Cornerback, Virginia Tech, 2020–24
Dorian Strong
- Number
- No. 44
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Upper Marlboro, MD
- Born
- Mar 14, 2002
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Dorian Strong played cornerback at Virginia Tech (2020–24). The Buffalo Bills took Strong in round 6, No. 177 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2interceptions, career hightwice; last at Duke, 2024Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 24 | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Career | 109 | 80 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 44 | CB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 44 | CB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 44 | CB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 44 | CB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 44 | CB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 185 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Virginia Tech 11 games, 32 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Vanderbilt | L 27–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Marshall | W 31–14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Old Dominion | W 37–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Miami | L 34–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 5 | at Stanford | W 31–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Boston College | W 42–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 21–6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Syracuse | L 31–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Clemson | L 14–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Duke | L 28–31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Virginia | W 37–17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Virginia Tech 12 games, 24 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Old Dominion | W 36–17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. Purdue | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | at Rutgers | L 16–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atMarshall | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 38–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | at Florida State | L 17–39 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Wake Forest | W 30–13 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Syracuse | W 38–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atBoston College | W 48–22 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. NC State | L 28–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | atVirginia | W 55–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Tulane | W 41–20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Virginia Tech 4 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atOld Dominion | L 17–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Boston College | W 27–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Wofford | W 27–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs. West Virginia | L 10–33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Virginia Tech 11 games, 22 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 35–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Richmond | W 21–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Notre Dame | L 29–32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 7–28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Syracuse | L 36–41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atGeorgia Tech | W 26–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atBoston College | L 3–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Duke | W 48–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | atMiami | L 26–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atVirginia | W 29–24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Maryland | L 10–54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Virginia Tech 9 games, 22 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | atDuke | W 38–31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at North Carolina | L 45–56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Boston College | W 40–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | atWake Forest | L 16–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | at Louisville | W 42–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Liberty | L 35–38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Miami | L 24–25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atPittsburgh | L 14–47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Virginia | W 33–15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1″ | |
| Weight | 185 lb | |
| Arm length | 30⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 76⅛″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.56 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.08 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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