Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 8-34@ Virginia | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 73-0vs Richmond | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 1 | 43 | Season-high 58 yds |
| Total | 5 | 71 | 16.6 | 1 | 43 |
#19
Preston Douglas
Sophomore tight end for NC State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 228 lb · Jupiter, FL · The Benjamin School
Returning to NC State for 2026
The numbers
71
receiving yards · 2026
5 catches · 1 TD · 14.2 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 58 yds, 1 TD, vs Richmond
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for NC State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to NC State in 2025.
Preston Douglas
He has spent two seasons in the NC State receiving corps. One game to point at: 58 rec yds, 2 receptions against Richmond — Week 2, 2026.
71 REC YDS · 5 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with NC State3-star out of The Benjamin School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
NC State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dave Doeren — 9-6 over that span.
2025NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced
2026NC State1-1HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Strength: long catch (86th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 35.5 YDS/g, 16.6 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 73–0
vs Richmond
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
NC State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · NC State
Returning around him
- 60% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 2 NC State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
NC State · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #32 · 2026 recruiting class #49
Background
AS FRESHMAN (2025 AT NC STATE): • Joined the Pack in June of 2025. HIGH SCHOOL: • A two-time team captain under head coach Eric Kresser. • Senior Stats: ,Played in eight games, tallying 505 yards with eight touchdowns. Defensively, notched 41 tackles, including 14 tackles for a loss, eight sacks,...
The tight end room · NC State
- #19Preston Douglas18 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Hunter Provience2 games · 2026
- #87Ian Flyntno box-score line yet
- #44Gus Ritcheyno box-score line yet
- #88Vander Ploog1 game · 2026
2 more on the roster · NC State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology