Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Maryland
Kaden Prather
WR • 6'3" • 210 lbs • Montgomery Village, MD, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Kaden Prather reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
58
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
64
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- West Virginia • Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Player Story
Kaden Prather built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Montgomery Village, MD wearing No. 1, spending time with Maryland and West Virginia. The clearest part of Kaden Prather's career...
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- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 240
- NFL Team
- Buffalo Bills
Kaden Prather, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Maryland. Kaden Prather reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,966
- Receptions
- 162
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Kaden Prather quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,966
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Maryland
- Top game
- Baylor
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Northwest · West Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Northwest · 11 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 7 · Pick 24 · Buffalo Bills
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 624 receiving yards · WR 146th (top 14%) · Big Ten 22nd (top 8%) · National 157th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 5 | 12 | 175 | 0 | 55.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | West Virginia | 10 | 52 | 501 | 3 | 68.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Maryland | 13 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 76.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 13 | 41 | 609 | 5 | 76.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 56 | 624 | 4 | 73.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | West Virginia to Maryland | P4 to P4 | 87 | Dec 12, 2022 |
Kaden Prather played WR for West Virginia and Maryland. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kaden Prather recorded 35 rushing yards, 1,966 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Maryland.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Maryland paired 666 primary output with 81.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 73.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across West Virginia, Maryland.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: USC
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Regular Season · Maryland
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
52
Efficiency
73.6
Usage
17
Consistency
68.4
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UConn: 60. Michigan State: 38. Virginia: 48. Villanova: 57. Indiana: 66. Northwestern: 81. USC: 111. Minnesota: 26. Oregon: 16. Rutgers: 76. Iowa: 20. Penn State: 25
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UConn: 6 by 66.7. Michigan State: 5 by 50.7. Virginia: 4 by 80. Villanova: 6 by 63.3. Indiana: 5 by 88. Northwestern: 8 by 67.5. USC: 9 by 82.2. Minnesota: 2 by 86.7. Oregon: 2 by 53.3. Rutgers: 5 by 100. Iowa: 3 by 44.4. Penn State: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins69 · Games = 4 · +25.5 vs Losses
Losses43.5 · Games = 8 · -25.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
USC
Best efficiency game
100 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Penn State | L 7-44 | — | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 25 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Iowa | L 13-29 | — | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Rutgers | L 17-31 | — | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 0 | 28 |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Oregon | L 18-39 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Minnesota | L 23-48 | — | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs USC100 receiving yards · High volume | W 29-28 | — | 9 | 111 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 33 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs NorthwesternHigh volume | L 10-37 | — | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 10.10 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Indiana | L 28-42 | — | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 13.20 | 1 | 33 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Villanova | W 38-20 | — | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 1 | 18 |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Virginia | W 27-13 | — | 4 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Michigan State | L 24-27 | — | 5 | 38 | 6.2 | 7.60 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs UConn | W 50-7 | — | 6 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
Player Story
Kaden Prather story
Kaden Prather built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Montgomery Village, MD wearing No. 1, spending time with Maryland and West Virginia. The clearest part of Kaden Prather's career was his receiving role: 162 catches, 1,966 receiving yards, 12 touchdowns, and 35 rushing yards across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 35 rushing yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kaden Prather's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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West Virginia
2021-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Maryland
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 175 | 93.3 | 9.7 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | West Virginia | 501 | 62.6 | 22.9 | 326 |
| 2023 Postseason | Maryland | 666 | 81.6 | 13.7 | 165 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 666 | 81.6 | 13.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Maryland | 624 | 73.6 | 17 | -42 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Baylor
Week 7 · W 43-40 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
109
Receiving Yards
96.9 takeover
109 receiving yards with a 90.8 efficiency score.
#2
vs USC
Week 8 · W 29-28 · Conference game
111
Receiving Yards
86.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
111 receiving yards with a 82.2 efficiency score.
#3
vs Charlotte
Week 2 · W 38-20
80
Receiving Yards
84 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
80 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Kansas State
Week 11 · L 17-34 · Conference game
60
Receiving Yards
83.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Michigan
Week 12 · L 24-31 · Conference game
81
Receiving Yards
82.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
81 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Maryland
666 primary output · 81.6 efficiency · 13.7 usage
76.5
#2
2023 Regular Season · Maryland
76.5
666 primary · 81.6 efficiency · 13.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Maryland
73.1
624 primary · 73.6 efficiency · 17 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
4
8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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