Player Career

Kyle Prater Career Story

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Player Story

Kyle Prater story

Kyle Prater built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Maywood, IL wearing No. 21, spending time with Northwestern and USC. The clearest part of Kyle Prater's career was his receiving role: 71 catches, 654 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Northwestern. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern and USC.

The arc is straightforward: Kyle Prater moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    USC

    2010-2011

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Northwestern

    2012-2014

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201020112012201220132014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonUSC0
2011 Regular SeasonUSC6403.66
2012 PostseasonNorthwestern5432.210.348
2012 Regular SeasonNorthwestern5432.210.30
2013 Regular SeasonNorthwestern5940.47.75
2014 Regular SeasonNorthwestern53566.821.9476

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Purdue

Week 13 · W 38-14 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

82

Receiving Yards

98.1 takeover

82 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Northern Illinois

Week 2 · L 15-23

87

Receiving Yards

88.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

87 receiving yards with a 82.9 efficiency score.

#3

vs Michigan

Week 11 · L 9-10 · Conference game

86

Receiving Yards

84.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

86 receiving yards with a 71.7 efficiency score.

#4

@ Notre Dame

Week 12 · W 43-40

81

Receiving Yards

82.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

81 receiving yards with a 54 efficiency score.

#5

vs Wisconsin

Week 6 · W 20-14 · Conference game

55

Receiving Yards

78.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

55 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Regular Season · Northwestern

535 primary output · 66.8 efficiency · 21.9 usage

75.9

#2

2013 Regular Season · Northwestern

32.2

59 primary · 40.4 efficiency · 7.7 usage

#3

2012 Postseason · Northwestern

29.5

54 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 10.3 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games