Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Mississippi State
Shawn Preston Jr.
S • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Saint James, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Shawn Preston Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
81
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
52
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player Story
Shawn Preston Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a safety from Saint James, LA wearing No. 12, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Shawn Preston Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Shawn Preston Jr., S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Shawn Preston Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 200
- TFL
- 10
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
Shawn Preston Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · S
- Career Tackles
- 200
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. James · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- St. James · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · S 75th (top 15%) · SEC 43rd (top 7%) · National 389th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 5 | 25 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 21.1 |
| 2020 Postseason | Mississippi State | 10 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 47.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 10 | 58 | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 47.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 6 | 26 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 9 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 50.8 |
Related Context
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Shawn Preston Jr. played S for Mississippi State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Shawn Preston Jr. recorded 200 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Mississippi State paired 12 primary output with 30.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
30.5
Usage
6.1
Consistency
22.2
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. SE Louisiana: 0. Arizona: 4. LSU: 0. South Carolina: 0. Alabama: 1. Western Michigan: 1.5. Arkansas: 3. Auburn: 0. Kentucky: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Southern Miss: 0.5. Ole Miss: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SE Louisiana: 3 by 12.5. Arizona: 7 by 69.2. LSU: 6 by 25. South Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Alabama: 7 by 39.2. Western Michigan: 6 by 40. Arkansas: 3 by 42.5. Auburn: 5 by 20.8. Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Texas A&M: 4 by 16.7. Southern Miss: 3 by 17.5. Ole Miss: 8 by 53.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 5 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 7 · -1.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arizona
Best efficiency game
69.2 vs Arizona
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | vs Ole MissSplash game | L 7-17 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Southern Miss | W 41-20 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Texas A&M | L 10-51 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Kentucky | L 3-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Auburn | L 13-27 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ ArkansasSplash game | W 7-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Western Michigan | W 41-28 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | vs Alabama | L 17-40 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ South Carolina | L 30-37 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs LSU | L 14-41 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs ArizonaSplash game | W 31-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs SE Louisiana | W 48-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Shawn Preston Jr. story
Shawn Preston Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a safety from Saint James, LA wearing No. 12, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Shawn Preston Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 200 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 12 passes defended across 43 career games in the available record. That gives Shawn Preston Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2018-2023
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 2 | 24.8 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 2020 Postseason | Mississippi State | 7 | 34.5 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 7 | 34.5 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 2 | 21.4 | 5.1 | -5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 6 | 17.3 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 30.5 | 6.1 | 6 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arizona
Week 2 · W 31-24
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Kentucky
Week 9 · W 31-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Alabama
Week 8 · L 6-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Arkansas
Week 8 · W 7-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Georgia
Week 12 · L 24-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State
12 primary output · 30.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage
50.8
#2
2020 Postseason · Mississippi State
47.4
7 primary · 34.5 efficiency · 5.5 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Mississippi State
47.4
7 primary · 34.5 efficiency · 5.5 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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