Preston Stone
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
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Preston Stone
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Preston Stone has played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. 2025 added another: All-Big Ten. The receipt: 305 pass yds, 28 rush yds against Minnesota — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pat Fitzgerald → David Braun. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 222 | 370 | 60.0% | 2,400 | 6.5 | 17 | 12 | 123.2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | SMU | 30 | 51 | 58.8% | 421 | 8.3 | 5 | 1 | 156.6 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | SMU | 206 | 344 | 59.9% | 3,197 | 9.3 | 28 | 6 | 161.3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | SMU | 28 | 48 | 58.3% | 388 | 8.1 | 2 | 1 | 135.8 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | SMU | 3 | 7 | 42.9% | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 71.7 | -- | -- |
| Career | 489 | 820 | 59.6% | 6,430 | 7.8 | 52 | 20 | 141.6 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 49 | 14 | 0.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | SMU | 12 | 27 | 2.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | SMU | 62 | 198 | 3.2 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | SMU | 14 | 63 | 4.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | SMU | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 138 | 304 | 2.2 | 7 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 22–21
at Penn State
163 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 73.3 · -8 rush yds (5 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Northwestern
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · Northwestern
Returning around him
- 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 2 Northwestern players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +9 net (17 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northwestern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #57 · 2026 recruiting class #52
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Hank Bachmeier’s 2024 season.
Matches Hank on
Differs from Hank on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Logan Bonner’s path through Utah State.
Sam Ehlinger
Matches Logan on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Hank Bachmeier's graduate season at Wake Forest (2024).
Matches Hank on
Differs from Hank on
Player DNA
Players who play like Preston Stone
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #138
Peaked at #138 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2025+9900%
Up 9900% from first season to most-recent.