Defensive back, Iowa, 2008–11
Shaun Prater
Lettered 2008–11 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Omaha, NE
- Born
- Oct 27, 1989, in Omaha, Nebraska
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Shaun Prater played defensive back at Iowa (2008–11). The Cincinnati Bengals took Prater in round 5, No. 156 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008N | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 50 | 18 | 68 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| On file | 112 | 60 | 172 | 1.5 | 1 | – | 19 | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2011 Iowa 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 34–7 | 1 |
2010 Iowa 4 games with an interception on file, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Iowa State | W 35–7 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Penn State | W 24–3 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Michigan State | W 37–6 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Ohio State | L 17–20 | 1 |
2009 Iowa 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | atPenn State | W 21–10 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Indiana | W 42–24 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2012 East–West Shrine Game (West team, won 24–17).
| Drill | Combine 2012 | Combine or pro day 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅛″ | |
| Weight | 190 lb | |
| Arm length | 30¾″ | |
| Hand size | 8½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 sW | |
| Bench press | 14 reps | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.25 s |
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). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 6 games with a stat; latest team: Denver Broncos.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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