Roell Preston
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Position: | Hialeah (Hialeah, Florida) | ||||||||
College: | Mississippi | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1995 / Round: 5 / Pick: 145 | ||||||||
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Roell Preston (born June 23, 1972) is an American former professional
Early life
Having grown up in the troubled[2] Lincoln Fields Apartment complex of North Miami, Preston attended Hialeah High School in Hialeah, Florida and was a letterman in football and track. After some initial struggles as a high school freshman, Preston began training in earnest as a sophomore. As a junior, he was a second-team All-Dade County selection in football. As a senior, he was a first-team All-Dade County selection. All three years at Hialeah High Preston donned jersey number 2.
College career
Preston started at Northwest Mississippi Community College,[3] but soon transferred to the University of Mississippi to play for the Ole Miss Rebels as a wide receiver.[4] At Northwest he majored in criminal justice and excelled in football. As a sophomore he caught 58 passes for a total of 1,026 yards. He then led the team with 35 receptions for a total of 455 yards. During his senior year, he was chosen as the Super Sleeper Team choice by The Poor Man's Guide to the NFL Draft.[5]
Professional career
Preston played four years in the NFL for several different teams, used mostly as a returner on special teams. His best season was in 1998, when he racked up 1,497 yards returning kickoffs and 1,918 all-purpose yards. He also set a Packers franchise record in the playoffs with 198 kickoff return yards in their loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Preston finished his career with 4,256 total yards and 5 touchdowns.
Preston also played in the Canadian Football League and XFL in 2001.
Personal
His brother, Rock Preston, played in the CFL and was a teammate with Roell on the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[6]
References
- ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ Broward (August 18, 2003), "Mothers of Drug-Sweep Suspects in Dade Unite to Protest Arrests", Miami Herald, pp. 3B, retrieved 31 March 2011
- ^ "Roell Preston Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Database Football. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ Flynn, Bryan (26 September 2009). "Best Pro Football Players In Mississippi History; Part Nine: Kickers". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "Roell Preston profile, statistics". ESPN. 3 January 2000. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ Temper optimism with caution