Preston Zachman
Indiana Hoosiers
90
Elite

Preston Zachman

Indiana HoosiersElite
FSDefenseEliteTRANSFER · Wisconsin
Projected Starter

Is Preston Zachman starting?

Preston Zachman is the projected starter at FS for Indiana Hoosiers.

Graduate student · #6 · 6'2", 212 lbs

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Depth at FS · Indiana Hoosiers

  1. 1690Preston ZachmanStarter
  2. 21673Jamar Owens
  3. 33667Clay Conner

Indiana Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the Big Ten

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Up next for Indiana

Indiana plays USC at home on Sat, Nov 14. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

This season: 7 tackles, 2 INT, 0 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 90 overall (Elite tier).

Team Share1%
Elysburg, PA
Jersey
#6
Class
GR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
212 lbs
Transfer
Wisconsin

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—720

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 99-rated defense; 61th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.86 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 90.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 61% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 26% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.86)
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 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.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WMINNTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 23-16 OT

Oct 24WMICHTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 13-6 OT

Oct 17LOSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 19-15

Oct 10WNEBTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-17

Oct 4WRUTGTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 47-15

Sep 26WNUTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
7
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 29-23

Sep 19WWKUTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-0

Sep 5WUNTTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-16

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

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Team Role

7 tkl · 0 PD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement14%
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