Fresno State Athletics
2026 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 19
Preston Okafor
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Omaha Westside HS
- Prev School:
- Nebraska
PRIOR TO FRESNO STATE: Spent the 2024-25 seasons at Nebraska … 2025: Appeared in two games in 2025, seeing action against Akron and Houston Christian … Academic All-Big Ten … Brook Berringer Citizenship Team … Tom Osborne Citizenship Team … Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll … 2024: Did not participate … redshirted … Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Omaha Westside High School … played for Coach Paul Limongi … helped Westside to back-to-back state championships in his final two seasons … as a senior, Okafor helped the Warriors to a perfect 13-0 record by making 18 tackles while recovering four fumbles and breaking up three passes … was an honorable-mention all-state selection by both the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star, and he earned honorable-mention All-Metro recognition … as a junior, Okafor contributed on a defense that helped the Warriors to a 12-1 record and the Class A state title … he was also a member of the track team … finished second in the Class A 100-meter dash as a senior and competed for Westside’s 4x100 team … was also a state qualifier in the 100 meters as a junior.
PERSONAL: From Omaha, Nebraska … is the son of Napoleon and Angela Okafor … older brother, Collins, was a running back at Nebraska from 2008 to 2011.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Omaha Westside High School … played for Coach Paul Limongi … helped Westside to back-to-back state championships in his final two seasons … as a senior, Okafor helped the Warriors to a perfect 13-0 record by making 18 tackles while recovering four fumbles and breaking up three passes … was an honorable-mention all-state selection by both the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star, and he earned honorable-mention All-Metro recognition … as a junior, Okafor contributed on a defense that helped the Warriors to a 12-1 record and the Class A state title … he was also a member of the track team … finished second in the Class A 100-meter dash as a senior and competed for Westside’s 4x100 team … was also a state qualifier in the 100 meters as a junior.
PERSONAL: From Omaha, Nebraska … is the son of Napoleon and Angela Okafor … older brother, Collins, was a running back at Nebraska from 2008 to 2011.
Spring Football Practice #5: Brayden Walton, Joseph Applegate
Friday, April 10
Spring Practice Report with Ezekiel Avit
Friday, April 10
Spring Practice Report with Tytus Khajavi
Wednesday, April 08
Spring Football Practice #4: HC Matt Entz, Adam Breske, Jahzon Jacks
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