Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-51@ Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
#98
Preston Hickey
Senior defensive lineman on UTEP's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 300 lb · Mandeville, LA
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Oklahoma
His career numbers, season by seasonPreston Hickey
One game to point at: 1 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
UTEP
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UTEP | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026UTEP1-2HC: Scotty Walden · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Pass share
34.4%
54 pass / 103 run
Plays / game
52.3
3 games
Team sack rate
15.4%
65 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The defensive line · UTEP
- #19Sterling Miles4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Ashton Coker4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Shakaun Bowser3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #6Ekow Taylor2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Preston Hickey1 game · 2026
16 more on the roster · UTEP team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology