Player Dossier

2014-2018

UTSA

Kevin Strong Jr.

DT • 6'4" • 295 lbs • Cleveland, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kevin Strong Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.7

Efficiency

15.4

Consistency

25.7

Season Value

19

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · UTSA

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
UTSA
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas State

Scouting Read

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Kevin Strong Jr., DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · UTSA. Kevin Strong Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.4 disruption score.

Kevin Strong Jr. played DT for UTSA. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kevin Strong Jr. recorded 65 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with UTSA.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

UTSA paired 10.5 primary output with 19.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 15.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Rice

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Regular Season · UTSA

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

15.4

Usage

4.7

Consistency

25.7

Best Game by takeover score

North Texas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 0. Baylor: 1. Kansas State: 0. Texas State: 2. UTEP: 2. Rice: 2. Louisiana Tech: 0. Southern Miss: 0. UAB: 0. Florida International: 0. Marshall: 0.5. North Texas: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 1 by 4.2. Baylor: 2 by 18.3. Kansas State: 3 by 12.5. Texas State: 1 by 24.2. UTEP: 2 by 28.3. Rice: 2 by 28.3. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 8.3. Southern Miss: 1 by 4.2. UAB: 1 by 4.2. Florida International: 1 by 4.2. Marshall: 5 by 25.8. North Texas: 3 by 22.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins2 · Games = 3 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 9 · -1.7 vs Wins
First Half1.2 · Games = 6 · +0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.9 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Rice

Best efficiency game

28.3 vs Rice

Result
Sun 11/25vs North TexasL 21-2432100
Sat 11/17@ MarshallL 0-23500.5000
Sun 11/11vs Florida InternationalL 7-4510000
Sat 11/3@ UABL 3-5211000
Sat 10/20@ Southern MissL 17-2710000
Sat 10/13vs Louisiana TechL 3-3122000
Sat 10/6@ RiceSplash gameW 20-322200
Sat 9/29vs UTEPW 30-2121110
Sat 9/22vs Texas StateW 25-2111101
Sat 9/15@ Kansas StateL 17-4133000
Sat 9/8vs BaylorL 20-3722100
Sun 9/2@ Arizona StateL 7-4911000

Career Arc

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    UTSA

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201420152016201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonUTSA0
2015 Regular SeasonUTSA00
2016 PostseasonUTSA17.61.61
2016 Regular SeasonUTSA17.61.60
2017 Regular SeasonUTSA10.519.87.29.5
2018 Regular SeasonUTSA8.515.44.7-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas State

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.

#2

Rice

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.3 takeover score.

#3

UTEP

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.

#4

Rice

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 44.8 takeover score.

#5

North Texas

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · UTSA

10.5 primary output · 19.8 efficiency · 7.2 usage

19.9

#2

2018 Regular Season · UTSA

19

8.5 primary · 15.4 efficiency · 4.7 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · UTSA

4.1

1 primary · 7.6 efficiency · 1.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.7652

Cleveland · Cleveland, TX

Committed To
UTSA
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

65

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.