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 | 15 | — |
| Target share | 6.7% | — |
| Catch rate | 66.7% | — |
| Success rate per target | 33.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 5.0 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 7 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Kilgore's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted14 targets charted
Game Log
Preston Kilgore'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 |  Alcorn State | W 49–3 | 6.0 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | @ Auburn | L 8–43 | 4.9 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  UConn | L 20–48 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 | @ Tulane | L 21–24 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | @ Troy | L 34–55 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 |  Arkansas State | L 13–23 | 6.9 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 |  Louisiana | W 35–31 | 5.8 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | @ UL Monroe | W 35–21 | 5.8 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 5.3 | 11 | 94 | 8.5 | 1 | 19 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 11 | 650th / 2089 |
| Yards | 94 | 807th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 8.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 19 | — |
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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Alcorn State | ✓ TE | 84 | ~48 (41–58) | 2 | · | 57% |
| Wk 2 · Auburn | ✓ TE | 58 | ~24 (11–34) | 2 | · | 41% |
| Wk 3 · UConn | — | 78 | ~22 (10–31) | 1 | · | 28% |
| Wk 4 · Tulane | ✓ TE | 64 | ~45 (38–54) | 2 | 1 | 70% |
| Wk 6 · Troy | ✓ TE | 66 | ~26 (12–37) | 1 | · | 39% |
| Wk 7 · Arkansas State | ✓ TE | 60 | ~28 (13–40) | 2 | · | 47% |
| Wk 8 · Louisiana | ✓ TE | 81 | ~61 (52–74) | 5 | 1 | 75% |
| Season | 6 GS | 563 | 254 (194–354) | 15 | 2 | 45% |
Position Room
7 TEs on the Southern Miss roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Preston Kilgore | TE | JR | 11 | 94 | 1 | 6% | +0.09 |
| 88 | Jeremiah Beck Jr. | TE | JR | 10 | 71 | 0 | 6% | +0.07 |
| 84 | Broderick Peters | TE | FR | 5 | 63 | 0 | 5% | +0.75 |
| 82 | Connor Gooding | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Javery Mayberry | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Caston Brown | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Drew Bilderback | 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. Southern Miss depth chart →