{{Short description|American football player (born 1990)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Kain Colter | image = Army vs. Northwestern football (6161007380).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Colter with Northwestern in 2011 | current_team = | number = 2, 13 | position = Quarterback, wide receiver | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|03}} | birth_place = Denver, Colorado, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lbs = 198 | high_school = Cherry Creek (CO) | college = Northwestern | undraftedyear = 2014 | teams = * Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2014}})* * Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|2016}})* * Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2016}})* | status = | highlights = | pfr = ColtKa00 }} '''Theodis Kain Colter''' (born October 3, 1990) is an American former college football player who played multiple positions for the Northwestern Wildcats, mostly as a quarterback and wide receiver. He was later a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Rams, and Buffalo Bills.
==Early life== Colter attended Cherry Creek High School in Denver, Colorado, where he was the team captain and a four-year letterwinner. He was also a three-time All-Centennial League selection. As a sophomore, he threw for 2,073 yards, ran for 463 and had 25 touchdowns. Playing a full season as a junior, he led the Bruins (11–3 in 2008) to the 5A state championship game as he threw for 1,786 yards, ran for 937 and accounted for 31 touchdowns. As a senior, he missed eight-plus games with a shoulder injury that limited his throwing, but still managed to finish with 907 passing yards and 978 rushing yards with 16 total touchdowns. In the quarterfinal game vs. defending state champ Grandview High School, he ran 36 yards for the game-winning double OT score on a third-and-goal play. Colter also lettered three years in basketball (playing point guard) and four years in track & field (competing in long jump and triple jump).
As a high school senior at Cherry Creek High School, Colter was rated as a three-star quarterback prospect by Rivals.com. He was an All-Region quarterback according to SuperPrep All-Midlands, PrepStar All-Midlands Region and Rivals.com. He was ranked 52nd nationally among all athletes by Rivals.com, 49th nationally among all quarterbacks by SuperPrep and 56th regionally (nine states) among all players by SuperPrep. He also ranked seventh among all players in the state of Colorado by Rivals.com and SuperPrep.
{{College Athlete Recruit Start|40=yes|collapse=no|year=2010}} {{College Athlete Recruit Entry | recruit = Kain Colter | position = QB | hometown = Englewood, Colorado | highschool = Cherry Creek High School | feet = 6 | inches = 1 | weight = 185 | 40 = 4.6 | commitdate = January 14, 2010 | scout stars = 3 | rivals stars = 3 }} {{College Athlete Recruit End | 40 = yes | year = 2010 | rivals ref title = 2010 Northwestern Football Commitment List | scout ref title = Northwestern College Football Recruiting Commits | scouts = | scout overall = 49 (QB) | rivals overall = 52 (QB), 7 (CO) | accessdate = October 7, 2011 }} Colter committed to Northwestern University on January 14, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kain Colter |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Kain-Colter-90753 |publisher=Rivals.com |accessdate=October 7, 2011}}</ref> Colter also received football scholarships from Air Force, Akron, Arizona State, Colorado, Colorado State and Stanford.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kain Colter |url=http://hscolorado.scout.com/a.z?s=385&p=8&c=1&nid=4183288 |publisher=Scout.com |accessdate=October 7, 2011}}</ref>
In 2009, Kain Colter led a comeback against the then #1 Columbine High School Rebels, which ended in a game-winning field goal. He then moved to the 5A Colorado High School Championship Game against Mullen High School.
==College career== ===2010=== As a true freshman, Colter made his first college start for the Wildcats, as a slotback, in the 2011 TicketCity Bowl.<ref>[http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/7486858-417/northwestern-qb-kain-colter-just-sore-and-stiff.html/ Northwestern QB Kain Colter just sore and stiff]</ref>
===2011=== As a sophomore, Colter was slated to be the backup quarterback to Dan Persa, as Persa was questionable for the team's opening game with an Achilles tendon injury.<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-colter-now-1b-with-persa-on-nu-qb-list-20110823,0,4457303.story/ Colter now '1b' with Persa on Northwestern QB list]</ref> In the opening game against Boston College, Persa was not healthy enough to start, and Colter became the starting quarterback, leading the Wildcats to a 24–17 victory over the Eagles of Boston College.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/colter-subs-for-persa-and-leads-northwestern-to-a-24-17-victory-over-boston-college-in-opener/2011/09/03/gIQAxeomzJ_story.html/ Colter subs for Persa and leads Northwestern to a 24-17 victory over Boston College in opener]{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The Wildcats' head coach, Pat Fitzgerald, said that once Persa returns, Colter will be used as a running back, wide receiver and Wildcat quarterback.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110915/SPORTS36/109150316/-1/SITEMAP/ |title=Army in for tough test vs. Northwestern QB |access-date=September 15, 2011 |archive-date=October 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009051427/http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110915/SPORTS36/109150316/-1/SITEMAP/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Statistics=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Season ! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="7"| Passing ! colspan="3"| Rushing ! colspan="3"| Receiving |- ! {{abbr|Cmp|Passing completions}} !! {{abbr|Att|Passing attempts}} !! {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !! {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions}} !! {{abbr|Rtg|Quarterback rating}} !! {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !! {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Rec|Receptions}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}} !! {{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}} |- ! 2010 !! Northwestern | 3 || 9 || 33.3 || 38 || 0 || 1 || 46.6 || 29 || 143 || 2 || 1 || 32 || 0 |- ! 2011 !! Northwestern | 55 || 82 || 67.1 || 673 || 6 || 1 || 157.7 || 135 || 654 || 9 || 43 || 466 || 3 |- ! 2012 !! Northwestern | 101 || 149 || 67.8 || 872 || 8 || 4 || 129.3 || 170 || 894 || 12 || 16 || 169 || 0 |- ! 2013 !! Northwestern | 64 || 82 || 78.0 || 583 || 4 || 3 || 146.6 || 115 || 489 || 5 || 3 || 16 || 0 |- ! colspan="2"| Totals<ref>{{cite web |title=Kain Colter Statistics |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kain-colter-1.html |publisher=Sports Reference |work=www.sports-reference.com |accessdate=September 25, 2012}}</ref> !! 223 !! 322 !! 69.3 !! 2,166 !! 18 !! 9 !! 138.6 !! 449 !! 2,180 !! 28 !! 63 !! 683 !! 3 |}
==Professional career== Colter went undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft but was later signed by the Minnesota Vikings as a wide receiver and running back.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2014/05/10/kain-colter-goes-free-agent-route-with-vikings/|title=Kain Colter goes free agent route with Vikings}}</ref> Colter did not make the Vikings' 53-man roster, but he made the practice squad.
On February 9, 2016, Colter signed with the Los Angeles Rams, but he was subsequently released.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}}
On August 1, 2016, the Buffalo Bills announced that they signed Colter. On September 2, 2016, he was released by the Bills as part of final roster cuts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vets Felton and Lawson headline Bills cut to 53|url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/vets-felton-and-lawson-headline-bills-cut-to-53-17612870|last=Brown|first=Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=September 2, 2016}}</ref>
==Personal life== His great uncle, Jeff Colter, was also a member of the Vikings.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.twincities.com/2014/05/13/vikings-kain-colter-puts-union-work-away-to-concentrate-on-roster-spot/ | title=Vikings: Kain Colter puts union work away to concentrate on roster spot | publisher=twincities.com | date=May 13, 2014 | accessdate=3 December 2024 | author=Tomasson, Chris}}</ref> Colter is also a co-founder of the College Athletes Players Association, or CAPA, which is a labor organization established to assert college athletes' status as employees with the right to collectively bargain for basic protections.
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20101123140819/http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/colter_kain00.html Northwestern profile]
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