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Jersey Number 7
Shawn Preston Jr.
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- St. James, La.
- High School/Previous School:
- St. James HS
Career Honors
2024 Hula Bowl
2023 Phil Steele All-SEC (Fourth Team)
2023 PFF Team of the Week: Overall Defensive Grade of 90.7 (Week 8 at Arkansas)
Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 54 career games, making 26 starts โฆ 206 career tackles and 17 career pass deflections ... five career interceptions with two career fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles โฆ Career-best 65 tackles during the 2020 season.
2023 (Graduate Season)
Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts โฆ Recorded 59 tackle, 23 solo and 36 assisted โฆ Forced two fumbles while recovering one โฆ Career-best three interceptions with three pass breakups โฆ According to PFF, earned a career-best coverage grade of 82.3 and a career-best defensive grade of 81.1 โฆ PFF defensive grade ranked sixth in the SEC among safeties while his coverage grade ranked seventh ย ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Notched a trio of tackles โฆ Arizona (9/9): Recorded multiple career-highs in tackles for loss (2.0) and forced fumbles (1) โฆ Picked off a pass โฆ Had one quarterback hurry โฆ LSU (9/16): Had six tackles โฆ at South Carolina (9/23): Forced a fumble in opponent territory โฆ Finished with four stops โฆ Alabama (9/30): Tallied seven tackles including one for a loss โฆ Western Michigan (10/7): Picked off a pass in the fourth quarter โฆ Had six tackles including a split tackle for loss โฆ at Arkansas (10/21): Recorded an interception for the second straight game ... Recovered a fumble โฆ Had a pass breakup and a tackle for loss as well โฆ at Auburn (10/28): Made five tackles ... fifth game this season with at least five tackles โฆ Kentucky (11/4): Totaled three tackles โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Notched four tackles โฆ Southern Miss (11/18): Had three tackles including a split tackle for loss โฆ Ole Miss (11/23): Broke up a pair of passes for the third time in his career โฆ Had eight tackles.
2022 (Senior Season)
Appeared in 13ย games with four starts ... Finished with 27 tackles including two tackles for loss ... Had one interception, two pass breakups, and one fumble recoveryย ...ย Memphis (9/3):ย Tallied one tackle and a fumble recovery in Stateโs season-opening win over Memphis ...ย at LSU(9/17):ย Totaled one tackle ...ย Bowling Green (9/24):ย Had an interception and returned in 20 yards ... Also logged a pair of tackles ...ย Texas A&M (10/1):ย Made three stops against the Aggies ...ย at Alabama (10/22):ย Had five tackles including one for a loss ... Logged two pass breakups as well ...ย Auburn (11/5):ย Set a season-high with six tackles including one tackle for loss ...ย Georgia (11/12):ย Recorded a pair of tackles ...ย ETSU (11/19):ย Logged two tackles ...ย vs. Illinois (1/2):ย Made four stops.
2021 (Junior Season)
Appeared in 11 games while making four starts ... Totaled 29 tackles and one interception on the year ... Louisiana Tech (9/4): Tallied three tackles, including one solo stop, in the season-opening win over the visiting Bulldogs ...ย Kentucky (10/30): Finished the game with four tackles, two solo and two assisted ... Came down with an interception on the night that was one of threeย Bulldog interceptions on the nightย ... at Arkansas (11/06): Tallied nine tackles during the game ... Part of a defense that had six tackles for loss and fourย sacks ... Tennessee State (11/20): Registered seven total tackles, including three solo stops, and a pass break-up in the win ... Ole Miss (11/25): Tallied two solo tackles in the Egg Bowl.ย
2020 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in 10 games with six starts ... Registered 65 total tackles on the season, including 35 solo tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and four pass break-ups ...ย at LSU (9/26): Finished with a career-best 11 tackles to lead the team ... All 11 tackles came in the second half ... Arkansas (10/3): Posted five tackles ... Logged his first career tackle for loss ... Texas A&M (10/17): Recorded three tackles and one pass break-up ... Owned the team's topย coverage grade (78.9), according to PFF ... at Alabama (10/31): Totaled seven tackles ... Combined with Landon Guidry on a fourth-quarter tackle for loss ... Vanderbilt (11/7): Finished with four tackles, all in the first half ... at Georgia (11/21): Recorded five tackles, including one and a half for loss ... Part of a defense that tallied 11 tackles for loss ... Helped hold Georgia to eight yards rushing, the fewest yards allowed by State in an SEC game since at least 2006 ... at Ole Miss (11/28): Totaled a game-high 12 tackles ... Eight of 12 tackles were solo ... Auburn (12/12): Logged six stops ... Added two pass breakups ... Missouri (12/19): Chipped in five tackles ... vs. Tulsa (12/31): Had seven tackles ... Six of his seven stops were solo ... Added one pass break-up.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in seven games with one start โฆ Recorded 25 tackles and two pass break-ups โฆ Logged first career start against Abilene Christian (11/23) ...ย at No. 7 Auburn (9/28): Totaled three tackles โ all solo โฆ Had one pass break-up ... No. 2 LSU (10/19): Made five stops ... at Texas A&M (10/26): Posted five tackles โ four solo ... No. 5 Alabama (11/16): Chipped in four tackles ... Abilene Christian (11/23): Made first career start โฆ Notched a season-high eight tackles and one pass break-up.
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2018 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in one game โฆ Redshirted his initial year with the program ...ย Stephen F. Austin (9/1): Made collegiate debut โฆ Recorded one solo stop.
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High School
Prepped at St. James High School under head coach Robert Valdez โฆ Consensus Three-star prospect โฆ Ranked No. 38 prospect in Louisiana, regardless of position, by 247Sports โฆ Led the Wildcats to an 9-4 record and the third round of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association Class 3A playoffs as a senior โฆ Appeared on ESPN Sunday NFL Countdownโs โYou Got Mossedโ segment hosted by NFL veteran Randy Moss after a one-handed touchdown catch in St. Jamesโ playoff win over Madison Prep Academy โฆ As a senior, made 78 tackles with 18.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, four forced fumbles and two interceptions โฆ Returned one interception for a touchdown โฆ As a junior, totaled 45 tackles with 3.0 tackles for loss, four interceptions, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and five pass break-ups โฆ Scored two defensive touchdowns โฆ Committed to MSU on July 7, 2017.
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Personal
Born Shawn David Preston Jr. on Dec. 22, 1999 โฆ Son of Lori and Shawn Preston Sr. โฆ Has one younger brother:ย Shazz โฆ Brother,ย Shazz, plays wide receiver at Alabama ...ย ย Majoring in Interdiscipinary Studies โฆ Has a pet bulldog.
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Social Media
Twitter โ @Savage7even
Instagram โ savage7even
ย
2024 Hula Bowl
2023 Phil Steele All-SEC (Fourth Team)
2023 PFF Team of the Week: Overall Defensive Grade of 90.7 (Week 8 at Arkansas)
Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 54 career games, making 26 starts โฆ 206 career tackles and 17 career pass deflections ... five career interceptions with two career fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles โฆ Career-best 65 tackles during the 2020 season.
2023 (Graduate Season)
Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts โฆ Recorded 59 tackle, 23 solo and 36 assisted โฆ Forced two fumbles while recovering one โฆ Career-best three interceptions with three pass breakups โฆ According to PFF, earned a career-best coverage grade of 82.3 and a career-best defensive grade of 81.1 โฆ PFF defensive grade ranked sixth in the SEC among safeties while his coverage grade ranked seventh ย ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Notched a trio of tackles โฆ Arizona (9/9): Recorded multiple career-highs in tackles for loss (2.0) and forced fumbles (1) โฆ Picked off a pass โฆ Had one quarterback hurry โฆ LSU (9/16): Had six tackles โฆ at South Carolina (9/23): Forced a fumble in opponent territory โฆ Finished with four stops โฆ Alabama (9/30): Tallied seven tackles including one for a loss โฆ Western Michigan (10/7): Picked off a pass in the fourth quarter โฆ Had six tackles including a split tackle for loss โฆ at Arkansas (10/21): Recorded an interception for the second straight game ... Recovered a fumble โฆ Had a pass breakup and a tackle for loss as well โฆ at Auburn (10/28): Made five tackles ... fifth game this season with at least five tackles โฆ Kentucky (11/4): Totaled three tackles โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Notched four tackles โฆ Southern Miss (11/18): Had three tackles including a split tackle for loss โฆ Ole Miss (11/23): Broke up a pair of passes for the third time in his career โฆ Had eight tackles.
2022 (Senior Season)
Appeared in 13ย games with four starts ... Finished with 27 tackles including two tackles for loss ... Had one interception, two pass breakups, and one fumble recoveryย ...ย Memphis (9/3):ย Tallied one tackle and a fumble recovery in Stateโs season-opening win over Memphis ...ย at LSU(9/17):ย Totaled one tackle ...ย Bowling Green (9/24):ย Had an interception and returned in 20 yards ... Also logged a pair of tackles ...ย Texas A&M (10/1):ย Made three stops against the Aggies ...ย at Alabama (10/22):ย Had five tackles including one for a loss ... Logged two pass breakups as well ...ย Auburn (11/5):ย Set a season-high with six tackles including one tackle for loss ...ย Georgia (11/12):ย Recorded a pair of tackles ...ย ETSU (11/19):ย Logged two tackles ...ย vs. Illinois (1/2):ย Made four stops.
2021 (Junior Season)
Appeared in 11 games while making four starts ... Totaled 29 tackles and one interception on the year ... Louisiana Tech (9/4): Tallied three tackles, including one solo stop, in the season-opening win over the visiting Bulldogs ...ย Kentucky (10/30): Finished the game with four tackles, two solo and two assisted ... Came down with an interception on the night that was one of threeย Bulldog interceptions on the nightย ... at Arkansas (11/06): Tallied nine tackles during the game ... Part of a defense that had six tackles for loss and fourย sacks ... Tennessee State (11/20): Registered seven total tackles, including three solo stops, and a pass break-up in the win ... Ole Miss (11/25): Tallied two solo tackles in the Egg Bowl.ย
2020 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in 10 games with six starts ... Registered 65 total tackles on the season, including 35 solo tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and four pass break-ups ...ย at LSU (9/26): Finished with a career-best 11 tackles to lead the team ... All 11 tackles came in the second half ... Arkansas (10/3): Posted five tackles ... Logged his first career tackle for loss ... Texas A&M (10/17): Recorded three tackles and one pass break-up ... Owned the team's topย coverage grade (78.9), according to PFF ... at Alabama (10/31): Totaled seven tackles ... Combined with Landon Guidry on a fourth-quarter tackle for loss ... Vanderbilt (11/7): Finished with four tackles, all in the first half ... at Georgia (11/21): Recorded five tackles, including one and a half for loss ... Part of a defense that tallied 11 tackles for loss ... Helped hold Georgia to eight yards rushing, the fewest yards allowed by State in an SEC game since at least 2006 ... at Ole Miss (11/28): Totaled a game-high 12 tackles ... Eight of 12 tackles were solo ... Auburn (12/12): Logged six stops ... Added two pass breakups ... Missouri (12/19): Chipped in five tackles ... vs. Tulsa (12/31): Had seven tackles ... Six of his seven stops were solo ... Added one pass break-up.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in seven games with one start โฆ Recorded 25 tackles and two pass break-ups โฆ Logged first career start against Abilene Christian (11/23) ...ย at No. 7 Auburn (9/28): Totaled three tackles โ all solo โฆ Had one pass break-up ... No. 2 LSU (10/19): Made five stops ... at Texas A&M (10/26): Posted five tackles โ four solo ... No. 5 Alabama (11/16): Chipped in four tackles ... Abilene Christian (11/23): Made first career start โฆ Notched a season-high eight tackles and one pass break-up.
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2018 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in one game โฆ Redshirted his initial year with the program ...ย Stephen F. Austin (9/1): Made collegiate debut โฆ Recorded one solo stop.
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High School
Prepped at St. James High School under head coach Robert Valdez โฆ Consensus Three-star prospect โฆ Ranked No. 38 prospect in Louisiana, regardless of position, by 247Sports โฆ Led the Wildcats to an 9-4 record and the third round of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association Class 3A playoffs as a senior โฆ Appeared on ESPN Sunday NFL Countdownโs โYou Got Mossedโ segment hosted by NFL veteran Randy Moss after a one-handed touchdown catch in St. Jamesโ playoff win over Madison Prep Academy โฆ As a senior, made 78 tackles with 18.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, four forced fumbles and two interceptions โฆ Returned one interception for a touchdown โฆ As a junior, totaled 45 tackles with 3.0 tackles for loss, four interceptions, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and five pass break-ups โฆ Scored two defensive touchdowns โฆ Committed to MSU on July 7, 2017.
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Personal
Born Shawn David Preston Jr. on Dec. 22, 1999 โฆ Son of Lori and Shawn Preston Sr. โฆ Has one younger brother:ย Shazz โฆ Brother,ย Shazz, plays wide receiver at Alabama ...ย ย Majoring in Interdiscipinary Studies โฆ Has a pet bulldog.
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Social Media
Twitter โ @Savage7even
Instagram โ savage7even
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