Preston Bird

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.

2026 Samford 6 games, 28 catches, 271 yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Aug 29	vs.North Alabama	L 10–⁠22	4	32	0	15	–
Sep 3	vs.Southern Illinois	L 18–⁠22	3	63	0	46	–
Sep 12	atTennessee Tech	L 19–⁠45	9	63	0	11	–
Sep 26	vs.VMI	W 45–⁠7	4	34	1	16	–
Oct 10	atChattanooga	L 3–⁠19	4	29	0	18	–
Oct 17	vs.Mercer	L 21–⁠31	4	50	1	18	–

2025 Samford 11 games, 53 catches, 617 yards, 4 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Aug 28	vs.West Georgia	L 3–⁠34	11	95	0	21	–
Sep 6	vs.The Citadel	L 13–⁠40	9	65	0	31	–
Sep 13	atBaylor	L 7–⁠42	2	5	0	8	–
Sep 20	atWestern Carolina	L 35–⁠50	2	18	0	11	–
Sep 27	vs.Furman	L 13–⁠31	5	97	1	70	0
Oct 4	atMercer	L 21–⁠45	4	78	1	63	–
Oct 18	atVMI	W 24–⁠22	9	116	1	44	−4
Oct 25	vs.Chattanooga	L 13–⁠49	3	37	0	15	–
Nov 1	atWofford	L 16–⁠26	4	33	0	20	3
Nov 15	atAustin Peay	L 16–⁠30	3	46	1	22	2
Nov 22	atTexas A&M	L 0–⁠48	1	27	0	29	–

2024 Samford 8 games, 18 catches, 203 yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Aug 31	atWest Georgia	L 29–⁠38	1	14	0	14	–
Sep 7	atFlorida	L 7–⁠45	3	9	0	5	–
Sep 14	vs.Alabama State	W 12–⁠7	1	13	0	13	–
Oct 19	vs.Mercer	W 55–⁠35	2	33	0	23	–
Oct 26	atThe Citadel	L 11–⁠28	2	27	0	14	–
Nov 2	vs.Wofford	L 13–⁠17	1	8	1	8	–
Nov 16	atChattanooga	W 36–⁠13	4	42	0	21	–
Nov 23	vs.Western Carolina	L 42–⁠47	4	57	0	31	4

No box score in the source for Sep 28 at Furman, so that game is not listed.

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