Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-16vs North Texas | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-0vs Howard | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 1 | 39 | Season-high 39 yds |
| Total | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 39 |
#7
Shazz Preston
Redshirt senior wide receiver for Indiana. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Saint James, LA · Saint James
CFB Index 65 · #104 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Tulane → Indiana for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
49
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 1 TD · 24.5 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 39 yds, 1 TD, vs Howard
Swing playSwung Tulane from 44% to 72% to win.Tulane at Memphis · 38-32
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Indiana. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2022.
- Transferred from Tulane to Indiana in 2026.
Shazz Preston
Beats you over the top. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jon Sumrall and Curt Cignetti. One game to point at: 39 rec yds, 1 receptions against Howard — Week 2, 2026.
49 REC YDS · 2 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 125 yds at Ole Miss.Ole Miss · L 10-412025
2022
- Signed with Alabama4-star out of St. James
20244 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Indiana
Played his entire career under Curt Cignetti.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Indiana
2025Tulane
2026Indiana
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Tulane9-5HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-heavy
2025Tulane11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
2026Indiana2-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / catch (98th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 24.5 YDS/g, 24.5 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
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 55–0
vs Howard
1 rec · 39 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 55-point win at home against Howard.
With J. Hoover — 145 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.5 · 18 rush yds (6 car) · T. Richard — 108 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Damon Ward Jr.’s 2024 season.
80%match
Matches Damon on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Yards / reception
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Jermaine Burton’s path through Alabama.
88%match
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 16
#5
Dennis Houston
80%
Matches Jermaine on
Height
Yards per reception
Recruiting rating
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Cam Thompson's sophomore season at Northern Illinois (2024).
Matches Cam on
Weight
TD rate
Differs from Cam on
Reception volume (higher)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Yards / reception (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Shazz Preston
Background
Career Notes & Records Appeared in 31 career games with 13 starts over four collegiate seasons … Saw action in 21 games over two seasons at Tulane (2024-25) … Appeared in 10 games over first two collegiate seasons at Alabama (2022-23) … Owns one career 100-yard receiving game (1, 2025). 2025 (Jun...
The receiver room · Indiana
- #7Shazz Preston723 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Charlie Becker679 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Nick Marsh662 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Davion Chandler65 receiving yards · 2025
- #6LeBron Bond49 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Indiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology