Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 12 | — |
| Target share | 6.0% | — |
| Catch rate | 50.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 33.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 5.8 | — |
| Explosive catches | 16.7% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 16.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 2 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Howard's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted11 targets charted
2025 charting · Auburn
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Howard’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted7 targets charted
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Maryland#79 · 2-6 | 6 | 34% | 6 | 70 | 0 | 6.0% |
| 2025 |  Auburn#40 · 5-7 | 7 | 47% | 10 | 84 | 0 | 7.8% |
| 2024 | Maryland#81 · 4-8 | 9 | 42% | 24 | 189 | 0 | 6.4% |
| 2023 | Maryland#29 · 8-5 | 9 | 29% | 13 | 160 | 1 | 6.3% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Preston Howard's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Preston Howard'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
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Hampton | W 62–0 | 5.8 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | @ UConn | W 38–14 | 6.0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 |  Virginia Tech | L 26–35 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 |  UCLA | L 3–54 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 | @ Nebraska | L 23–48 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 | @ Ohio State | L 16–45 | — | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 |  Rutgers | L 30–37 | 6.2 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 |  Illinois | L 17–20 | 4.5 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 · 5 games | 5.6 | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 0 | 25 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 2 | 1304th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 2 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 6 | 1004th / 2089 |
| Yards | 70 | 976th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 11.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 25 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Hampton | — | 78 | ~22 (10–31) | 1 | 28% |
| Wk 2 · UConn | ✓ TE | 78 | ~48 (41–58) | 4 | 62% |
| Wk 3 · Virginia Tech | ✓ TE | 64 | ~21 (10–30) | 1 | 33% |
| Wk 6 · Ohio State | ✓ TE | 53 | ~29 (13–41) | 2 | 55% |
| Wk 7 · Rutgers | — | 64 | ~27 (13–39) | 2 | 42% |
| Wk 9 · Illinois | — | 58 | ~32 (15–46) | 3 | 55% |
| Season | 3 GS | 533 | 179 (137–250) | 13 | 34% |
Position Room
7 TEs on the Maryland roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Dorian Fleming | TE | JR | 23 | 213 | 2 | 12% | +0.23 |
| 8 | Preston Howard | TE | SR | 6 | 70 | 0 | 6% | -0.36 |
| 89 | AJ Szymanski | TE | SR | 3 | 16 | 0 | 4% | -0.12 |
| 85 | JT Taggart | TE | SO | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5% | -0.19 |
| 16 | Damon Hall Jr. | TE | FR | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | +0.90 |
| 84 | Thomas McCluskey | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Brayden Marko | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Maryland depth chart →