#81

Preston Kilgore

TEJunior6' 4", 240 lbsTerrell, TX
Southern Miss Golden Eagles1-5 · TDC #125
Snap share
47%
5 of 6 started · likely 36–66%
Receptions
8
700th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
58
966th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
7.3
Rec. TD
1
346th of 826 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.19
10 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

10 plays · +1.9 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.19
Passing+0.19
1st down+0.67
2nd down+0.18
3rd down-0.45
Standard downs+0.48
Passing downs-0.11
KilgoreWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays2%
Pass plays5%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down2%
3rd down4%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs4%
KilgoreWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets10—
Target share5.3%—
Catch rate80.0%—
Success rate per target40.0%—
Yards per target5.8—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

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

Targets
10
8 caught (80%)
Avg. depth of target
3.9
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.0
21 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
21
of 42 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted9 targets charted

80% comp3.9 avg. depth3.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yLeft, 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: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 1 caught (50%), 19 yds, 9.5 per target250% · 19yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per target1100% · 1yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (33%), 3 caught (100%), 14 yds, 4.7 per target3100% · 14yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 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.

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

5.2 avg. game scoreBest: 6.9 vs Arkansas State (Week 7)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Alcorn StateW 49–36.022110.5019
2@AuburnL 8–434.9273.506
3UConnL 20–48—no stats recorded
4@TulaneL 21–244.0155.005
6@TroyL 34–554.0155.005
7Arkansas StateL 13–236.922010.0116
2026 · 5 games5.28587.3119

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions8700th / 1995
Yards58966th / 1981
Yards / catch7.3—
Touchdowns1346th / 826
Long19—

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 involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Alcorn State✓ TE84~48 (41–58)2·57%
Wk 2 · Auburn✓ TE58~24 (11–34)2·41%
Wk 3 · UConn—78~22 (10–31)1·28%
Wk 4 · Tulane✓ TE64~45 (38–54)2170%
Wk 6 · Troy✓ TE66~26 (12–37)1·39%
Wk 7 · Arkansas State✓ TE60~28 (13–40)2·47%
Season5 GS410193 (148–269)10147%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Southern Miss roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
81Preston KilgoreTEJR85815%+0.19
88Jeremiah Beck Jr.TEJR85707%-0.09
84Broderick PetersTEFR56305%+0.75
82Connor GoodingTESO—————
85Javery MayberryTESO—————
87Caston BrownTESO—————
89Drew BilderbackTEFR—————

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 →