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#98 Preston Hickey
Class RS SR/TRFrom Northwestern State (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'1" · 300 lbHometown Mandeville, LA · St. Paul's HS
Depth-chart placement
Current role
DT1Placement
StarterRoom
Defensive TackleExperience
5-SRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29DL room context
View full depth chart →Preston Hickey holds the DT · Starter spot in UTEP Miners’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Northwestern State→UTEP Miners
Background & career
Preston Hickey is a redshirt senior defensive lineman for UTEP. The 6'1", 300-pound lineman transferred to the Miners from Northwestern State. Hickey hails from Mandeville, Louisiana, where he attended St. Paul's High School. He wears number 98 and continues his college football career at the defensive line position.
Northwestern Statethrough 2025
UTEP2026 — presentPrevious schoolNorthwestern StateOriginMandeville, LA · St. Paul's HS