Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49@ Nebraska | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 29-27vs Jacksonville State | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 36-41@ South Alabama | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 45 yds |
| Total | 4 | 42 | 6.0 | 0 | 24 |
#2
Preston Bowman
Freshman wide receiver for Ohio. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 207 lb · Pickerington, OH · Pickerington North
Transferred Kentucky → Ohio for 2026
The numbers
42
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 45 yds, at South Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman wide receiver for Ohio. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kentucky in 2025.
- Transferred from Kentucky to Ohio in 2026.
Preston Bowman
He got to Ohio by way of Kentucky. The receipt on tape: 45 rec yds, 3 receptions against South Alabama, Week 3, 2026.
42 REC YDS · 4 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Kentucky3-star out of Pickerington North
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Ohio
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ohio
2025Kentucky
2026Ohio
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 29–27
1 rush yds (2 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With D. James-Hamilton — 3 tackles · 1 solo tackles · 1 defensive TD · M. Vezza — 80 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 53.9 · 67 rush yds (12 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · South Alabama · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.48(10:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 M.Vezza pass complete short right to #2 P.Bowman caught at USA 49, for 16 yards to the USA 49, out of bounds at USA 49, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · South Alabama · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.28(11:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 M.Vezza pass complete short right to #2 P.Bowman caught at USA 27, for 24 yards to the USA 03 (#48 J.Williams), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Jacksonville State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.25No Huddle-Shotgun #9 M.Vezza pass complete short right to #2 P.Bowman caught at JAX40, for 3 yards loss to the JAX38, End Of Play
- Week 2 · Jacksonville State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.24No Huddle-Shotgun #2 P.Bowman rush right for 1 yard loss to the OHIO36 (#15 T.Floyd)
- Week 1 · Nebraska · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.36(08:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 P.Bowman rush right for 3 yards gain to the OHI33 (#10 V.Shavers Jr.; #8 D.Jones)
- Week 1 · Nebraska · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.35(13:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 P.Bowman rush left for 6 yards gain to the NEB45 (#25 J.Charles)
- Week 2 · Jacksonville State · 2&2 · Q4 · EPA -0.09No Huddle-Shotgun #2 P.Bowman rush right for 2 yards gain to the OHIO49 (#6 K.Cook; #22 J.Jenkins), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · South Alabama · 2&15 · Q1 · EPA +0.05(08:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 M.Vezza pass complete short right to #2 P.Bowman caught at USA 37, for 5 yards to the USA 37 (#12 J.Moson)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +45 receiving yards, +3 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Ohio1-2HC: John Hauser · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | -3.0 | -3.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 22.5 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Pass share
43.4%
82 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
63.0
3 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
92 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
High School: A unanimous three-star recruit by all the major recruiting services... Rated the 25th-best recruit out of the state of Ohio, according to On3... Rated a top-100 wide receiver in the Class of 2025, according to Rivals... A four-year starter for head coach Nathan Hillerich at…
The receiver room · Ohio
- #88Caleb Gossett162 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Dom Dorwart119 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Max Rodarte86 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Eian Pugh75 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Preston Bowman3 games · 2026
17 more on the roster · Ohio team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology