Kevin Strong
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Born: | Houston, Texas, U.S. | August 5, 1996||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Cleveland (Cleveland, Texas) | ||||||||
College: | UTSA (2014–2018) | ||||||||
Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||
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Kevin Strong Jr. (born August 5, 1996) is an American football nose tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at UTSA before graduating in 2018. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Detroit Lions in 2019.
College career
[edit]Strong was a member of the UTSA Roadrunners for five seasons, redshirting his freshman year. As a junior, Strong was named second-team All-Conference USA after recording 27 tackles, seven tackles for loss and three sacks.[1] He finished his collegiate career with 106 tackles (26.5 for loss), 7.5 sacks, three pass deflections, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and two blocked kicks in 47 games played (40 starts).[2]
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) |
289 lb (131 kg) |
32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) |
10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
5.26 s | 1.81 s | 3.02 s | 4.88 s | 7.95 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) |
8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) |
17 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[3] |
Detroit Lions
[edit]Strong signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2019.[4] He made his NFL debut on September 8, 2019, against the Arizona Cardinals.[5] On November 12, 2019, Strong was placed on injured reserve after an season ending injury. He finished his rookie season with five tackles and a pass defended in eight games played.[6]
On September 5, 2020, Strong was waived by the Lions and signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was elevated to the active roster on September 19 for the team's Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[9] He was released by the Lions on November 11, 2020.[10] He re-signed to the practice squad on December 1, 2020,[11] and was promoted to the active roster the next day.[12] In Week 17 against the Minnesota Vikings, Strong recorded his first career sack on Kirk Cousins during the 37–35 loss.[13]
On September 25, 2021, Strong was placed on injured reserve.[14] He was activated on November 2, 2021. He was waived on November 20.
Tennessee Titans
[edit]Strong signed with the Tennessee Titans' practice squad on November 23, 2021.[15] He was promoted to the active roster on January 8, 2022.[16]
Arizona Cardinals
[edit]On March 15, 2023, Strong signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals.[17] He was released on January 5, 2024.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ Luca, Greg (October 2, 2018). "UTSA's Strong seeing improvement after rough start to 2018 season". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ Schlitt, Erik (August 14, 2019). "Lions Wire exclusive: Kevin Strong's path to his first NFL game". Lions Wire. USA Publisher. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ "Kevin Strong Jr., Texas-San Antonio, DT, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "Lions sign 13 undrafted rookie free agents". DetroitLions.com. May 10, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ Raven, Benjamin (September 9, 2019). "Snap counts: Lions Frank Ragnow returns to play every offensive snap on OL in Week 1 tie". MLive.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ Schlitt, Erik (November 12, 2019). "Lions claim OT Dan Skipper off waivers, place DT Kevin Strong on IR". Lions Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Lions establish practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 6, 2020.
- ^ Schlitt, Erik (September 19, 2020). "Lions elevate Kevin Strong and Dee Virgin to the active roster for Week 2". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ Schlitt, Erik (November 11, 2020). "Lions re-sign RB Dalyn Dawkins to practice squad, release DT Kevin Strong". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Schlitt, Erik (December 1, 2020). "Lions sign DT Kevin Strong to practice squad, protect him and three others in Week 13". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions – January 3rd, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Schlitt, Erik (September 25, 2021). "Detroit Lions elevate K Ryan Santoso to active roster, place DL Kevin Strong on IR". Pride Of Detroit. SB Nation. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (November 23, 2021). "Titans Make 13 Roster Moves – On the Active Roster, Practice Squad and Injured Reserve – On a Busy Tuesday". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (January 8, 2022). "Titans Promote DL Kevin Strong to the Active Roster While Waiving RB Jeremy McNichols". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ Urban, Darren (March 15, 2023). "Kyzir White Agrees To Two-Year Deal With Cardinals". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren. "Cardinals Move Dante Stills, D.J. Humphries To Injured Reserve". azcardinals.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1996 births
- Living people
- American football defensive ends
- American football defensive tackles
- Arizona Cardinals players
- Detroit Lions players
- People from Cleveland, Texas
- Players of American football from Liberty County, Texas
- Sportspeople from the Houston metropolitan area
- Tennessee Titans players
- UTSA Roadrunners football players