2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 29
Preston Fox
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 191
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Morgantown, W.Va.
- High School:
- Morgantown
- Has played in 28 career games, including five starts
- 2024 Iron Mountaineer Award
2023 (r-So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- All-Big 12 Conference Honorable-Mention Honoree (KR/PR) (Coaches)
- Played in 12 games at receiver, starting five; also used at punt and kick returner
- Saw action on 417 offensive snaps and 95 on special teams
- Used on a season-high 49 snaps at UCF and against Oklahoma and a season-high 13 snaps at Oklahoma
- Third-leading receiver on the team with 26 catches for 368 yards, averaging 14.2 yards per catch, two touchdowns and a long reception of 34 yards
- Finished with 18 punt returns for 145 yards with a long of 20 yards
- Ranked No. 28 nationally in punt returns, averaging 8.1 per return
- Had eight kick returns for 172 yards, averaging 21.5 yards per return with a long of 33 yards
- Missed the Duke's Mayo Bowl due to injury
- Had season-highs in receptions (4) and yards (81) and long reception (34)
- Finished with three catches for 51 yards at Baylor with a long of 29 yards
- Season-best three kickoff returns for 58 yards with a long return of 24 yards against the Bears
- WVU Blue Collar Award: at UCF, BYU
- Recorded three catches for 33 yards with a touchdown and a long of 12 yards against BYU
- Registered three catches for 33 yards with a long of 28 yards at UCF
- Posted three catches for 24 yards with a long of 16 yards against Cincinnati
- Had two punt returns for 32 yards with a long return of 17 yards at TCU
- WVU Special Teams Champion: Texas Tech
- Season-best three punt returns for 45 yards with a season-long of 20 yards against the Red Raiders
- Had two catches for 34 yards against Duquesne with a touchdown and a long catch of 22 yards
- Recorded three punt returns for 41 yards with a long return of 16 yards against the Dukes
2022 (r-Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- Played in all 12 games
- Added depth at wide receiver; used extensively on special teams
- Finished with four catches for 41 yards for the season, a touchdown and a long reception of 26 yards
- Had a season-high two catches against Towson and Baylor
- WVU Special Teams Champion: Oklahoma State
- Finished with three punt returns at Oklahoma State for 10 yards with a long of eight yards
- Two catches for 32 yards and a touchdown against Towson
- Season-best punt return of 27 yards against the Tigers
2021 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
- Added depth at receiver; used on special teams
- Saw action in four games
- Earned his first collegiate start against Long Island
- Saw action on a season-high eight offensive plays against Long Island
- WVU Special Teams Scout Champion: Iowa State
2020 (COVID)
- WVU Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (TCU)
High School
- Played wide receiver and defensive back for coach Matt Lacy at Morgantown High
- Earned West Virginia All-State AAA First Team honors as a senior (defense utility) after posting nearly 1,500 all-purpose yards as a senior
- Named All-Two Rivers Conference First-Team Defense and Second-Team Offense
- Finished with 1,300 career receiving yards and eight touchdowns
- Also had 452 rushing yards and five touchdowns, 504 career kickoff return yards and 144 punt return yards
- Registered 120 career tackles, five tackles for loss, four interceptions and three pass breakups
Personal
- Son of Tom and Tammy Fox
- One of three children (2 brothers)
- Graduated with his bachelor’s degree in marketing in August 2024
- Pursuing a master’s degree in business administration
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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