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 | 9 | — |
| Target share | 5.3% | — |
| Catch rate | 44.4% | — |
| Success rate per target | 33.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 7.2 | — |
| Explosive catches | 22.2% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 22.2% | — |
| 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 targeted8 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#76 · 2-5 | 5 | 31% | 4 | 65 | 0 | 5.3% |
| 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
Hampton
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 2 | 1250th / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 2 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4 | 1115th / 1995 |
| Yards | 65 | 899th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 16.3 | — |
| 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% |
| Season | 3 GS | 475 | 147 (101–198) | 10 | 31% |
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 | 22 | 194 | 2 | 12% | +0.20 |
| 8 | Preston Howard | TE | SR | 4 | 65 | 0 | 5% | -0.35 |
| 85 | JT Taggart | TE | SO | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5% | -0.19 |
| 89 | AJ Szymanski | TE | SR | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4% | +0.05 |
| 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 →