Preston Fox
Preston Fox
Moves the chains on third down. Five seasons at West Virginia, three different head coaches: Neal Brown, Chad Scott and Rich Rodriguez. One game to point at: 20 rec yds, 1 receptions against Ohio — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Neal Brown, Chad Scott, and Rich Rodriguez. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 26 | 368 | 14.2 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 46 | 594 | 12.9 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | -- | -- | 153 | 106 | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 1 | -- | 304 | 105 | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 1 | 3 | 172 | 145 | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | -- | -- | -- | 51 | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 3 | 629 | 407 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 31–24
vs Pittsburgh
1 rec · 12 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
West Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · West Virginia
Returning around him
- 26% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -16 net (34 in / 50 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #63 · 2026 recruiting class #25
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jordan Brown’s 2024 season.
Matches Jordan on
Differs from Jordan on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Amari Rodgers’s path through Clemson.
Amari Rodgers
Elijah Moore
Kyndon Fuselier
Adrian Hardy
Matches Amari on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to JoJo Earle's graduate season at UNLV (2025).
Matches JoJo on
Player DNA
Players who play like Preston Fox
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+475%
Up 475% from first season to most-recent.