CFB Zeitgeist Score
17
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 78th percentile.
Preston Fox
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
46 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to West Virginia for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · West Virginia
Returning around him
- 26% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -16 net (34 in / 50 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #63 · 2026 recruiting class #43
WR · WEST VIRGINIA · BIG 12
Preston Fox
- 4
- #29
- 5-10 | 188 lb
- Morgantown, WV
Heisman Heat
#3405
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP WR AWARD
Biletnikoff
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Backup. On the two-deep, pushing for snaps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+475%
Up 475% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
West Virginia
NFL
NFL Draft
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Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Preston Fox
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
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Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- National · n=1
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Preston Fox
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 8g
46Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Per game
5.8Rec yards
0Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
74.8Rec yards
5Receptions
0Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 46): needs 130.8/game over remaining 5.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 46): needs 190.8/game over remaining 5.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 3): needs 11.4/game over remaining 5.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 3): needs 15.4/game over remaining 5.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 1.6/game over remaining 5.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 2/game over remaining 5.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Preston Fox's story is about how role and output meet each other. For West Virginia, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
WR season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
All-purpose weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
3 27th
YDS
46 28th
YPR
15.3 78th
TD
0 45th
Returns
KR YDS
153 71st
KR AVG
21.9 68th
PR YDS
106 76th
PR AVG
9.6 65th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-3vs Robert Morris | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-17@ Ohio | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 20 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 31-24vs Pittsburgh | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-38@ BYU | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-23vs TCU | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-35@ Houston | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-22vs Colorado | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-25@ Arizona State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 20 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2021West Virginia6-6HC: Neal Brown · Balanced
2022West Virginia5-7HC: Neal Brown · Balanced
2023West Virginia9-4HC: Neal Brown · Run-heavy
2025West Virginia4-8HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 26 | 368 | 14.2 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 34 | 463 | 13.6 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | -- | -- | 153 | 106 | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 1 | 3 | 172 | 145 | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | -- | -- | -- | 51 | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 1 | 3 | 325 | 302 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 3 | #811/1110 | 27th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 46 | #797/1107 | 28th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #615/1111 | 45th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 15.3 | #248/1106 | 78th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 153 | #70/238 | 71st pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return yards | 106 | #55/224 | 76th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 5.9% | #778/1137 | 32nd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 20 | #760/1105 | 31st pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 21.9 | #76/236 | 68th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt returns | 11 | #62/237 | 74th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return avg | 9.6 | #78/222 | 65th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick returns | 7 | #69/243 | 72nd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 3.2% | #885/1137 | 22nd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 3.1% | #783/1137 | 31st pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 2.5% | #868/1137 | 24th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 2.3% | #847/1137 | 26th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 2.2% | #875/1137 | 23rd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 2.1% | #857/1137 | 25th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #391/1137 | 66th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 0.2 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 0.5 | 8.5 | 17.0 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins4g | 0.2 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses4g | 0.5 | 8.5 | 17.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 0.8 | 11.5 | 15.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | — | — | — | — |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
17Below cohort
Concern: receptions (0th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Preston FoxWest VirginiaMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 39% simJacquon GibsonMassachusetts· 36% simTrent WalkerOregon State· 35% sim
Yards / catch
Rec TDs
Long catch
Rec yards
Receptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
38.7%
327 pass / 517 run
Plays / game
70.3
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
10.7%
272 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Neal Brown
West Virginia
2022
Neal Brown
West Virginia
2023
Neal Brown
West Virginia
2025era →
Rich Rodriguez
West Virginia
Coaching transition mid-career: Neal Brown → Rich Rodriguez. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownMorgantown, WV
Height5'10"
Weight188 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey29
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamWest Virginia
ConferenceBig 12
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | West Virginia | WR4 | #3405 | #3512 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2023 | West Virginia | WR4 | #774 | #810 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | WR4 | #2775 | #3044 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | WR4 | #2935 | #2849 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | Big 12 | WR | 4 | No. 29 | 5-10 | 188 lb | Morgantown, WV |
| 2024 | West Virginia | Big 12 | WR | 4 | No. 29 | 5-10 | 188 lb | Morgantown, WV |
| 2023 | West Virginia | Big 12 | WR | 4 | No. 29 | 5-10 | 188 lb | Morgantown, WV |
| 2022 | West Virginia | Big 12 | WR | 4 | No. 29 | 5-10 | 188 lb | Morgantown, WV |
| 2021 | West Virginia | Big 12 | WR | 4 | No. 29 | 5-10 | 188 lb | Morgantown, WV |