Linebacker, Wake Forest, 2015–19
Justin Strnad
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Palm Harbor, FL
- Born
- Aug 21, 1996
Justin Strnad played linebacker at Wake Forest (2015–19). The Denver Broncos took Strnad in round 5, No. 178 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
15tackles, career highvs. North Carolina, 20192.5sacks, career highvs. Louisville, 2017Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wake Forest | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Wake Forest | 51 | 32 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 105 | 65 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 69 | 38 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 244 | 147 | 22.5 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wake Forest | 23 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Wake Forest | 23 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 23 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 23 | LB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 235 |
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
2019 Wake Forest 7 games, 69 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Utah State | W 38–35 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | at Rice | W 41–21 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. North Carolina | W 24–18 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Elon | W 49–7 | 6 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Boston College | W 27–24 | 13 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Louisville | L 59–62 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Florida State | W 22–20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Wake Forest 13 games, 105 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Tulane | W 23–17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Towson | W 51–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs.Boston College | L 34–41 | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Notre Dame | L 27–56 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Rice | W 56–24 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Clemson | L 3–63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atFlorida State | L 17–38 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atLouisville | W 56–35 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Syracuse | L 24–41 | 14 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at NC State | W 27–23 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 13–34 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | at Duke | W 59–7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. Memphis | W 37–34 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Wake Forest 13 games, 51 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Presbyterian | W 51–7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atBoston College | W 34–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Utah State | W 46–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at App State | W 20–19 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Florida State | L 19–26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atClemson | L 14–28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Georgia Tech | L 24–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Louisville | W 42–32 | 9 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atNotre Dame | L 37–48 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atSyracuse | W 64–43 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.NC State | W 30–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Duke | L 23–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Texas A&M | W 55–52 | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 Wake Forest 8 games, 19 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅜″ |
| Weight | 238 lb |
| Arm length | 31¾″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 78″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.74 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 29″ |
| Broad jump | 9′5″ |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.49 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 55 games with a stat; latest team: Denver Broncos.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Denver Broncos | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Denver Broncos | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Denver Broncos | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 60 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 56 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Denver Broncos | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 55 | 184 | 7.5 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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