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Kyle Prater, the 6-foot-2, 215 pound outside linebacker from Tivy High School in Kerryville, Texas, has seven scholarship offers, but two stand out.
Prater says he favors LSU and Oklahoma solidly over Nebraska, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech and all five have offered. He also has offers from Rice and Baylor.
Growing up, Prater says he used to follow Texas and Texas A&M. "I liked watching them play because they are the big schools around here, but it's not like I used to dream about playing for them or anything."
Prater's first scholarship offer was from Nebraska and he plans on visiting the Huskers in late June. "I'm flying over there for a visit at the end of June," Prater said. "I'm excited to meet all the coaches and actually talk with them face-to-face. They have a great football program and are still getting better. The state is pretty crazy about football."
He's already visited his top two choices, the Tigers and Sooners and says both are pretty similar. "I liked getting to meet all the coaches at LSU, especially (head coach) Les Miles. He said they need linebackers and that they plan on signing three this year," Prater said. "He says that I'm an important get for them.
"I also really liked the academic facilities and that they have a lot of academic support for their athletes.
"Oklahoma is actually pretty similar to LSU," Prater said. "They are both run very well and I love how encouraging the Oklahoma coaches are. They have a great relationship with their players and I also love their fan support. Norman is a small town and reminds me a little of my home town."
Prater is also being recruited to play baseball and probably won't attend any football camps this summer because he'll be playing baseball. He plays right field and has a .420 batting average and had two home runs. "I may do both in college," he said. "I haven't decided yet."
Initially, Prater admits he planned on going through the entire recruiting process, but recently he's started to change his mind. "Lately I've been thinking that if I can visit all these schools this summer, I should be able to make an early commitment."
Prater finished his junior season with 126 tackles, 82 solos, 10 tackles for loss, five sacks, three fumbles caused and one recovered. He also had an interception returned for a touchdown.
"I'm really aggressive and have great speed," Prater said. "That's what coaches say they like about me. I'm real intense and am always moving. I'm always doing something.
"I want to improve on my pass drops, dropping into coverages and reading routes better."
Prater benches 315 pounds, squats 425 and has a 35-inch vertical jump. He runs the forty in 4.55.
He reports a 3.5 core GPA.
