Preston Stone
 Stone at 2025 Big Ten Media Days | |
| No. 8 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 16, 2001 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 219 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Parish Episcopal School |
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| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Preston Stone (born October 16, 2001)[1] is an American former college football quarterback. He played for the SMU Mustangs and the Northwestern Wildcats.
Early life
[edit]Stone attended Parish Episcopal School, where he completed 902 of 1,376 pass attempts for 13,178 yards and 148 touchdowns to 21 interceptions. He also rushed for 2,172 yards and 34 touchdowns.[2] Coming out of high school, Stone was rated a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals.com, ranking at 121st on the ESPN 300.[3][4] He committed to play college football for SMU.[5] Stone also received offers from schools such as Alabama, Auburn, Arizona, and Arizona State.[3][4]
College career
[edit]In week 8 of the 2022 season, Stone made his first career start, as he went 11 for 17 passing for 219 yards and a touchdown in a win over Tulsa.[6] He finished the 2022 season completing 28 of 48 passes for 388 yards and two touchdowns to one interception; Stone also rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns.[7]
In the 2023, Stone led SMU to a 10-2 record passing for 3,197 yards completing 206 of 344 pass attempts witn six interceptions. After starting every game for the 2023 season, Stone suffered an ankle injury during SMU's 59–14 victory over Navy, leaving him unable to participate in the AAC Championship Game against Tulane.[8]
On September 10, 2024, SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee announced that Kevin Jennings would be the Mustangs' starting quarterback.[9] Stone and Jennings had been splitting playing time during the team's first three games.[10]
On December 10, 2024, Stone announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[11] On December 24, 2024 Stone announced that he would be transferring to Northwestern University for the 2025 season.
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2021 | SMU | 3 | 0 | 0−0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 71.7 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | SMU | 6 | 1 | 1−0 | 28 | 48 | 58.3 | 388 | 8.1 | 2 | 1 | 135.8 | 14 | 63 | 4.5 | 2 | |
| 2023 | SMU | 12 | 12 | 10−2 | 206 | 344 | 59.9 | 3,197 | 9.3 | 28 | 6 | 161.3 | 62 | 198 | 3.2 | 4 | |
| 2024 | SMU | 7 | 3 | 2−1 | 30 | 51 | 58.8 | 421 | 8.3 | 5 | 1 | 156.6 | 11 | 24 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Northwestern | 12 | 12 | 6−6 | 203 | 339 | 59.9 | 2,174 | 6.4 | 14 | 12 | 120.3 | 48 | 5 | 0.1 | 1 | |
| Career | 40 | 28 | 19−9 | 470 | 789 | 59.6 | 6,204 | 7.9 | 49 | 20 | 141.0 | 136 | 292 | 2.1 | 7 | ||
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+1⁄8 in (1.86 m) | 219 lb (99 kg) | 29+1⁄4 in (0.74 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 6 ft 0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) | 29.0 in (0.74 m) | 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) | ||||||
| All values from Pro Day[12] | ||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Preston Stone Quarterback SMU". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Preston Stone Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- 1 2 "Preston Stone - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles". ESPN. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- 1 2 "Preston Stone, 2021 Dual Threat Quarterback, SMU". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ↑ Hoyt, Joseph (August 30, 2023). "Why SMU quarterback Preston Stone didn't transfer, despite not starting for 2 years". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ↑ Stevenson, Stefan (August 29, 2023). "SMU's Preston Stone looking forward to 'getting popped' in return from injury". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ↑ "Preston Stone College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ↑ Stevenson, Stefan (November 25, 2023). "Injury to Preston Stone puts a damper on SMU's AAC championship-clinching win over Navy". Dallas News. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ↑ Adelson, Andrea (September 10, 2024). "SMU moves to QB Kevin Jennings over Preston Stone as starter". ESPN. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ↑ Jeyarajah, Shehan (September 10, 2024). "SMU turns to Kevin Jennings at QB: Mustangs bench Preston Stone hoping to reinvigorate inconsistent offense". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ↑ Wilson, Dave (December 10, 2024). "SMU QB Stone, benched in Sept., enters portal". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Preston Stone College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 22, 2026.