Justin Strong

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.

2023 Southern Illinois 12 games, 345 rushing yards, 5 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 2	vs.Austin Peay	W 49–⁠23	10	38	1	2	8	1
Sep 9	atNorthern Illinois	W 14–⁠11	3	15	0	–	–	–
Sep 30	vs.Missouri State	W 33–⁠20	5	3	1	5	50	0
Oct 7	atYoungstown State	L 3–⁠31	5	8	0	3	15	0
Oct 14	atMurray State	W 27–⁠6	14	128	1	–	–	–
Oct 21	vs.South Dakota State	L 10–⁠17	9	16	0	4	29	0
Oct 28	atWestern Illinois	W 63–⁠0	9	27	1	1	7	0
Nov 4	vs.South Dakota	L 7–⁠14	6	20	0	–	–	–
Nov 11	atNorth Dakota State	L 10–⁠34	5	23	0	2	13	0
Nov 18	vs.Indiana State	W 38–⁠9	5	23	0	2	7	1
Nov 25 ✦	vs.Nicholls	W 35–⁠0	3	11	1	1	9	0
Dec 2 ✦	atIdaho	L 17–⁠20	5	33	0	2	11	0

2022 Southern Illinois 6 games, 142 rushing yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 3	atIncarnate Word	L 29–⁠64	12	21	1	3	6	0
Sep 10	vs.Southeast Missouri State	L 31–⁠34	8	35	1	1	9	0
Sep 17	atNorthwestern	W 31–⁠24	2	−3	0	2	16	0
Sep 24	vs.North Dakota	W 34–⁠17	9	38	0	1	7	0
Oct 1	atIllinois State	W 19–⁠14	5	23	0	2	4	0
Oct 8	atMissouri State	W 38–⁠21	4	28	1	1	6	0

2021 Southern Illinois 1 game, 35 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 11	atKansas State	L 23–⁠31	6	35	0	1	5	0

2019 Southern Illinois 2 games, 4 tackles

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 7	atMassachusetts	W 45–⁠20	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sep 21	atArkansas State	L 28–⁠41	–	–	–	–	–	–

No box score in the source for Aug 29 at Southeast Missouri State; Sep 14 vs. UT Martin; Oct 5 at South Dakota State; Oct 12 vs. Illinois State; Oct 19 vs. Youngstown State; Oct 26 at South Dakota; Nov 2 at Indiana State; Nov 9 vs. Missouri State; Nov 16 at Western Illinois; Nov 23 vs. North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.

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