Safety, Mississippi State, 2018–23
Shawn Preston Jr.
- Number
- No. 12
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Saint James, LA
Shawn Preston Jr. played safety at Mississippi State (2018–23).
Career highs
12tackles, career highat Ole Miss, 2020Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 66 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 59 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 200 | 97 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 12 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 12 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 12 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 12 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 12 | S | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 12 | S | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 205 |
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.
Game by game
2023 Mississippi State 12 games, 59 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 48–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Arizona | W 31–24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. LSU | L 14–41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at South Carolina | L 30–37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Alabama | L 17–40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Western Michigan | W 41–28 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Arkansas | W 7–3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | at Auburn | L 13–27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Kentucky | L 3–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Texas A&M | L 10–51 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Southern Miss | W 41–20 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Ole Miss | L 7–17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2022 Mississippi State 9 games, 23 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Memphis | W 49–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atLSU | L 16–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Bowling Green | W 45–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Texas A&M | W 42–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atAlabama | L 6–30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Auburn | W 39–33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Georgia | L 19–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 56–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atOle Miss | W 24–22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Mississippi State 6 games, 26 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 35–34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Alabama | L 9–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Kentucky | W 31–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atArkansas | L 28–31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atAuburn | W 43–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Tennessee State | W 55–10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Mississippi State 10 games, 66 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | atLSU | W 44–34 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Arkansas | L 14–21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Texas A&M | L 14–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | atAlabama | L 0–41 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 24–17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atGeorgia | L 24–31 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atOle Miss | L 24–31 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Auburn | L 10–24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 19 | vs. Missouri | W 51–32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Tulsa | W 28–26 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2019 Mississippi State 5 games, 25 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | atAuburn | L 23–56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs.LSU | L 13–36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atTexas A&M | L 30–49 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Alabama | L 7–38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Abilene Christian | W 45–7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Mississippi State 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 63–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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