Waylon Prather

Waylon Prather (born February 16, 1985) is a former American football punter and current personal trainer. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at San José State.

Prather has also been a member of the New York Jets.

Early life and college
Born in Felton, California, Prather graduated from San Lorenzo Valley High School at Felton in 2003. Prather redshirted 2003 and punted for the San Jose State Spartans football team from 2004 to 2006. He was a Western Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week in 2005 and first-team All-WAC pick in 2006. Prather majored in kinesiology in San Jose State University and was a middle school student teacher in the spring of 2007 before graduating.

New Orleans Saints
Prather was signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2008, but was waived by the team on August 25.

New York Jets
Prather was signed to the Jets' practice squad on September 17, 2008. He was released a week later on September 24.

Arizona Cardinals
Prather was signed to a future contract by the Arizona Cardinals on December 30, 2008.

After football
Prather is currently employed as a personal trainer with LA Fitness and living in San Diego County, California.