# Kyle Prater > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kyle_Prater > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kyle_Prater.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Prater > Source revision: 1327291030 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player (born 1992)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Kyle Prater | image = Kyle Prater spring practice 2011.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Prater with the USC Trojans in 2011 | current_team = | number = 21 | position = [Wide receiver](/source/Wide_receiver) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|6|21}} | birth_place = [Maywood, Illinois](/source/Maywood%2C_Illinois), U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lbs = 231 | high_school = [Hillside (IL) Proviso West](/source/Proviso_West_High_School) | college = [Northwestern](/source/Northwestern_Wildcats_football) | undraftedyear = 2015 | pastteams = * [New Orleans Saints](/source/New_Orleans_Saints) ({{NFL Year|2015}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})* | status = | highlights = | pfr = PratKy00 }} '''Kyle Prater''' (born June 21, 1992) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) [wide receiver](/source/wide_receiver). Prater attended [Proviso West High School](/source/Proviso_West_High_School) in [Hillside, Illinois](/source/Hillside%2C_Illinois) where he was a member of the football and basketball teams. Prater was a five-star football recruit and ranked as the No. 1 wide receiver in the 2010 recruiting class by [Rivals.com](/source/Rivals.com). Prater committed to play for the [University of Southern California](/source/University_of_Southern_California) in September 2009. After two seasons at [USC](/source/USC_Trojans_football), he transferred to [Northwestern University](/source/Northwestern_University). After going undrafted in the [2015 NFL draft](/source/2015_NFL_draft), he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the [New Orleans Saints](/source/New_Orleans_Saints).{{Citation needed span|text=|date=January 2022}} ==Early life== Prater graduated early from Proviso West High School. [Rivals.com](/source/Rivals.com) rated Prater as the #3 overall prospect in the class of 2010{{cite web|url=http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?SID=880&Year=2010&ra_key=2303 |title=Rivals Class of 2010 football rankings |publisher=Rivals100.rivals.com |date= |accessdate=January 10, 2012}} and [Scout.com](/source/Scout.com) rated him as the #4 overall prospect.{{cite web|url=http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=4&pid=88&yr=2010 |title=Scout.com Class of 2010 football rankings |publisher=Recruiting.scout.com |date= |accessdate=January 10, 2012}} In his junior season he had 60 catches for 948 yards and 9 touchdowns and in his senior year he had 64 receptions for 1151 yards and 13 touchdowns, virtually single-handedly leading the Proviso West Panthers to their first ever post-season appearance and first ever IHSA playoff win.{{cite web|url=http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=4114790 |title=Season Stats from Scout.com |publisher=Recruiting.scout.com |date= |accessdate=January 10, 2012}} He played in the 2010 [U.S. Army All-American Bowl](/source/U.S._Army_All-American_Bowl) in [San Antonio](/source/San_Antonio), Texas for his final high school game where he had 3 receptions for 32 yards.[http://yourseason.suntimes.com/football/1982641,010910-football-prater-commitment.article Army Bowl Stats] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113104257/http://yourseason.suntimes.com/football/1982641%2C010910-football-prater-commitment.article |date=January 13, 2010 }} ==College career== In September 2009, Prater committed to USC. He graduated early from high school and intended to be an early enrollee at USC for the spring term,[http://yourseason.suntimes.com/football/1982641,010910-football-prater-commitment.article Prater info on USC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113104257/http://yourseason.suntimes.com/football/1982641%2C010910-football-prater-commitment.article |date=January 13, 2010 }} but decided to wait on enrolling after he found out that [Pete Carroll](/source/Pete_Carroll) was going to become the [Seattle Seahawks](/source/Seattle_Seahawks) new [head coach](/source/head_coach). Prater decided to go through with his plans to enroll early at USC when [Lane Kiffin](/source/Lane_Kiffin) was named USC's new head coach.{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/andy_staples/01/13/kiffin.usc.tennessee/index.html?eref=sihp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116042918/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/andy_staples/01/13/kiffin.usc.tennessee/index.html?eref=sihp |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 16, 2010 |title=Kiffin's departure already affecting USC and Vols recruiting classes |publisher=Sportsillustrated.cnn.com |date=January 13, 2010 |accessdate=January 10, 2012}} He red shirted his freshman year due to injury.{{cite web |url=http://myespn.go.com/s/conversations/show/story/5514320?eref=sihp |title=Conversations: Touted WR Kyle Prater likely to redshirt |publisher=Myespn.go.com |date=August 30, 2010 |accessdate=January 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120719134841/http://myespn.go.com/s/conversations/show/story/5514320?eref=sihp |archivedate=July 19, 2012 }} On January 9, 2012 Prater announced that he planned to transfer from USC to an undetermined school. He stated that he wanted to be closer to home and his release specified that he could not transfer to any other Pac-12 schools or Notre Dame, thus making a school in the [Big Ten](/source/Big_Ten) his likely destination. Prater decided that he will be transferring to Northwestern.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/chicago/ncf/story/_/id/7448330/three-big-ten-schools-usc-trojans-transfer-kyle-prater-list |title=Kyle Prater considers Big Ten schools|date=January 11, 2012 }} ==Professional career== Prater was signed by the [New Orleans Saints](/source/New_Orleans_Saints) as an undrafted free agent in the 2015 offseason.{{cite web |url=http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2015/05/saints_waive_doniel_gambrell_a.html |title=New Orleans Saints waive Doniel Gambrell, Andrew Miller, Malcome Kennedy |last=Terrell |first=Katherine |date=May 18, 2015 |website=NOLA.com |accessdate=October 1, 2015}} On August 17, 2015, he was released by the Saints. On August 18, 2016, he was reclaimed and placed on injured reserve by the Saints.{{cite web |url=http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2015/08/new_orleans_saints_waive_kyle.html |title=New Orleans Saints waive Kyle Prater, Lawrence Virgil, sign 2 players |last=Woodbery |first=Evan |date=August 17, 2015 |website=NOLA.com |accessdate=October 1, 2015}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20121013234420/http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/prater_kyle00.html Northwestern Wildcats bio] *[http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/prater_kyle00.html USC Trojans bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826031208/http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/prater_kyle00.html |date=August 26, 2010 }} *[https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Kyle-Prater-87247 Rivals.com profile] *[http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=4114790 Scout.com profile] {{DEFAULTSORT:Prater, Kyle}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:American football wide receivers Category:USC Trojans football players Category:New Orleans Saints players Category:Northwestern Wildcats football players Category:Players of American football from Cook County, Illinois Category:Sportspeople from Maywood, Illinois --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kyle Prater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Prater) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Prater?action=history)). 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