Preston Howard

TE · #8 · Maryland · SR · 6'5" · 236 · Arbutus, MD

Transferred from AUB · TE depth chart, 2nd

84 2025 receiving yards
10 of 22 2025 catches
0 2025 TDs
36 Career games (28 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2025 Auburn12710-22 84 8.4 0
2024 Maryland111024-32 189 7.9 0
2023 Maryland131113-21 160 12.3 1

2025 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 7.0 46
Yards per catch 8.4 32
Catch rate 45.5% 9
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Preston

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Malik Washington QB · 2,963 pass yds · 12g
RB DeJuan Williams RB · 501 rush yds · 12g
WR-X Kaleb Webb WR · 318 rec yds · 12g
WR-Z Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding WR · 667 rec yds · 13g · at ODU
WR-SL Chris Durr Jr. WR · 469 rec yds · 11g · at WYO
TE Dorian Fleming TE · 351 rec yds · 12g

The situation

Maryland 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 8.6% 5
Red zone TD rate 54.0% 3
Line yards per carry 2.3 34
Sack rate allowed 1.7% 99

2025 Game log

with Auburn
WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W1 @ BAY 1 1 7
W2 BALL 2 1 8
W3 USA 4 1
W4 @ OKLA 1
W7 UGA 5 4 33
W8 MIZZ 3 1 7
W10 UK 1 1 19
W11 @ VAN 2
W13Mercer Bears 1 1 5
W14 ALA 2 1 5

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board
#464 Jamarrien Burt ATH · Forest OKLA
#464 Justin Medlock LB · Manvel UTAH
#464 Preston Howard ATH · McDonogh School MD
#464 Lucas Taylor IOL · St. Paul's Episcopal MSST
#464 Landon Hullaby S · Mansfield Timberview TTU
ATHs in the class
#26 Mekhi Fox Pasadena CSU
#27 Jamarrien Burt Forest OKLA
#28 Preston Howard McDonogh School MD
#29 Rodney Hill Bulloch Academy FSU
#30 Justius Lowe Lake Oswego ORE
2025 · 46th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 81th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.