Running back, BYU, 2022–⁠26

Preston Rex

Number
No. 12
Height
6′0″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
San Clemente, CA

Preston Rex plays running back for BYU. Last time out, against Notre Dame: 10 carries, 66 yards; 2 catches, 4 yards.

2026 so far

181 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 10 carries, 66 yards; 2 catches, 4 yards vs. Notre Dame, W 28–⁠24

Next game: at UCF, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 38UTU
  2. 11ARIZ
  3. 24@CSU
  4. 21@TCU
  5. 21ISU
  6. 66ND

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

8tackles, career highat TCU, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025BYU13302.309
2026BYU341815.3223
Career472114.5223

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2022BYU000010
2023BYU17110000
2025BYU110000
Career18120010

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025BYU35016.7032
2026BYU8475.9020
Career11978.8032

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022BYU12RBYr 1
2023BYU12RBYr 2
2024BYU12RBYr 3
2025BYU12RBYr 4
2026BYU12RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″200

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
2025BYU190.04––0.8–
2026BYU440.2071st (n=478)0.108.712%

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026BYU49%3.601.200.7012%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 BYU 6 games, 181 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 5vs.Utah TechW 63–⁠75381–––
Sep 12vs.ArizonaW 28–⁠171110–––
Sep 19atColorado StateW 41–⁠234241–––
Oct 3atTCUW 17–⁠108210–––
Oct 9vs.Iowa StateW 24–⁠106210–––
Oct 17vs.Notre DameW 28–⁠2410660–––
2025 BYU 5 games, 30 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Oct 11atArizonaW 33–⁠27210–––
Oct 18vs.UtahW 24–⁠21120–––
Oct 25atIowa StateW 41–⁠276170–––
Nov 8atTexas TechL 7–⁠294100–––
Dec 27 ✦vs.Georgia TechW 25–⁠21–––100
2023 BYU 6 games, 17 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 9vs.Southern UtahW 41–⁠16–––100
Oct 14atTCUL 11–⁠44–––800
Oct 21vs.Texas TechW 27–⁠14–––200
Nov 4atWest VirginiaL 7–⁠37–––300
Nov 11vs.Iowa StateL 13–⁠45–––100
Nov 18vs.OklahomaL 24–⁠31–––200
2022 BYU 1 game
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Nov 19vs.Utah TechW 52–⁠26–––001

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

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