EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 10 | — |
| Target share | 5.3% | — |
| Catch rate | 80.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 40.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 5.8 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Where Kilgore's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
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
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 8 | 700th / 1995 |
| Yards | 58 | 966th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 7.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 346th / 826 |
| Long | 19 | — |
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% |
| Season | 5 GS | 410 | 193 (148–269) | 10 | 1 | 47% |
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 | 8 | 58 | 1 | 5% | +0.19 |
| 88 | Jeremiah Beck Jr. | TE | JR | 8 | 57 | 0 | 7% | -0.09 |
| 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 →