Preston Ashley - 2026 Football Roster
Oct 31 (Sat)
12 p.m.
Preston Ashley
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- First
- Hometown:
- Brandon, Miss.
- High School:
- Brandon
AT COLORADO
2026 (First-Year): Has played in two games. Has one tackle and two pass breakups.
Game by Game:
- at Georgia Tech (Sept. 3, W 14-13): played. Collegiate debut.
- vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21): 1 tackle, 2 PBU. First career tackle and pass breakups.
RECRUIT RANKINGS
A four-star prospect. ESPN gave him an 83 grade and ranked him No. 91 in the ESPN 300, the No. 12 cornerback in the nation and the No. 5 player from Mississippi; Rivals rated him an 88, the No. 60 cornerback and No. 17 in Mississippi; 247Sports rated him a 90, the No. 29 safety and No. 12 in Mississippi. The 247Sports Composite had him No. 220 nationally, the No. 22 safety and No. 10 in Mississippi, and the Rivals Industry Ranking No. 277 nationally, the No. 32 cornerback and No. 10 in Mississippi.
AT BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL
Played four seasons of varsity football, three for head coach Sam Williams and his senior year for Lance Pogue, reaching two state championship games and a semifinal, and finished his career with 203 tackles, 14 pass breakups, eight tackles for loss, three interceptions, two sacks, two quarterback hurries, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble. An Under Armour All-American, an all-state selection and the Class 7A Defensive Player of the Year, he was also selected to the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game. As a senior in 2025, had 35 tackles, four for loss, six pass breakups, an interception and a sack for a team that reached the second round of the playoffs; as a junior, had 68 tackles, three for loss, five pass breakups, a sack, an interception, two hurries, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery returned for a touchdown as Brandon reached the 7A state championship game, with a six-tackle, forced-fumble, interception game against Clinton; as a sophomore in 2023, had 66 tackles, two pass breakups and an interception as the Bulldogs reached the semifinals; as a freshman, had 34 tackles, a tackle for loss, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery for a state-finalist team. Also competed in track and field and was an honor roll student.
PERSONAL
Preston Tyrone Ashley is the son of Tyrone and Jennifer Ashley; has a brother, Paxton, and a sister, Tyanna Taylor. His father played football at Ole Miss, as did his uncle Roell Preston, who went on to play for the Green Bay Packers; another uncle, Rock Preston, played at Florida State and won the 1993 national championship.
