
Receiver, Arizona State, 2013–14
Jaelen Strong
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 6′3″
- Hometown
- Philadelphia, PA
- Born
- Jan 25, 1994, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Jaelen Strong played receiver at Arizona State (2013–14). The Houston Texans took Strong in round 3, No. 70 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12catches, career hightwice; last vs. UCLA, 2014202receiving yards, career highat USC, 20143receiving touchdowns, career highat USC, 2014Honors
All-America: ESPN 2014
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Arizona State | 75 | 1,122 | 15.0 | 7 | 69 |
| 2014 | Arizona State | 82 | 1,165 | 14.2 | 10 | 77 |
| Career | 157 | 2,287 | 14.6 | 17 | 77 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Arizona State | 21 | WR | |
| 2014 | Arizona State | 21 | WR | 6′3″ |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Arizona State | 69 | 1.01 | 78th (n=341) | 0.81 | 69.9 | 7% |
| 2014 | Arizona State | 115 | 0.59 | 62nd (n=496) | 0.52 | 68.4 | 14% |
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
2014 Arizona State 12 games, 82 catches, 1,165 yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. | W 45–14 | 10 | 146 | 0 | 35 |
| Sep 6 | at | W 58–23 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 24 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 38–24 | 6 | 77 | 1 | 45 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | L 27–62 | 12 | 146 | 0 | 25 |
| Oct 4 | at | W 38–34 | 10 | 202 | 3 | 77 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 26–10 | 8 | 75 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 24–10 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 23 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 19–16 | 5 | 77 | 1 | 32 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 55–31 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 16 |
| Nov 15 | at | L 27–35 | 9 | 103 | 0 | 25 |
| Nov 28 | at | L 35–42 | 4 | 80 | 1 | 50 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 36–31 | 7 | 103 | 0 | 49 |
2013 Arizona State 14 games, 75 catches, 1,122 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 55–0 | 6 | 58 | 1 | 24 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 32–30 | 6 | 104 | 0 | 24 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 28–42 | 12 | 168 | 1 | 34 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 62–41 | 7 | 103 | 0 | 25 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 34–37 | 8 | 136 | 1 | 36 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 54–13 | 3 | 109 | 1 | 69 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 53–24 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 55–21 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 20–19 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 30–17 | 7 | 106 | 0 | 29 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 38–33 | 6 | 91 | 1 | 26 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 58–21 | 4 | 142 | 1 | 61 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | L 14–38 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 18 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 23–37 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 15 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2015 | Combine or pro day 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅜″ | |
| Weight | 217 lb | |
| Arm length | 32½″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| Wingspan | 76¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.44 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 s | |
| Vertical jump | 42″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ | |
| Bench press | 14 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.34 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 s |
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
3 seasons, 18 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Houston Texans | 10 | 14 | 161 | 3 |
| 2016 | Houston Texans | 6 | 14 | 131 | 0 |
| 2017 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 3 | 38 | 1 |
| NFL career | 18 | 31 | 330 | 4 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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