2014: Played in 12 games and started 10 at tight end...Finished T-4th on the team with 13 receptions...Tallied 194 receiving yards and three touchdowns...Helped out as a blocker as well, contributing to a CSU rushing attack that ranked 16th nationally with over 227 yards a game...Scored a 12-yard touchdown in the opener against Point (8/28)...Had two catches in each of the first three games of the season, and had a 17-yard grab and a TD in the victory over Campbell...Had 20-yard receptions in back-to-back games against Charlotte (9/27) and Vanderbilt (10/11)...Posted a career-high 51 yards receiving, and snagged a 39-yard pass, in the rout of Gardner-Webb...Had two catches for 18 yards, including a TD, in the win at Liberty (11/15).
2013: Played in and started all 13 games at tight end, finishing with ten receptions for 127 yards and a touchdown while also helping CSU become the 17th best rushing offense in the country as a blocker…Hauled in a 24-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter of CSU’s 20-12 win at Norfolk State (9/21)…Had a 33-yard reception in the win over North Greenville (10/5)…Caught seven passes over the final three weeks of the season…Made four receptions for 50 yards, with a long of 18, in the loss at Gardner-Webb (11/16).
2012: Played in seven games, and started two at tight end...Caught three passes for 76 yards, with a long of 37 and a touchdown...Earned first career start at tight end against Stony Brook (10/6)...Caught first pass of career for an 18-yard reception the following week against VMI (10/13)...Also started the season finale at Coastal Carolina and caught two passes for 58 yards and a touchdown...His touchdown reception came on a 37-yard pass from Malcolm Dixon.
2011: Redshirted the season.
High School: Played for coach Chris Liner at Ninety Six High School...Named to the all-region team in baseball and basketball as a junior...As a senior, earned all-region, All-Lakelands and all-state honors at tight end.
Personal: Son of Kevin and Andrea Prater.
