Rice freshman TE Preston Healy brings rare two-way toughness to the Owls
Preston Healy is a 6-foot-2, 236-pound freshman tight end at Rice in the 2026 season, and his calling card is toughness: he arrived with a decorated high-school résumé that included 77 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, and three defensive touchdowns as a senior[1][4]. That kind of physical, high-motor background suggests a player who can add edge, special-teams value, and a nasty competitive streak to Rice’s room, even before the receiving stats catch up[1][4].
