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PRESTON VINSON
Defensive End
1997 / 1997
Goose Creek, SC
Biography
In 1995 Vinson picked USC over Tennessee, Nebraska and Clemson coming out of Goose Creek High, where he was a standout fullback and linebacker, earning Shrine Bowl honors that season. As a senior Vinson rushed for 1,010 yards and 16 touchdowns while recording 78 tackles on defense. He earned Most Valuable Defensive Player in the Shrine Bowl before spening the 1995 and 1996 seasons at Copiah-Lincoln Junior College in Mississippi. Vinson signed again with the Gamecocks after junior college. He played in 1997 as a reserve defensive end, with his best game coming against Vanderbilt as he had a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery that he returned 30 yards in a 35-3 win over the Commodores. He went on to play with the Charleston Swamp Foxes in the af2 classification of Arena Football in 2000 and 2001.
Prior Schools
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Roster Listings
YearRosterNumPosHtWtYrGmsGS
1997 Lindy's 1997 Annual 34 DE 6-2 270 Jr
1997 Auburn 1997 34 DE 6-2 270 Jr 0 0
Depth Chart Appearances
DescriptionPositionRank
Honors
AwardYear
1994 Shrine Bowl
Recruiting Rankings and Honors
SourcePositionRank
G&W All-ACC Area LB
G&W National Top 1000 LB
Defense
YearSoloAstTklTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFRFFBKIPCDSRZSIPPYPT
1997 8 17 25 1.0 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 9 1 2 20.4 -1.44
Tot 8 17 25 1.0 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 9 1 2 20.4

IP - Impact Plays; CDS - Conversion Down Stops (3rd & 4th Down); RZS - Red Zone Stops; IPP - Impact Play Points; YPT - Yards Per Tackle
Scoring Plays
DateOpponentQtrTimeUSCOppPlay
Defense - Sacks
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1997 1997-10-11 Kentucky 1 10 UKY 40 Tim Couch sacked for loss of 6 (Preston Vinson)
Defense - Tackles For Loss
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1997 1997-10-18 Arkansas 1 2 USC 2 Eric Branch rush for loss of 1 (Preston Vinson, Mark Love)
1997 1997-10-25 Vanderbilt 2 8 USC 8 Jared McGrath rush for loss of 1 (Preston Vinson)
Defense - Passes Broken Up
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1997 1997-09-06 Central Florida 3 5 USC 28 Daunte Culpepper pass for Grant incomplete (Preston Vinson)
Defensive Plays
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1997 1997-09-06 Central Florida 2 7 USC 30 K.Moore rush for 2 (Preston Vinson)
1997 1997-09-06 Central Florida 1 10 UCF 9 Daunte Culpepper rush for no gain (Preston Vinson)
1997 1997-09-13 Georgia 1 10 UGA 34 Gary rush for 1 (Preston Vinson)
1997 1997-10-25 Vanderbilt 2 9 VAN 21 Jared McGrath rush for no gain (Preston Vinson)
1997 1997-10-25 Vanderbilt 1 10 VAN 46 Allen sacked for loss of 8, fumble, forced by (Matt Marsters) recovered by (Preston Vinson), returned 30 yards (Baker)