2023 Football Roster

84 Preston Rose

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position OL/TE
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 270
  • Hometown Highlands Ranch, Colo.
  • Highschool Valor Christian
  • Major Metallurgical & Materials Engineering / Engineering Technology & Management (M.S.)

Biography

2023: Received a M.S. in engineering & technology management in May 2024 ... Honorable Mention All-RMAC … Appeared in all 15 games with five starts at tight end … Part of an offensive line that helped Mines produce NCAA Division II’s #2 total offense and #3 scoring offense … Orediggers ranked in the national top 20 in first downs (#2), passing efficiency (#3), third down conversions (#3), passing offense (#6), rushing offense (#18), and fewest tackles for loss allowed (#20) … Mines averaged 46.5 points and 508.7 yards of offense per game, including 204.7 yards per game on the ground.

2022: Received a B.S. in metallurgical & materials engineering in May 2023 ... Appeared in all 16 games on the offensive line with eight starts in a extra-OL/TE role … Part of an offensive line that helped Mines lead the nation in scoring offense, red zone offense, and first downs while ranking #7 in NCAA D-II in total offense, #6 in passing offense, and #6 in fewest tackles for loss allowed, while protecting Harlon Hill Award winner John Matocha … Helped produce 1,000-yard rusher Michael Zeman … Mines averaged 44.6 points and 467 yards of total offense per game.

2021: Appeared in all 14 games on the offensive line, including four starts either as a sixth lineman or a tight end … Part of an offensive line that helped Mines average 176.7 yards per game on the ground, 409.3 yards of total offense per game, and 38.64 points per game.

2019: Appeared in six games as a redshirt freshman on the offensive line … Part of an offensive line that at the end of the regular season ranked in the NCAA D-II top-10 in first downs (2nd), total offense (8th), and rushing offense (6th) ... Mines set a single-season record for rushing yards at 3,269 and had top team rushing games of 440, 400, and 395 yards, including six games of 275+ yards with a 1,000-yard rusher in Michael Zeman.

2018: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Second-Team All-Colorado offensive lineman and defensive tackle at powerhouse Valor Christian ... Won two state titles and four conference crowns with VCHS ... Multi-sport athlete lettering twice in track & field and three times in football ... Awarded academic all-conference and All-Colorado honors.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    OL
    6'1" 245 lbs
  • 55

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    OT
    6'1" 270 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    OT
    6'1" 270 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2021Redshirt Junior

    OG
    6'2" 275 lbs
    55
  • 84

    2022Redshirt Senior

    OL/TE
    6'2" 275 lbs
    84
  • 84

    2023Redshirt Senior

    OL/TE
    6'2" 270 lbs
    84