Receiver, California (from Rutgers), 2023–⁠26

Ian Strong

Number
No. 9
Height
6′4″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Coram, NY

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Ian Strong plays receiver for California, after Rutgers (2023–⁠25). Last time out, against Virginia Tech: 5 catches, 97 yards.

2026 so far

28 catches, 396 yards, 1 TD

Last game: 5 catches, 97 yards vs. Virginia Tech, W 25–⁠20

Next game: at SMU, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 94UCLA
  2. 64@SYR
  3. 48WAG
  4. 44CLEM
  5. 49@UNLV
  6. 97VT

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Miami (OH), 2025151receiving yards, career highvs. Iowa, 20253receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Maryland, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Rutgers1623014.4229
2024Rutgers4266815.9565
2025Rutgers5276214.7545
2026California2839614.1149
Career1382,05614.91365

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Rutgers9WRFr.
2024Rutgers9WRSo.
2025Rutgers9WRJr.
2026California9WRSr.6′4″215

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Rutgers191.21––23.0–
2024Rutgers431.5898th (n=581)0.9267.86%
2025Rutgers840.6073rd (n=1040)0.4650.112%
2026California470.3033rd (n=829)0.4314.211%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 California 6 games, 28 catches, 396 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.UCLAL 24–⁠45594049
Sep 12atSyracuseW 21–⁠18364043
Sep 19vs.WagnerW 49–⁠7648019
Sep 25vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠24344026
Oct 3atUNLVL 31–⁠39649120
Oct 10vs.Virginia TechW 25–⁠20597031
2025 Rutgers 10 games, 52 catches, 762 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 28vs.OhioW 34–⁠317100026
Sep 6vs.Miami (OH)W 45–⁠179116217
Sep 19vs.IowaL 28–⁠388151043
Sep 27atMinnesotaL 28–⁠31546013
Oct 10atWashingtonL 19–⁠387124034
Oct 18vs.OregonL 10–⁠561606
Nov 1atIllinoisL 13–⁠35685033
Nov 8vs.MarylandW 35–⁠20588345
Nov 22atOhio StateL 9–⁠421909
Nov 29vs.Penn StateL 36–⁠40337017
2024 Rutgers 11 games, 42 catches, 668 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.HowardW 44–⁠7220012
Sep 7vs.AkronW 49–⁠17116016
Sep 21atVirginia TechW 26–⁠234110063
Sep 27vs.WashingtonW 21–⁠18540115
Oct 5atNebraskaL 7–⁠14110010
Oct 19vs.UCLAL 32–⁠35371042
Nov 9vs.MinnesotaW 26–⁠19489165
Nov 16atMarylandW 31–⁠17786130
Nov 23vs.IllinoisL 31–⁠38666115
Nov 30atMichigan StateW 41–⁠14455120
Dec 26 ✦vs.Kansas StateL 41–⁠445105060
2023 Rutgers 9 games, 16 catches, 230 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.NorthwesternW 24–⁠7224113
Sep 23atMichiganL 7–⁠31118018
Sep 30vs.WagnerW 52–⁠3117017
Oct 7atWisconsinL 13–⁠24445116
Oct 14vs.Michigan StateW 27–⁠24231027
Nov 11atIowaL 0–⁠22347029
Nov 18atPenn StateL 6–⁠27234019
Nov 25vs.MarylandL 24–⁠42––––
Dec 28 ✦vs.MiamiW 31–⁠24114014

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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