Preston Williams

WR · Colorado State 2018 · #11

Last confirmed: Colorado State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · 210 lb · Hampton, GA

Preston Williams: WR · Colorado State · #11.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Isaiah HodginsOregon State · 2019 · 88% season match
N'Keal HarryArizona State · 2017 · 82% season match
Mike WilliamsClemson · 2016 · 78% season match
Kenny GolladayNorthern Illinois · 2016 · 77% season match
Lil'Jordan HumphreyTexas · 2018 · 74% season match

Preston Williams

WR · Colorado State · Jr · #11

Moves the chains on third down. Preston Williams has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 248 receiving yards and 12 receptions against Air Force — Week 13, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Colorado State in the news

Former CSU star Lawrence McCutcheon diesThe Coloradoan Oct 23
CSU DC sleeps in officeOct 20
CSU defensive coordinator Tyson Summers leaves programOct 4

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	Colorado State	96	1,345	14.0	14
2016	Tennessee	9	89	9.9	0
2015	Tennessee	7	158	22.6	2
Career		112	1,592	14.2	16

Season	Team
2018	Colorado State	4	13	119	1
2016	Tennessee	--	--	--	--
2015	Tennessee	--	--	--	--
Career		4	13	119	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 34-43vs Hawai'i	9	188	20.9	2	69	2 TD catches
Wk 1	L 13-45vs Colorado	6	49	8.2	0	14	2 TD catches
Wk 2	W 34-27vs Arkansas	12	154	12.8	2	31	2 TD catches
Wk 3	L 10-48@ Florida	9	106	11.8	0	21
Wk 4	L 19-35vs Illinois State	3	14	4.7	0	7
Wk 6	W 42-30@ San José State	4	67	16.8	2	32	2 TD catches
Wk 7	W 20-18vs New Mexico	9	93	10.3	1	26
Wk 8	L 28-56@ Boise State	9	154	17.1	1	47	154-yard receiving day
Wk 9	L 21-34vs Wyoming	10	126	12.6	0	47
Wk 11	L 10-49@ Nevada	7	69	9.9	1	38
Wk 12	L 24-29vs No. 14 Utah State	6	77	12.8	2	35	2 TD catches
Wk 13	L 19-27@ Air Force	12	248	20.7	3	58	Season-high 248 yds
Total		96	1345	14.0	14	69

Signature game

Week 13 · 2018

L 19-27

at Air Force

12 rec · 248 yds · 3 TD

With C. Hill — 284 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · R. Stonehouse — 43.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Air Force · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +4.94Collin Hill pass complete to Preston Williams for 58 yds for a TD (Wyatt Bryan KICK)
Week 13 · Air Force · 2nd and 18 · Q4 · EPA +4.16K.J. Carta-Samuels pass complete to Preston Williams for 31 yds for a TD (Wyatt Bryan PAT BLOCKED)
Week 13 · Air Force · 3rd and 15 · Q2 · EPA +4.11Collin Hill pass complete to Preston Williams for 34 yds to the AFA 38 for a
Week 9 · Wyoming · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +4.05Collin Hill pass complete to Preston Williams for 47 yds to the Wyom 22 for a
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.03K.J. Carta-Samuels pass complete to Preston Williams for 69 yds to the Hawa 6 for a
Week 13 · Air Force · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +4.01Collin Hill pass complete to Preston Williams for 34 yds for a TD (Wyatt Bryan PAT MISSED)

4 more plays

Week 8 · Boise State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.61Preston Williams 47 Yd pass from K.J. Carta-Samuels
Week 3 · Florida · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.37Collin Hill pass complete to Preston Williams for 16 yds to the Fla 41 for a FLORIDA Penalty, personal foul (Trey Dean III) to the Fla 44 for a
Week 3 · Florida · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.11K.J. Carta-Samuels pass complete to Preston Williams for 20 yds to the Fla 29 for a
Week 6 · San José State · 2nd and 13 · Q1 · EPA +3.04K.J. Carta-Samuels pass complete to Preston Williams for 16 yds for a TD (Wyatt Bryan KICK)

Teams and coaches

2015Tennessee9-4HC: Butch Jones · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2016Tennessee9-4HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning

2018Colorado State3-9HC: Mike Bobo · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (100th percentile). Strength: rec tds (100th percentile). Concern: catch rate (13th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#179 / 702 · 75th pct

8.0%

Yards / catch#242 / 702 · 66th pct

13.8

Explosive rate#372 / 702 · 47th pct

11.0%

EPA / target#412 / 702 · 41st pct

0.45

Catch rate#611 / 702 · 13th pct

57.1%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#3 / 550 · 100th pct

Rec TDs#2 / 550 · 100th pct

Rec yards#5 / 550 · 99th pct

1345

Long catch#104 / 550 · 81st pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 80th pct

Yards / catch#212 / 550 · 61st pct

14.0

Rush yards#137 / 277 · 49th pct

Rush TDs#64 / 277 · 39th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	8.2	109	12.3	1.2
Road5g	8.2	129	15.3	1.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.4	95.9	12.2	1.0
Weeks 8+5g	8.8	135	14.6	1.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Mike Bobo

Pass share

56.4%

501 pass / 387 run

Plays / game

74.0

12 games

Team sack rate

5.6%

539 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

96 catches and 4 carries in 12 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

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