Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49@ Nebraska | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 29-27vs Jacksonville State | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | Season-high -3 yds |
| Total | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
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Preston Bowman
Freshman wide receiver for Ohio. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 207 lb · Pickerington, OH · Pickerington North
Transferred Kentucky → Ohio for 2026
The numbers
-3
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · -3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, -3 yds, vs Jacksonville State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 wide receiver for Ohio. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kentucky in 2025.
- Transferred from Kentucky to Ohio in 2026.
Preston Bowman
He got to Ohio by way of Kentucky. The receipt on tape: 1 receptions, 1 rush yds against Jacksonville State, Week 2, 2026.
-3 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Kentucky3-star out of Pickerington North
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Ohio
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ohio
2025Kentucky
2026Ohio
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Ohio1-1HC: John Hauser · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 REC/g, -1.5 YDS/g, -3.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 29–27
1 rush yds (2 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With D. James-Hamilton — 1 SOLO · 1 TD · 3 TOT · M. Vezza — 80 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 53.9 · 67 rush yds (12 car)
Game log
Background
High School: A unanimous three-star recruit by all the major recruiting services... Rated the 25th-best recruit out of the state of Ohio, according to On3... Rated a top-100 wide receiver in the Class of 2025, according to Rivals... A four-year starter for head coach Nathan Hillerich at Pickering...
The receiver room · Ohio
- #88Caleb Gossett162 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Dom Dorwart119 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Max Rodarte86 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Eian Pugh75 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Preston Bowman2 games · 2026
17 more on the roster · Ohio team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology