Preston Compton Sets Career Passing Record

Graceland University Football's Preston Compton set the Graceland University career passing record of 8,041 yards during his final game and Graceland's senior day Nov. 10.

Passing 289 yards and connecting on 29 of 53 attempts against Culver-Stockton, Compton broke the record for total career passing yards. He totals 8,041, surpassing Clayton Braddock who totaled 8,018 career passing yards.

Compton, a three-year starting quarterback, was a 2017 All-Heart of America Athletic Conference honorable mention player. He threw for 1,847 yards during his sophomore season with nine passing touchdowns. His junior year, he compiled 3,319 yards and 19 touchdowns in the air. He finished his senior season with a total of 2,875 yards with 13 touchdowns.

Besides the Graceland career passing record, he also holds Graceland's single-game passing record of 501 yards, which he set on Sept. 23, 2017, against Central Methodist University.

During his junior season, Compton also set two individual NAIA records. He set the single-game record for total offensive plays by an individual with 103 total plays against No. 2 Baker University. In that same game, Graceland set the NAIA record for total offensive plays with 124. Compton also set the individual offensive plays per game record, averaging 72.2 plays per game. He surpassed the previous record set in 1983 by Kevin Kott of Eastern New Mexico with 69.0 (690 in 10 games).