Eastern Michigan Athletics
2021 Football Roster
vs
Louisiana
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Hutchinson, Preston

Jersey Number 10
Preston Hutchinson
- Position:
- QB
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Mason, Ohio
- High School:
- Mason
Bio
EMU: 2021: Selected fourth-team Preseason All-MAC by Phil Steele's College Football Preview while grabbing fourth-team accolades from Athlon Sports...2020: Fourth Team All-MAC Selection from Phil Steele...Assumed the role as Eastern’s starting quarterback in all six games for the Green and White in 2020...Recorded new career-highs in virtual every category...Put together an impressive junior season as he threw for 1,662 yards on 126-of-198 pass attempts, the 22nd most single-season passing yards by an QB in program history...Recorded two games with 300+ passing yards...Threw for 12 touchdowns, including a career-best four scores versus Toledo, Nov. 18...Added a career-best 87 rushing attempts for 206 yards and eight touchdowns...Ran for touchdowns in three consecutive games, the most of any EMU player this season and the 24 in program history to hit the mark...Directed an EMU offense that amassed 2,438 total yards, good for 406.3 yards per game, the fourth-best mark of any team in program history...Finished the season ranked inside the top-40 nationally in 10 individual categories, including top-20 placements in passing yards per game (276.2) and total offense (308.2 yards per game)...Now resides in the top-20 of four EMU record book categories, including single-game total offense (13 - 422 yards vs. CMU, Nov. 27), career pass completions (18-169), career passing yards (17 – 2,124), and single-game TD passes (T-4 – 4 vs. Toledo, Nov. 18)...Connected with tight end Bryson Cannon for the second-longest pass play in Rynearson Stadium history (79 yards) against CMU, Nov. 27...Led the scoring unit that averaged 22.33 first downs per game (134 total), which is sixth-best of any team in program history...Had a career-game against Central Michigan, Nov. 27, in which he put together 422 yards of total offense, the 13th most in EMU single-game history...Helped Eastern to its first win over Western Michigan on the road since 2012 as his offense put up a season-high 53 points, the 11th best scoring performance in program history...Made first-half history against the Broncos as he finished the 30-minute stretch with 267 passing yards on 15-of-22 passing...That performance is the best by an Eagle in the first half of a game since Andy Schmitt went 38-of-52 for 354 yards and five touchdowns against Central Michigan, Nov. 28, 2008...Collected MAC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance…Also named a Manning Award “Star of the Week,” for his effort...Earned both honors for the second time in his career...2019: Saw action in eight games with one start as quarterback against Western Michigan (Oct. 19)…Completed 43-of-57 passes for 462 yards and three touchdowns...Heroics will go down in EMU football lore...Filled in for the MAC’s leading passer against WMU (Oct 19) for his first career start...Completed 31-of-36 passes for 357 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning 34-yard scoring strike to Mathew Sexton with 36 seconds left...Began the game-winning drive on EMU’s 26-yard line with 1:51 left in the fourth quarter, marched the Eagles down the field, completing all four of his passes for 70 yards...The perfect game-winning drive was part of a fourth quarter that saw him complete 11-of-12 passes for 140 yards and a pair of long touchdown passes that took advantage of single coverage on the outside...Also made plays with his legs, finishing with 10 carries for 29 sack-adjusted yards, including a six-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter that gave EMU its first lead of the game at 17-14...Collected MAC Offensive Player of the Week honors...Totaled 90 passing yards on nine completions versus Buffalo (Nov. 2)...2018: Saw action in one game for the Eagles (at Ball State, Oct. 20)...Complete one pass for one yard against the Cardinals while rushing for a yard as well...2017: Winner of the Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year award at the postseason banquet...Sat out the 2017 season as a redshirt...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Mason High School and played under Head Coach Brian Castner as a Comet...Ranked as a two-star recruit by 247Sports...Named to the Greater Miami All-Conference team three times...Also lettered in basketball...PERSONAL: Full name: Preston Jayson Hutchinson...Son of Jayson and Jami Hutchinson...Has three brothers, Christian, Luke, and Jax...Marketing major.
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