#2
Ohio · 2026

Preston Bowman

WRFreshman6' 0", 205 lbsPickerington, OH
Ohio Bobcats6-2 · TDC #87
Snap share
67%
likely 56–78%
Receptions
16
434th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
198
441st of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
12.4
236th of 460 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
223rd of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.21
267th of 315 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

37 plays · +7.7 total EPA · 267th of 315 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.21
Passing+0.28
Rushing-0.17
1st down-0.11
2nd down+0.44
3rd down+0.89
Standard downs+0.10
Passing downs+0.35
BowmanWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays7%
Pass plays16%
Run plays2%
1st down8%
2nd down6%
3rd down8%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs11%
BowmanWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries5—
Success rate40.0%—
Explosive run rate0.0%—
Stuffed at the line20.0%—
First downs1—
Red-zone carries0—
Goal-line carries0—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets27—
Target share15.3%313th / 534
Catch rate55.6%423rd / 534
Success rate per target37.0%448th / 534
Yards per target6.8376th / 534
Explosive catches7.4%393rd / 534
Deep-target rate29.6%—
3rd-down targets6—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Bowman's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
31
16 caught (52%)
Avg. depth of target
12.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
8.2
107 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
81
of 188 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
26%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted27 targets charted

52% comp12.0 avg. depth8.2 YAC/catch26% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per target1100% · 1yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 targets (11%), 1 caught (33%), 67 yds, 22.3 per target333% · 67yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (11%), 2 caught (67%), 30 yds, 10.0 per target367% · 30yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per target1100% · 13yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), -3 yds, -1.5 per target250% · -3yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 24 yds, 24.0 per target1100% · 24yRight, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (11%), 2 caught (67%), 14 yds, 4.7 per target367% · 14yRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target250% · 16yRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target30% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Game Log

Preston Bowman's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.4 avg. game scoreBest: 8.1 at Sacramento State (Week 7)1 of 7 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@NebraskaL 21–49—294.506·····
2Jacksonville StateW 29–272.2210.5021-3-3.000
3@South AlabamaL 36–416.4·····34515.0024
4StonehillW 35–75.0·····2126.007
5@Kent StateW 13–104.3·····199.009
6Central MichiganW 31–146.0·····2147.0113
7@Sacramento StateW 48–78.1177.00739431.3167
8Eastern MichiganW 24–205.8122.0024276.8017
2026 · 8 games5.46193.2071619812.4267

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries6—
Yards19939th / 1519
Yards / carry3.2—
Touchdowns0—
Long7—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions16434th / 2089
Yards198441st / 2074
Yards / catch12.4236th / 460
Touchdowns2223rd / 914
Long67—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Nebraska65~21 (7–29)332%
Wk 2 · Jacksonville State66~39 (12–53)359%
Wk 3 · South Alabama59~50 (33–59)785%
Wk 4 · Stonehill71~49 (32–60)369%
Wk 5 · Kent State55~41 (27–50)475%
Wk 6 · Central Michigan67~36 (11–49)254%
Wk 7 · Sacramento State64~51 (34–62)880%
Wk 8 · Eastern Michigan55~48 (32–55)787%
Season502335 (281–390)3767%

Position Room

15 WRs on the Ohio roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
15Riley NeerWRSO37496529%+0.64
3Dom DorwartWRSO18339415%+0.79
2Preston BowmanWRFR16198216%+0.21
11Zach HacklemanWRFR22105%+0.95
12Eian PughWRSR28011%-0.45
0Delaney CrawfordWRSR1609%-0.16
37Blake GuffeyWRSR11204%+0.46
10Ian Ver SteegWRSR—————
13Rashad PerryWRFR—————
17Blake ParkerWRFR—————
18Miles CremascoliWRSO—————
31Khamani DebrowWRJR—————
39Simon SmithWRSO—————
80Kaden PageWRFR—————
88Marcus CainWRFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Ohio depth chart →