Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-7vs Utah Tech | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 1 | 20 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 28-17vs Arizona | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 6 | 49 | 9.3 | 1 | 20 |
#12
Preston Rex
Senior running back for BYU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 200 lb · San Clemente, CA
Returning to BYU for 2026
The numbers
49
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 8.2 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 38 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Utah Tech
His career numbers, season by season
In Their Words
87 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“Video: Preston Rex on His First Career TD, the Rex Family Name & His New Fashion Statement - Preston Rex reflects on his first career touchdown in BYU’s dominant 63 to 7-point victory over...”
board · fan post, verbatim
Preston Rex
He has spent four seasons in the BYU backfield. One game to point at: 38 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Utah Tech — Week 1, 2026.
49 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 6 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
BYU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2023
2025–2026
Played his entire career under Kalani Sitake.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 27-14 over that span.
2022BYU8-5HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2023BYU5-7HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2025BYU12-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2026BYU2-0HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). Concern: rush 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: 24.5 YDS/g, 9.3 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
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.
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Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–17
vs Arizona
11 rush yds (1 car)
With B. Bachmeier — 217 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.7 · 37 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · F. Shurtz — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 53 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
BYU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · BYU
Returning around him
- 78% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 BYU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (9 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
BYU · Last season: 12-2 (AP #12) · Talent rank #59 · 2026 recruiting class #21
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #189
Peaked at #189 this season.
The backfield · BYU
- #4LJ Martin1,305 rushing yards · 2025
- #28Jovesa Damuni111 rushing yards · 2025
- #30Sione I Moa92 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Enoch Nawahine82 rushing yards · 2025
- #12Preston Rex30 rushing yards · 2025
7 more on the roster · BYU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology