Ashton Preston: DB · North Texas · #27.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ashton Preston
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Three seasons in the North Texas secondary to date. On tape: 1 tackle against New Mexico State, Week 12, 2019.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
University of North Texas Athletics Oct 20
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | North Texas | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | North Texas | 41 | 24 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2016 | North Texas | 40 | 24 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 82 | 48 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-35@ UTSA | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 28-41@ New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
3 seasons under Seth Littrell — 23-17 over that span.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 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
Seth Littrell
Pass share
53.6%
454 pass / 393 run
Plays / game
70.6
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
483 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
How it ended
Three seasons at North Texas, 82 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 28 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dan McCarney → Seth Littrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
