Defensive tackle, UTSA, 2014–18
Kevin Strong Jr.
- Number
- No. 54
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 295 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Cleveland, TX
- Born
- Aug 5, 1996
Kevin Strong Jr. played defensive tackle at UTSA (2014–18).
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11 of 12 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UTSA | 54 | DT | RS | ||
| 2015 | UTSA | 54 | DT | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | UTSA | 54 | DT | So. | ||
| 2017 | UTSA | 54 | DT | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | UTSA | 54 | DT | Sr. | 6′4″ | 295 |
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
2018 UTSA 12 games, 24 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Arizona State | L 7–49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Baylor | L 20–37 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Kansas State | L 17–41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Texas State | W 25–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs. UTEP | W 30–21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Rice | W 20–3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Louisiana Tech | L 3–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Southern Miss | L 17–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at UAB | L 3–52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Florida International | L 7–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Marshall | L 0–23 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. North Texas | L 21–24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2017 UTSA 11 games, 27 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | atBaylor | W 17–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Southern | W 51–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atTexas State | W 44–14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Southern Miss | L 29–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atNorth Texas | L 26–29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Rice | W 20–7 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atUTEP | W 31–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atFlorida International | L 7–14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.UAB | L 19–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Marshall | W 9–7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atLouisiana Tech | L 6–20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 UTSA 8 games, 14 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Alabama State | W 26–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Arizona State | L 28–32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atRice | W 14–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.North Texas | W 31–17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Middle Tennessee | W 45–25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atLouisiana Tech | L 35–63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Texas A&M | L 10–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. New Mexico | L 20–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅝″ |
| Weight | 289 lb |
| Arm length | 32¾″ |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 79⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.26 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.81 s |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ |
| Broad jump | 8′10″ |
| Bench press | 17 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.95 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.88 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 40 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Detroit Lions | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Detroit Lions | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Tennessee Titans | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Tennessee Titans | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Arizona Cardinals | 14 | 39 | 2.5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 40 | 83 | 3.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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