Preston Stone

Preston Stone

Northwestern Wildcats
Position	Quarterback
Class	Junior
Personal information
Born:	(2001-10-16) October 16, 2001 (age 23)
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	214 lb (97 kg)
Career history
College	SMU (2021–2024) Northwestern (2025–present)
High school	Parish Episcopal School
Career highlights and awards
American All-Academic Team (2021) Third-team All-AAC (2023)
Stats at ESPN

Preston Stone (born October 16, 2001)[1] is an American football quarterback who plays for the Northwestern Wildcats. He previously played for the SMU Mustangs.

Early life

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

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

Season	Games			Passing								Rushing
	GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
SMU Mustangs
2021	3	0	0−0	3	7	42.9	24	3.4	0	0	71.7	1	2	2.0	0
2022	6	1	1−0	28	48	58.3	388	8.1	2	1	135.8	14	63	4.5	2
2023	12	12	10−2	206	344	59.9	3,197	9.3	28	6	161.3	62	198	3.2	4
2024	7	3	2−1	30	51	58.8	421	8.3	5	1	156.6	11	24	2.6	0
Northwestern Wildcats
2025	0	0	–	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
Career	28	16	13−3	267	450	59.3	4,030	9.0	35	8	156.7	88	287	3.3	6

References

1. "Preston Stone Quarterback SMU". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
2. "Preston Stone Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
3. "Preston Stone - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles". ESPN. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
4. "Preston Stone, 2021 Dual Threat Quarterback, SMU". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
5. Hoyt, Joseph. "Why SMU quarterback Preston Stone didn't transfer, despite not starting for 2 years". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
6. 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.
7. "Preston Stone College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
8. 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.
9. Adelson, Andrea (September 10, 2024). "SMU moves to QB Kevin Jennings over Preston Stone as starter". ESPN. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
10. 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.
11. Wilson, Dave (December 10, 2024). "SMU QB Stone, benched in Sept., enters portal". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2024.

External links

• SMU Mustangs bio