Mike
Kafka.
Mike
Kafka.
Northwestern· 6'3"· 225 lb· 4.93s 40
Spread RPO principles with an emphasis on quick decision-making and pre-snap reads, often incorporating designed quarterback runs and play-action passes.
Will immediately compete for a backup role in a spread RPO system, potentially developing into a high-level game manager with further experience.
Traditional pro-style offense that prioritizes pocket passing and deep drop-backs, as his mobility and quick-game strengths would be underutilized.
Kafka's RPO experience and athleticism make him a natural fit for systems that leverage the quarterback's running ability and quick decision-making.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.93sp50
- Vertical
- 32inp50
- Broad jump
- 110inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.96sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.37sp50
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Northwestern | 5 | 55 | 96 | 494 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Northwestern | 8 | 32 | 46 | 330 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | Northwestern | 13 | 319 | 492 | 3430 | 16 | 12 |
| Career | — | 30 | 408 | 637 | 4265 | 19 | 20 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.