.OklahomaW 23–⁠20659015–
Nov 26atOklahoma StateW 24–⁠1921407–
2021 West Virginia 5 games, 12 catches, 175 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 11vs.Long Island UniversityW 66–⁠0233020–
Oct 30vs.Iowa StateW 38–⁠31113013–
Nov 13atKansas StateL 17–⁠34460032–
Nov 20vs.TexasW 31–⁠23448023–
Nov 27atKansasW 34–⁠28121021–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height6′3½″
Weight204 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan77⅝″
40-yard dash4.46 s
10-yard split1.53 s
Vertical jump30″
Broad jump9′6″
20-yard shuttle4.14 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2026UFLLouisville Kings

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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