Preston Hickey

UTEP MinersRebuilding

NTDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Northwestern State

2nd String / Backup

Is Preston Hickey starting?

Preston Hickey is listed 2nd string at NT for UTEP Miners.

Preston Hickey is listed NT #2 for UTEP at 53 OVR.

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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 53 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share1%

Mandeville, LA

Jersey: #98
Class: RS SR/TR
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 300 lbs
Transfer: Northwestern State

Stats

Season	Tkl	TFL	Sacks
—	6	1	0

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 66-rated defense; 36th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 53.

Team defense (SP+)

Rating basis

On-field stats

Production (prior school)

Outperforms 36% of peers

Recruiting pedigree

Top 49% recruit

Strength of schedule

Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)

Depth-chart adjustment

-7 for role; −6 depth penalty

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.

2026 Game Log

Sep 5LOUTKL 1

TKL: 1
SOLO: 0
SACK: 0
INT: 0
PD: 0

Final L 51-0

	OPP
Sep 5	LOU	1	0	0	0	0

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Team Role

6 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks

Usage / Involvement25%

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