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Kyle Prater

Class: Junior Hometown: Maywood, Ill. High School: Proviso West

Height / Weight: 6-5 / 215 Position: WR

Transferred to Northwestern from Southern Cal prior to Spring Quarter 2012.

2012: Redshirt sophomore ... Transferred to Northwestern during the offseason after two years at Southern Cal ... Made his first two catches as a Wildcat at Syracuse, totaling 21 yards ... In his Ryan Field debut vs. Vanderbilt, caught three passes for 24 yards, including a long of 13 ... One catch at Penn State for two yards ... Caught one pass for four yards vs. Nebraska and one for six vs. Iowa ... Two receptions in TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl vs. Mississippi State for seven yards.

2011 (at USC): Missed most of the season due to injury ... Caught one pass for six yards.

2010 (at USC): Redshirted.

High School: As a senior at Proviso West, named USA Today All-USA first team, Parade All-American, EA Sports All-American first team, SuperPrep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Max Preps All-American first team, Sporting News Top 100, SuperPrep Elite 50, Prep Star Dream Team, SuperPrep All-Midwest Offensive MVP, Prep Star All-Midwest, EA Sports Illinois MVP, Chicago Tribune first-team All-State and Chicago Sun Times first-team All-Area ... Recorded 64 receptions for 1,151 yards (18.0 avg.) with 13 TDs in 2009 ... As a junior in 2008, made first-team Chicago Sun Times All-Area with 60 receptions for 948 yards (15.8 avg.) and 9 TDs on offense ... Also made 150 tackles as a defensive back in 2008 ... Lettered in basketball Proviso West.

Personal: Majoring in communication studies.