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Roell Preston

Roell Preston

Position: WR
Height: 5-10    Weight: 187 lbs.
Born: June 23, 1972 in Miami, FL
College: Mississippi

Career AV: 6 (7726th overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 5th round (145th overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft.

85 88 15 84 82

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV
1995 23 ATL RET 85 14 0 30 627 0 44 20.9 756 1
1996 24 ATL 85 15 2 32 681 0 50 21.3 889 2
1997 25 GNB 88 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 7 211 0 43 30.1 211 0
1998* 26 GNB RET 88 16 0 44 398 1 71 9.0 57 1497 2 101 26.3 1918 3
1999 27 3TM 7 0 12 71 0 12 5.9 21 411 0 58 19.6 482 0
TEN 84 2 0 8 59 0 12 7.4 5 119 0 29 23.8 178 0
MIA 82 1 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6 0
SFO 15 4 0 3 6 0 6 2.0 16 292 0 58 18.3 298 0
Career 53 2 57 469 1 71 8.2 147 3427 2 101 23.3 4256 6
2 yrs ATL 29 2 62 1308 0 50 21.1 1645 3
2 yrs GNB 17 0 45 398 1 71 8.8 64 1708 2 101 26.7 2129 3
1 yr MIA 1 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6 0
1 yr OTI 2 0 8 59 0 12 7.4 5 119 0 29 23.8 178 0
1 yr SFO 4 0 3 6 0 6 2.0 16 292 0 58 18.3 298 0

Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1995 23 ATL RET 85 14 0 7 129 18.4 1 61 0.5 9.2 129 1 1
1996 24 ATL 85 15 2 21 208 9.9 1 17 1.4 13.9 208 1 0
1998* 26 GNB RET 88 16 0 2 23 11.5 0 13 0.1 1.4 23 0 7
Career 53 2 30 360 12.0 2 61 0.6 6.8 360 2 9
2 yrs ATL 29 2 28 337 12.0 2 61 1.0 11.6 337 2 1
2 yrs GNB 17 0 2 23 11.5 0 13 0.1 1.4 23 0 7

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1995 23 ATL RET 85 14 0 1 0 0 0
1998* 26 GNB RET 88 16 0 7 1 0 0
1999 27 3TM 7 0 1 1 0 0
SFO 15 4 0 1 1 0 0
Career 53 2 9 2 0 0
2 yrs ATL 29 2 1 0 0 0
2 yrs GNB 17 0 7 1 0 0
1 yr SFO 4 0 1 1 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1995 23 ATL RET 85 14 0 1 1 6
1996 24 ATL 85 15 2 1 1 6
1998* 26 GNB RET 88 16 0 1 2 3 18
Career 53 2 2 1 2 5 30
2 yrs ATL 29 2 2 2 12
2 yrs GNB 17 0 1 2 3 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1998

Non-Offensive TDs

1998 NFL 3 (1/23)

All-Purpose Yds

1998 NFL 1918 (6)

Yds/Touch

1998 NFL 18.6 (1/9)

Kick Returns

1998 NFL 57 (4/53)
Career 147 (78)

Kick Return Yds

1998 NFL 1497 (2/27)
Career 3427 (81)

Kick Return TD

1998 NFL 2 (1/13)

Career 2 (47)

Long Kick Return

1998 NFL 101 (3/48)

Yds/Kick Return

1998 NFL 26.3 (6)
Career 23.3 (138)

Punt Returns

1998 NFL 44 (3/86)

Punt Return Yds

1998 NFL 398 (9)

Punt Return TD

1998 NFL 1 (5/89)
Career 1 (143)

Long Punt Return

1998 NFL 71 (10)

Kick & Punt Returns

1998 NFL 101 (2/12)
Career 204 (119)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1998 NFL 1895 (1/13)

Career 3896 (90)

 
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1998Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1995 23 14 WR 19 112
1996 24 15 WR 27 95
1998 26 16 WR 2 147
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