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Lafayette College Athletics

2024 Football Roster

Rick Smith
Hannah Ally

18 Preston Forney

  • Pos. LB
  • Yr. Senior
  • Ht. 6-1
  • Weight 228
  • Hometown Southlake, Texas
  • High School Carroll
  • Major Engineering

Biography

2024: Team captain who started all 12 games…tallied 61 tackles, with 12 of them coming against Fordham (10/05)...rang up 5.5 TFLs, two of which came against Fordham (10/5)...added a sack and forced a at Fordham...recorded at least three tackles in eight games...selected as one of 54 Leopard players who earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll laurels after achieving a 3.3 GPA.

2023: Started all 12 games at linebacker, finishing fourth on the team in tackles as one of four players with 70+ tackles…made 73 stops with 8.0 TFL…managed at least five tackles in 10 games…recorded a career-high three sacks over the season, for a total loss of 19 yards…tallied six quarterback hurries…ranked fifth in the Patriot League in fumble recoveries…rang up a sack, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble against Monmouth (9/23)…made a career-high 10 stops against No. 11 Delaware (11/25) in the FCS Playoffs…selected as one of 51 Leopard players who earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll distinction after achieving a 3.83 GPA.

2022: Held down the starting spot in nine games at WILL linebacker...finished the season with 48 tackles (fifth on the team), including 4.5 tackles for loss and a half sack...had five or more tackles in seven games...made seven stops with a QB hurry vs. Sacred Heart (9/3)...managed his second career interception against No. 6 Holy Cross (10/22)...made a career-high nine tackles against league foe Georgetown (10/29)...forced a fumble at Colgate (11/5)...one of 46 Lafayette selections to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after securing a 3.43 semester GPA.

2021 Fall: Played in seven games with five starts at linebacker...key special teams contributor who finished season with 20 tackles...had three or more tackles in four games...made a season-high seven tackles vs. Fordham (10/2)...one of 42 Leopard selections to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after achieving a 3.57 semester GPA. 

2021 Spring: Played in two of the Leopards' three games during his rookie season...made a season-high four tackles with one tackle for loss in a season-opening win over Colgate (3/13). 

AT CARROLL: All-district selection at linebacker in 2018 and 2019, earning All-State Second-Team recognition in 2018…recorded 212 tackles, 16 quarterback hurries, eight sacks and two interceptions in his junior and senior seasons…played linebacker, tight end and h-back for three varsity seasons, leading team to the fourth round of the playoffs in 2017 (10-4), 2018 (13-1) and 2019 (13-1)…scored four touchdowns as a sophomore…member of the Young Men’s Service League.

Personal: Son of Matt and Kayanne…has older brothers, Charles, Jack and Will…uncle, Chuck Forney, played football at TCU…born 7/11/01.

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2020Freshman

    LB
    6'1" 220 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2021Sophomore

    LB
    6'1" 220 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2022Junior

    LB
    6'1" 228 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2023Senior

    LB
    6'1" 238 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2024Senior

    LB
    6'1" 228 lbs
    18