Running back, South Dakota State, 2019–21
Pierre Strong Jr.
- Number
- No. 29
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Hometown
- Little Rock, AR
- Born
- Dec 10, 1998
Pierre Strong Jr. played running back at South Dakota State (2019–21). The New England Patriots took Strong in round 4, No. 127 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
138rushing yards, career highat Colorado State, 20212rushing touchdowns, career highat Colorado State, 2021Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Dakota State | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | South Dakota State | 13 | 138 | 10.6 | 2 | 48 |
| Career | 25 | 191 | 7.6 | 2 | 48 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Dakota State | 29 | RB | ||
| 2021 | South Dakota State | 29 | RB | 5′11″ | 205 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Dakota State (FCS) | 18 | 0.32 | – | – | 5.8 | – |
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
2021 South Dakota State 1 game, 138 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Colorado State | W 42–23 | 13 | 138 | 2 | 48 | 3 | 8 |
No box score in the source for Dec 18 at Montana State, so that game is not listed.
2019 South Dakota State 1 game, 53 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Minnesota | L 21–28 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 59 |
No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Long Island University; Sep 14 vs. Drake; Sep 21 vs. Southern Utah; Oct 5 vs. Southern Illinois; Oct 12 at Youngstown State; Oct 19 at Indiana State; Oct 26 vs. North Dakota State; Nov 2 at Missouri State; Nov 9 vs. Illinois State; Nov 16 vs. Northern Iowa; Nov 23 at South Dakota; Dec 7 vs. Northern Iowa, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅜″ | |
| Weight | 207 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 75⅞″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.37 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.50 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ | |
| Bench press | 16 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.95 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.25 sW |
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
4 seasons, 40 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New England Patriots | 10 | 10 | 100 | 1 | 7 | 42 |
| 2023 | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 63 | 291 | 1 | 5 | 47 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 26 | 108 | 0 | 14 | 104 |
| 2026 (so far) | Green Bay Packers | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| NFL career | 40 | 104 | 506 | 2 | 29 | 204 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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