Preston Howard
Maryland Terrapins
69
Depth

Preston Howard

Maryland TerrapinsSolid
TEOffenseDepthTRANSFER · Auburn
2nd String / Backup

Is Preston Howard starting?

Preston Howard is listed 2nd string at TE for Maryland Terrapins.

Preston Howard is listed TE #2 for Maryland at 69 OVR.

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Depth at TE · Maryland Terrapins

  1. 1984Dorian FlemingStarter
  2. 2869Preston HowardYou
  3. 38963AJ Szymanski
  4. 48563JT Taggart

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of McDonogh School, ranked #464 nationally coming out of high school. In 2024: 24 catches, 189 yards, 0 TD. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 69 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #464 NatlTeam Share3%
Arbutus, MD
Jersey
#8
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
236 lbs
Transfer
Auburn

2024 Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
2024241890

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8859
National Rank
#464
High School
McDonogh School
Hometown
Owings Mills, MD

Why this rating?

On a 83-rated offense; 35th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.92 for competition level) put them -8 vs unit starters → 69.

Team offense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 35% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 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 12WCONNYDS 0
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
20
AVG
10.0
TD
0

Final W 38-14

Sep 6WHAMPYDS 0
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
20
AVG
20.0
TD
0

Final W 62-0

Preston Howard's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

10 rec · 84 yds · 0 TD
Usage / Involvement14%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.