Preston Tarpley

HIGH SCHOOL A three-time Texas Sports Writers Association All-State selection as a kicker (2022-24) and one-time honoree as a punter (2024) at Gunter High School ... went 276 for 281 on career PAT attempts and 24 for 31 on field goal tries ... compiled 348 career points ... went 81 for 83 on PATs and 10 for 11 on field goals as a senior in 2024 ... ranked first nationally with 110 made extra points his junior season en route to MaxPreps Small Town All-America Second Team honors ... ranked second in Texas high school football history in consecutive PATs made (165) and fifth in PATs converted (276) ... also played quarterback and led team to its third of three consecutive Texas 3A Division II state championships as a starter his senior season ... accounted for 28 total touchdowns and passed for 2,445 yards in 2024 ... also lettered in basketball and golf all four years ... named 2025 National Football Foundation Club of Dallas Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... chose Oklahoma over Louisiana, SMU and other scholarship and preferred walk-on offers.