Receiver, Texas A&M, 2018–⁠22

Jalen Preston

Number
No. 5
Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Manvel, TX

Jalen Preston played receiver at Texas A&M (2018–⁠22).

Career highs

2receiving touchdowns, career highat LSU, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Texas A&M11414.0114
2019Texas A&M33612.0018
2020Texas A&M77410.6021
2021Texas A&M1725515.0238
2022Texas A&M78912.7120
Career3546813.4438

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2019Texas A&M5680
2021Texas A&M3140
2022Texas A&M91470
Career172290

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Texas A&M5WRYr 1
2019Texas A&M5WRYr 2
2020Texas A&M5WRYr 3
2021Texas A&M5WRYr 4
2022Texas A&M5WRSr. (Yr 5)6′2″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Texas A&M13.04––3.0–
2019Texas A&M31.03––3.1–
2020Texas A&M15-0.00––0.0–
2021Texas A&M260.80––20.95%
2022Texas A&M100.36––3.6–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Texas A&M 6 games, 9 returns, 147 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 3vs.Sam HoustonW 31–⁠0150––
Oct 1atMississippi StateL 24–⁠42–––241
Oct 8atAlabamaL 20–⁠24150232
Oct 29vs.Ole MissL 28–⁠311160210
Nov 12atAuburnL 10–⁠13343116
Nov 19vs.MassachusettsW 20–⁠31200258
2021 Texas A&M 9 games, 17 catches, 255 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 4vs.Kent StateW 41–⁠10–––10
Sep 25vs.ArkansasL 10–⁠203330––
Oct 2vs.Mississippi StateL 22–⁠262490––
Oct 9vs.AlabamaW 41–⁠38212010
Oct 16atMissouriW 35–⁠141110––
Oct 23vs.South CarolinaW 44–⁠141330––
Nov 13atOle MissL 19–⁠292130114
Nov 20vs.Prairie View A&MW 52–⁠33470––
Nov 27atLSUL 24–⁠273572––
2020 Texas A&M 3 games, 7 catches, 74 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 26vs.VanderbiltW 17–⁠124390––
Oct 3atAlabamaL 24–⁠522270––
Dec 19atTennesseeW 34–⁠13180––
2019 Texas A&M 5 games, 5 returns, 68 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 29vs.Texas StateW 41–⁠72180––
Sep 14vs.LamarW 62–⁠31180––
Oct 12vs.AlabamaL 28–⁠47–––214
Oct 26vs.Mississippi StateW 49–⁠30–––240
Nov 23atGeorgiaL 13–⁠19–––114
2018 Texas A&M 1 game, 1 catch, 14 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 30vs.Northwestern StateW 59–⁠71141––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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