Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/21Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (4.8%).
- touchdown
Arizona State · W 27-20
No carries.
Rex has carries in 7 of BYU’s 8 games: none against Arizona State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
This week
- RecordBYU is 7-1, No. 7 in the AP poll (week 10).
- Next gameat Utah · Sat Nov 7
A play of his this season
Preston Rex
Four seasons in the BYU backfield to date. One game to point at: 66 rushing yards and 4 receiving yards against Notre Dame — Week 7, 2026.
223 rushing yards · 2 rushing TD · 39 carries
Style of play
Style of play
What fans said
Fans first named Preston Rex vs Utah Tech.
- A fan first, numbered by kind (1 first named)
vs Notre Dame, Oct 17Man Rex is such a giant leap down from LJBYU fan, r/CFB game thread
at TCU, Oct 3Holy crap Rex, read your blocks and find the holeBYU fan, r/CFB game thread
at Colorado State, Sep 19Wanted to see LJ get 200yds and 5 tuddies but I am happy to see P-Rex score. He is a funny dudeBYU fan, r/CFB game thread
In the game threads
vs Iowa State, Oct 9Freaking Rex didn’t know the playBYU fan, r/CFB game threadNamed in
- Preston Rex Bruce Mitchell | BYU Football | Postgame Press Conference | TCU | October 3, 2026
- 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...
- 12 days until BYU football: Can Preston Rex (No. 12) be the solution to BYU's lack of depth at running back?
Where to follow
The latest game
Against UCF on Oct. 24: 5 carries for 42 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 39 carries for 223 yards.
First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter
- L 31-39 at UCF5 carries, 42 yds
- W 28-24 vs Notre Dame10 carries, 66 yds
- W 24-10 vs Iowa State6 carries, 21 yds
- W 17-10 at TCU8 carries, 21 yds
- W 41-23 at Colorado State4 carries, 24 yds, 1 TD
- W 28-17 vs Arizona1 carry, 11 yds
- W 63-7 vs Utah Tech5 carries, 38 yds, 1 TD
a carry, by its yardsa loss, below the linea catcha touchdown
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-7vs Utah Tech | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-17vs Arizona | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-23@ Colorado State | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-10@ TCU | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-10vs Iowa State | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-24vs No. 2 Notre Dame | 10 | 66 | 6.6 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 66 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 31-39@ UCF | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 27 | |
| Total | 39 | 223 | 5.7 | 2 | 27 |
Signature game
Week 7 · 2026
W 28-24
vs Notre Dame
66 rush yds (10 car)
A close one, won by 4 at home.
With B. Bachmeier — 224 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 92.0 · 45 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · F. Shurtz — -4 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Utah Tech · 2nd and 15 · Q2 · EPA +3.00P.Rex rush right for 20 yards gain (U.Angilau)
- Week 3 · Colorado State · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.58P.Rex rush middle for 5 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 1 · Utah Tech · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.56P.Rex rush middle for 9 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 8 · UCF · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.39P.Rex rush right for 27 yards gain (J.Culbreath)
- Week 6 · Iowa State · 1st and 15 · Q2 · EPA +2.32Bachmeier to Rex: a 20-yard pass.
- Week 5 · TCU · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA −1.43P.Rex rush middle for 0 yards (A.Din-Mbuh)
4 more plays
- Week 7 · Notre Dame · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.39P.Rex rush left for 23 yards gain (L.Talich), out of bounds
- Week 5 · TCU · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.38P.Rex rush right for 9 yards gain (P.Oyewale; J.Lester)
- Week 5 · TCU · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.24P.Rex rush left for 3 yards loss (K.Jackson)
- Week 2 · Arizona · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.03Bachmeier to Rex: an 8-yard pass.
Where he ranks
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 32-15 over that span.
2022BYU8-5HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2023BYU5-7HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2025BYU12-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2026BYU7-1HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 34.0 | 7.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 29.0 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 30.2 | 6.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 42.0 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
47.3%
248 pass / 276 run
Plays / game
65.5
8 games
Team sack rate
2.6%
230 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
39 carries and 8 catches in 7 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
46 · #167 of 330 RBs · through 7 games
Five seasons at BYU
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 BYU SitakeYear 5 · 7 games
- 2025 BYU SitakeYear 4 · 5 games
- 2024 BYU SitakeYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2023 BYU SitakeYear 2 · 6 games
- 2022 BYU SitakeYear 1 · 1 game
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Played every college season under Kalani Sitake.