Preston Hickey
UTEP Miners
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Depth

Preston Hickey

UTEP MinersRebuilding
DTDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Northwestern State
Projected Starter

Is Preston Hickey starting?

Preston Hickey is the projected starter at DT for UTEP Miners.

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The Story

Making His Case

This season: 6 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 61 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share1%
Mandeville, LA
Jersey
#98
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
300 lbs
Transfer
Northwestern State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—610

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 68-rated defense; 35th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 61.

Team defense (SP+)
68
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 35% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 49% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Team Role

6 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement25%

Depth at DT · UTEP Miners

  1. 19861Preston HickeyStarter
  2. 29954Elijah Fields

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.