Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Wisconsin
Preston Zachman
S • 6'1" • 212 lbs • Elysburg, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Preston Zachman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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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: 2024 Regular Season · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Player Story
Preston Zachman built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from Elysburg, PA wearing No. 14, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Preston Zachman's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Preston Zachman, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Wisconsin. Preston Zachman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 125
- TFL
- 4
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Preston Zachman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · S
- Career Tackles
- 125
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Wisconsin
- Top game
- Rutgers
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Southern Columbia Area · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- Southern Columbia Area · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 7 tackles · S 378th (top 68%) · Big Ten 413th (top 53%) · National 3,347th (top 54%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 6 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 25.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Wisconsin | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 13 | 46 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 33.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 12 | 58 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 49.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 2 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Preston Zachman played S for Wisconsin. Across 6 tracked seasons, Preston Zachman recorded 125 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Wisconsin paired 8.5 primary output with 27.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Wisconsin
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
24.6
Usage
9.2
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 2. Middle Tennessee: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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First Half2 · Games = 1 · +2 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 1 · -2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Miami (OH)
Player Story
Preston Zachman story
Preston Zachman built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from Elysburg, PA wearing No. 14, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Preston Zachman's career was his defensive production: 125 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, and 8 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Preston Zachman's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Wisconsin
2020-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 2.5 | 11.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Wisconsin | 6 | 20.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 6 | 20.3 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 8.5 | 27.2 | 6.7 | 2.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 2 | 24.6 | 9.2 | -6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Rutgers
Week 7 · W 42-7 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Nebraska
Week 12 · W 24-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 82 Miami (OH)
Week 1 · W 17-0
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Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
@ USC
Week 5 · L 21-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Illinois State
Week 1 · W 38-0
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Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Wisconsin
8.5 primary output · 27.2 efficiency · 6.7 usage
49.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · Wisconsin
43.7
2 primary · 24.6 efficiency · 9.2 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Wisconsin
33.9
6 primary · 20.3 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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