The 2008 Scouting Report: Tremendous athlete ... A true dual-threat quarterback -- solid runner with a strong throwing arm ... Growing every day as a college QB, on and off the field ... Gives NU a solid one-two punch at quarterback. 2007: Backup quarterback ... Played most of the fourth quarter against Northeastern and totaled 11 passing yards (2-of-2 passing) ... Had one pass attempt and 8 rushing yards at Ohio State ... Has totaled 505 career passing yards and 1 TD, and 271 rushing yards and 2 TD's. 2006: Started first four games at quarterback ... Sat out the Penn State, Wisconsin and Purdue games with an injured hamstring ... Made a solid debut at Miami (Ohio), completing 13-of-17 passes (.765) for 106 yards and 1 TD ... Also led all players with 89 rushing yards (5.2 ypc) on 17 carries ... Had a pass efficiency rating of 148.26 for his first college game ... His first TD pass was a 19-yard strike to Tyrell Sutton ... Passed for 173 yards (19-of-32) and ran for 42 yards vs. New Hampshire ... Had an interception and fumble vs. UNH ... Played the first half against Eastern Michigan and ran for 33 yards (6.6 ypc) and his first career TD (6-yard run) ... Completed 10-of-18 passes for 76 yards and an interception vs. EMU ... Had a mixed performance at Nevada: career-high 111 rushing yards, including a 13-yard TD run, and averaged 9.2 ypc ... In the air, completed 9-of-21 passes for 122 yards, with three interceptions ... His 111 rushing yards were the most by an NU quarterback since Zak Kustok ran for 111 yards vs. Bowling Green on Nov. 17, 2001 ... Made first appearance since the Nevada contest against Ohio State, completing 4-of-8 passes for 17 yards ... Averaged 5.5 yards per rush. 2005: Did not see action. High School: SuperPrep All-Midwest Region and Rivals.com Top 25 dual-threat quarterback ... Ranked 50th nationally among all quarterbacks by SuperPrep ... Ranked No. 25 in overall Illinois player rankings by SuperPrep ... Rated 20th in Illinois by Rivals.com and 25th nationally in dual-threat QB ranking ... All-area selection by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report ... Honorable mention all-state selection ... Team Offensive MVP ... Catholic Metro Blue Offensive MVP ... Chicago Sun-Times and Daily Southtown honorable mention all-area honoree ... Academic All-State ... Led Mustangs to three conference championships and a four-year mark of 35-8 ... In 2004, completed 75-of-129 passes for 1,004 yards and 10 touchdowns ... On the ground, ran for 806 yards (144 carries, 5.6 ypc) and 5 TDs ... Totaled 1,816 yards of total offense and 16 TDs ... Had 164 rushing yards and 126 passing yards vs. Mt. Carmel ... Captain of St. Rita's football and baseball teams ... School's Silver Honor Roll all four years ... Coached by Todd Kuska. Personal: Born Michael John Kafka on 7/25/87 ... Son of Michael and Sandra Kafka ... Hails from the same program that produced recent NU punter J.J. Standring ... Communication studies major. Kafka's Career Statistics
RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G 2006................ 5 48 263 2 55 5.5 52.6 2007................ 4 2 8 0 4 4.0 2.0 TOTAL............... 9 50 271 2 55 5.4 30.1 |
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