Player Dossier

2007-2010

Alabama

Preston Dial

TE • 6'3" • Mobile, AL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Preston Dial reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

2%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

16

Developing production for a tight end

lowelite

Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

22

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Alabama

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Alabama
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Player Story

Preston Dial built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a tight end from Mobile, AL wearing No. 85, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Preston Dial's career was his receiving role: 30 catches,...

Read the story
3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2006 · Rating 0.8244

UMS-Wright Preparatory School · Mobile, AL

Committed To
Alabama
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2006

Preston Dial, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Alabama. Preston Dial reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
318
Receptions
30
Touchdowns
3

Quick Answers

Preston Dial quick answers

Latest team and position
Alabama · TE
Career Receiving Yards
318
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 16 games
Best season
2010 Postseason · Alabama
Top game
Michigan State
Recruit profile
3-star · UMS-Wright Preparatory School · Alabama
High school pipeline
UMS-Wright Preparatory School · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 85 · Class 2010
2010 Receiving yards rank
264 receiving yards · TE 44th (top 16%) · SEC 46th (top 26%) · National 429th (top 26%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonAlabama1121056
2008 Regular SeasonAlabama118043.1
2009 Regular SeasonAlabama3325026.3
2010 PostseasonAlabama11455065.3
2010 Regular SeasonAlabama1121209365.3

Related Context

Preston Dial played TE for Alabama. Across 4 tracked seasons, Preston Dial recorded 318 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Alabama.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason

Alabama paired 264 primary output with 69.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2007 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 100 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2007 Regular Season · Alabama

Games

1

Receiving Yards / G

21

Efficiency

100

Usage

4.8

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

UL Monroe

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All Games21 · Games = 1

Game Log

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1 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

UL Monroe

Best efficiency game

100 vs UL Monroe

Result
Sat 11/17vs UL MonroeL 14-211212121021

Player Story

Preston Dial story

Preston Dial built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a tight end from Mobile, AL wearing No. 85, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Preston Dial's career was his receiving role: 30 catches, 318 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 16 career games in the available record. That gives Preston Dial's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Alabama

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20072008200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonAlabama211004.8
2008 Regular SeasonAlabama853.34.8-13
2009 Regular SeasonAlabama2546.75.717
2010 PostseasonAlabama26469.211239
2010 Regular SeasonAlabama26469.2110

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Michigan State

Week 1 · W 49-7 · Postseason

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

55

Receiving Yards

87.3 takeover

55 receiving yards with a 91.7 efficiency score.

#2

vs Florida International

Week 2 · W 40-14

19

Receiving Yards

72.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

19 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Duke

Week 3 · W 62-13

39

Receiving Yards

72.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

39 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#4

vs UL Monroe

Week 12 · L 14-21

21

Receiving Yards

72 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

21 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ LSU

Week 10 · L 21-24 · Conference game

35

Receiving Yards

65.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

35 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · Alabama

264 primary output · 69.2 efficiency · 11 usage

65.3

#2

2010 Regular Season · Alabama

65.3

264 primary · 69.2 efficiency · 11 usage

#3

2007 Regular Season · Alabama

56

21 primary · 100 efficiency · 4.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games