WR Kyle Prater

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Player: Kyle Prater

Hometown: Hillside (Proviso West) IL

Position: WR

Height: 6'5" (Rivals 1/5/2009)

Weight: 192 lbs

40 time: 4.56

Visit Date: TBD

Scholarships offered: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Auburn, California, Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Penn State, Purdue, Stanford, USC, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin

Favorites: COMMITTED TO USC (until he figures out he's behind 5 other 5 :star WRs)

Rankings/Stars:

Rivals: :star :star :star :star 6.0 #3 WR 18/100

Scout: :star :star :star :star :star #1 WR #10 on Scout 100

ESPN: ESPN150 Watch List

Assessing the talent:

Prater is a mammoth wide receiver with a frame that has yet to even fill out. He has rare height and possesses possibly the longest wingspan of any WR in this class. Is long and lean and extremely flexible for a player his size. Displays supreme body control and the ability to adjust to poorly thrown balls and make acrobatic catches look easy. Drives off the line with good burst and has a huge stride. Gets into routes quickly and shows nice awareness for coverage. Certainly knows how to use his frame to shield defenders from the ball and provides a massive target for QB's get the ball to. Catch radius is enormous. He is a galloping prospect that uses his athleticism, size and wingspan to muscle defenders and gain position as he works downfield. Is far more explosive than one might think for a player of his size and has some wiggle after the catch. He has exceptionally quick hands. Snags effortlessly and can contort his frame in awkward positions to make catches behind him, low and in front and also way above his head. More
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Odds of becoming a Cornhusker: 2% Got to figure ND and the Big Ten schools would be tough to beat, but then again they suck.

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Note: not to be confused with the 2007 LB of the same name

 
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Prater to attend Nike Camp at Illinois
Wide receiver Kyle Prater (Hillside, Ill./Proviso West) is one of the top prospects in the Midwest. He is being recruited by schools all over the country and has close to two dozen scholarship offers.

The 6-foot-4 and 205-pound Prater moved into the starting lineup at the beginning of his sophomore season. He caught close to 25 passes and scored twice that season.

Prater caught 60 passes for 948 yards his junior season. He averaged 15.8 yards per catch and scored nine times.

Prater's scholarship offer includes Illinois, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Michigan State, Penn State, Michigan, Arizona, Arkansas, Iowa, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Cincinnati, Minnesota, Purdue, Kansas, Nebraska, Cal and Vanderbilt.

In addition to the schools that have offered, Prater said he is also interested in Ohio State, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.

"At this point I don't really have any favorites," Prater said. "I might have a Top 10 in May."

Prater hopes to attend spring games at Illinois and Penn State. He also wants to check out Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Purdue, Arkansas and some SEC schools.

Prater and two of his teammates, wide receiver Julius Shelby and defensive back Darryl Johnson, plan to attend the Nike Camp at Illinois June 6.
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Street Novelist said:
true...but you would think Rivals or Scout would at least report him as having a scholarship from Nebraska
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This guy has so many offers (he says well over 20) Rivals can't possible list them all. And of course Scout only shows 5 or 6 usually. Anyway, here's the story where he says he has offers from Kansas and Nebraska:

Huskers after national WRKyle Prater

Date: Mar 10, 2009

At 6-foot-5 and 205-pounds, Kyle Prater is a huge target at his wide receiver position. Combine that with the fact that he runs a 4.53/40, he is a threat to take it to the house any time he touches the ball. Prater is getting ready for next year, skipping basketball, and is conditioning with the other wide receivers at Hillside (Ill.) Proviso West in track.
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Regardless, I don't think Nebraska has much of a shot as I mentioned.

 
ESPNU 150 Watch List WR Kyle Prater cuts list down to six finalists

Highly-coveted pass-catcher Kyle Prater (Hillside, Ill./Proviso West) informed ESPN affiliate Web site IrishSportsDaily.com that he has made another cut amongst his list of suitors.

The 6-foot-6, 195-pound target is now only considering Notre Dame, Alabama, Oklahoma, Illinois, Tennessee and USC. Auburn, Missouri, Michigan and Miami-FL were eliminated from his list of 10.

Additionally, Prater plans on taking all five allotted official visits before announcing his decision.

Last fall, he caught 60 passes for 948 yards (15.8 average) and nine touchdowns.

Maybe if they get him that frees up Lucas for a fight between us and mizzou.

 
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