#12
BYU · 2026

Preston Rex

RBSenior6' 0", 200 lbsSan Clemente, CA
BYU Cougars7-1 · TDC #21
Snap share
29%
2 of 7 started · likely 23–36%
Rush yards
223
310th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
5.7
Rush TD
2
266th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
8
841st of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.21
69th of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

49 plays · +10.1 total EPA · 69th of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.21
Passing+0.03
Rushing+0.26
1st down+0.11
2nd down+0.20
3rd down+0.49
Standard downs+0.20
Passing downs+0.24
RexRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays11%
Pass plays6%
Run plays15%
1st down11%
2nd down13%
3rd down9%
Standard downs11%
Passing downs10%
RexRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries39—
Success rate48.7%—
Explosive run rate12.8%—
Stuffed at the line10.3%—
First downs12—
Red-zone carries5—
Goal-line carries1—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets11—
Target share9.4%—
Catch rate72.7%—
Success rate per target27.3%—
Yards per target4.3—
Explosive catches9.1%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

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

Targets
11
8 caught (73%)
Avg. depth of target
-0.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.5
52 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-5
of 47 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted11 targets charted

73% comp-0.4 avg. depth6.5 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (27%), 2 caught (67%), 11 yds, 3.7 per target367% · 11yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (18%), 2 caught (100%), 23 yds, 11.5 per target2100% · 23yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 4 targets (36%), 3 caught (75%), 5 yds, 1.3 per target475% · 5yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
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.

Run direction39 carries

Left
21%
6.3 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
41%
3.9 YPC · 44% succ.
Right
38%
7.4 YPC · 53% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · BYU

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of Rex’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
3
1 caught (33%)
Avg. depth of target
-1.3
air yards per target
YAC per catch
9.0
9 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-7
of 2 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted3 targets charted

50% comp-1.3 avg. depth9.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (67%), 1 caught (50%), 2 yds, 1.0 per target250% · 2yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (33%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
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.

Run direction10 carries

Left
20%
-1.5 YPC · 0% succ.
Middle
30%
5.0 YPC · 67% succ.
Right
50%
3.0 YPC · 40% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt shareTklTFLSacksINTPDHavoc
2026 so farBYU#21 · 7-1729%392235.7248.7%84709.4%———0——
2025BYU#12 · 12-257%13302.3030.8%35006.7%10000—
2023BYU#80 · 5-76——————————1400000

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Preston Rex's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Preston Rex'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

5.9 avg. game scoreBest: 6.4 vs Notre Dame (Week 7)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Utah TechW 63–76.35387.6120·····
2ArizonaW 28–17—11111.0011188.008
3@Colorado StateW 41–236.04246.018·····
5@TCUW 17–105.28212.6092126.008
6Iowa StateW 24–106.06213.5083237.7020
7Notre DameW 28–246.410666.6023242.003
8@UCFL 31–395.85428.4027·····
9Arizona StateW 27–20—no stats recorded
2026 · 7 games5.9392235.72278475.9020

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries39—
Yards223310th / 1519
Yards / carry5.7—
Touchdowns2266th / 683
Long27—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions8841st / 2089
Yards471177th / 2074
Yards / catch5.9—
Touchdowns0—
Long20—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Utah Tech—68~11 (3–21)516%
Wk 2 · Arizona—56~9 (2–17)216%
Wk 3 · Colorado State—58~10 (2–19)417%
Wk 5 · TCU—63~28 (19–36)1144%
Wk 6 · Iowa State✓ RB61~25 (17–32)941%
Wk 7 · Notre Dame✓ RB67~43 (36–48)1464%
Wk 8 · UCF—68~22 (15–29)532%
Season2 GS502148 (117–183)5029%

Position Room

10 RBs on the BYU roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
4LJ MartinRBSR443447.835+0.36
12Preston RexRBSR392235.728+0.21
Journee TongaRB321845.822+0.03
30Sione MoaRBSO27782.932+0.03
25Devaughn EkaRBFR151016.71—+0.47
38Logan PayneRBFR53060—+0.69
34Charlie MiskaRBSO294.50—-0.02
28Jovesa DamuniRBSO——————
41Lucky FinauRBJR——————
42Micah BecksteadRBFR——————

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 6+ plays per team game. BYU depth chart →