Weight: 216 lbs
Class: Third-year Junior
School: Rutgers
Hands: 9 \u215b\u201d
Arm Length: 32 \u215e\u201d
40-yard-dash: 4.92s
10-yard-split: 1.74s
Vertical: 29.5\u201d
Broad Jump: 114\u201d
3-Cone: 6.96s
Short Shuttle: 4.33s
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Athan Kaliakmanis was a four-star quarterback recruit<\/a> in the 2021 recruiting class out of Antioch Community High School in Antioch, Illinois, before committing to Minnesota.\u00a0<\/p>\n After three seasons with the Golden Gophers, he and his brother would transfer to Rutgers for the final two years of his college career.<\/p>\n In 2025, Kaliakmanis would finish with 3,124 passing yards, 20 touchdowns, and seven interceptions with a 62.2% completion percentage.<\/p>\n Throughout his career, he would finish with 8,604 passing yards, 55 touchdowns, and 27 interceptions with a 56.3% completion percentage.<\/p>\n Nov 29, 2025; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis (16) drops back to pass during the first half against the Penn State Nittany Lions at SHI Stadium. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/p>\n \tStrengthsConsistently improved year after year at both Minnesota and Rutgers2025 was his biggest developmental leap, attacking vertically without putting the ball in harm\u2019s way oftenDid a good job of getting rid of the ball vs more blitz-happy defensesShows no fear throwing the ball while taking a hitComfortable throwing the ball away when nothing is there as opposed to forcing somethingVery solid accuracy in the short and intermediate gameCapable of going through reads and throwing with anticipation, especially over the intermediate middle of the fieldShows off nice touch on intermediate throws between levels of the defenseUpper body mechanics are solid, with a quicker throwing motion that allows him to get rid of the ball\tWeaknessesMechanics could use some cleaning up, specifically his footwork.Doesn\u2019t have the arm talent to consistently challenge NFL defenses downfieldWon\u2019t be capable of making off-platform throws oftenLifts his back toe on throws too often and leads to inaccuracy issuesNot sure if it\u2019s overconfidence or a lack of awareness but he tests windows above his talent levelRarely makes plays with his legs, whether that\u2019s moving the pocket, extending the play, or taking off runningHad a pressure-to-sack percentage of 29.2% – rarely improves at the next level and leads to negative situationsStruggled mightily against Ohio State and OregonSummary<\/p>\n Kaliakmanis is a fine quarterback prospect who doesn\u2019t do anything spectacular but is coming off of what was easily the best year of his career with the cleanest film he\u2019s ever had.<\/p>\n Long-term, if he can find a situation as a backup whose sole job is to step in when needed without costing the team, that would be ideal.<\/p>\n The vibe on Kaliakmanis\u2019 film is that he\u2019s tough as nails, and despite his numbers dipping under pressure, he still has no problem with a \u201cstand and deliver\u201d type of approach to quarterbacking.<\/p>\n As a late-round quarterback or UDFA option, he can sink his teeth into a practice squad spot. Kaliakmanis visited with the NY Giants during their local Pro Day.<\/p>\n GRADE: 5.55<\/p>\n Nick Falato’s Draft Grade Chart | Nick Falato<\/p>\n Sign up for our\u00a0free newsletter<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0X<\/a>\u00a0for the latest news and\u00a0send your mailbag questions<\/a>\u00a0to us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Athan Kaliakmanis Height: 6\u2019 2 \u00bd\u201dWeight: 216 lbsClass: Third-year JuniorSchool: RutgersHands: 9 \u215b\u201dArm Length: 32 \u215e\u201d40-yard-dash: 4.92s10-yard-split: 1.74sVertical:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":193599,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10],"class_list":{"0":"post-193598","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-headlines","10":"tag-new-york-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Rutgers](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01knyc945k1ttcv1tmqy.jpg\" "\\"Rutgers")
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