44 Kyle Prater

	Class: RS Senior
	Hometown: Kerrville
	High School: Tivy

	Last College: LSU
	Height / Weight: 6-1 / 230
	Position: LB
	Experience: 1L

03/31/2012

Blues Run Away with Spring Game, 57-22

2012 Spring Game

10/10/2011

Transcript: Football Press Conference

Quotes from the Oct. 10 Rice football press luncheon

03/21/2012

2012 Spring Football Scecond Scrimmage

Rice held its second scrimmage of 2012 on March 21

11/23/2011

UPDATED Rice-Tulane Photo Gallery

Expanded photo galleries from the win over Tulane on Senior Day

11/13/2011

Rice vs. Northwestern

Images from the Owls game with Northwestern

11/09/2011

Kyle Prater

Rice
Talented transfer from LSU who developed into a top special teams performer as well as a pass rushing specialist in his first year of action.

2011
Lead the team with 10 special teams tackles... Credited with his first career TFL vs. Tulane... Made his Rice debut on special teams against Texas in the opener... Saw his first extensive action at Baylor and was credited with a career-best six tackles... Picked up a pair of stops at Southern Miss and Marshall.

2010
Sat out season after transferring from LSU in the summer.

2009 (LSU)
Played in two games with no starts ... Played in season-opener on special teams against Washington and then against Tulane, both LSU wins ... Did not record any statistics.

2008 (LSU)
Redshirted as a true freshman for the Tigers in 2008

Tivy High School
One of the top linebackers in the state of Texas ... Played for the West squad in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... Named to the Rivals.com Texas Top 100 and rated as the No. 10 weakside linebacker in the nation by Scout.com ... Rated the No. 31 outside linebacker in the nation by Rivals.com ... Named to the Prep Star Magazine All-Midlands Region Team ...Was named to the all-state first team as a senior after recording 146 tackles, 12 quarterback hurries, nine tackles for loss and three sacks ... As a junior, recorded 126 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, three sacks, and one interception ... Also a standout baseball player in high school ... Coached by Mark Smith.

Personal
Full name is Kyle Zachary Prater ... Born on July 8, 1989, in Yuma, Ariz. ... Parents John and Kim Prater, Kerrville ... Has one sibling ... Comes from a family loaded with athletic ability ... His grandfather played both football and basketball at Baylor; his dad played football at the University of Kansas; and his brother was a four-year football letterman at the University of Wyoming... Rice major: Sport Management