2019 Football Roster
Sep 6 (Sat)
11:45 AM
Jalen Preston
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 214
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Manvel, Texas
- High School:
- Manvel
2022 (SENIOR): Played in all 12 games, making the start against Ole Miss and No. 6 LSU ... Caught a 5-yard pass in the season opener against Sam Houston ... Returned two kickoffs for 41 yards at Mississippi State ... Grabbed a 5-yard pass and returned a pair of kickoffs 32 yards at Alabama ... Caught a 16-yard pass against Ole Miss ... Tallied 43 yards on three catches, including a late 17-yard scoring grab at Auburn ... Caught a 20-yard pass and returned a pair of kickoffs 58 yards against UMass.
2021 (JUNIOR): Played in all 12 games, making six starts … Recorded a tackle on special teams in the season opener against Kent State … Hauled in three passes for 33 yards against Arkansas ... Grabbed a career-long 38-yard reception and finished with 49 yards off two catches against Mississippi State ... Made the start and caught two passes for 12 yards in the win over No. 1 Alabama ... Caught three passes for 47 yards in the win over Prairie View ... Made a pair of trips to the end zone in the fourth quarter at LSU, scoring on 15- and 32-yard receptions.
2020 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 10 games, making one start ... Led the receivers with four catches for 39 yards in the season-opening win over Vanderbilt ... Made the start and caught two passes for 27 yards at Alabama … Caught a pass for eight yards in the win at Tennessee ... Earned the team's Offensive Most Improved Award.
2019 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games … Caught two passes for 18 yards in the season-opening win over Texas State … Caught an 18-yard pass against Lamar … Returned two kickoffs for 40 yards against Mississippi State … Returned a kickoff 14 yards at Georgia.
2018 (REDSHIRT): Saw the field against Northwestern State and Arkansas, eventually redshirting the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Kirk Martin at Manvel High School ... Under Armour All-American ... The Opening Finals participant ... Grabbed 47 catches for 1,096 yards and 13 touchdowns for a 14-1 team in 2017 ... Earned All-Greater Houston honors from the Houston Chronicle and was the District 23-5A MVP ... Had three touchdowns in the state title game ... Gained 261 rushing yards and had six rushing scores ... Contributed a touchdown via punt return and kickoff return ... As a junior, Preston made 33 catches for 664 yards and 10 scores ... Also had three return touchdowns and was named the District 23-5A Special Teams MVP ... Ranked as a 4-star prospect by 247 Sports, Rivals and ESPN, listed among the top-100 recruits in the country and top-10 in Texas by all three services.
