Usage / Role
62%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Wake Forest
Justin Strnad
LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Palm Harbor, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Strnad shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 58 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
89
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Justin Strnad built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Palm Harbor, FL wearing No. 23, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Justin Strnad's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Wake Forest
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 33
- Overall
- No. 178
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
Justin Strnad, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Wake Forest. Justin Strnad shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 58 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 244
- TFL
- 22.5
- Sacks
- 8
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
Justin Strnad quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · LB
- Career Tackles
- 244
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · East Lake · Wake Forest
- High school pipeline
- East Lake · 14 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 5 · Pick 33 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 69 tackles · LB 198th (top 16%) · ACC 36th (top 6%) · National 314th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 8 | 19 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 13 | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 56.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13 | 41 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 56.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 70.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13 | 94 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 70.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 7 | 69 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 75.3 |
Related Context
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Justin Strnad played LB for Wake Forest. Across 4 tracked seasons, Justin Strnad recorded 2 receiving yards and 244 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Wake Forest paired 13.5 primary output with 58 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 58 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Wake Forest
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
58
Usage
12.8
Consistency
68.1
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 2. Rice: 2.5. North Carolina: 3. Elon: 3.5. Boston College: 2.5. Louisville: 0. Florida State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 12 by 70. Rice: 7 by 54.2. North Carolina: 15 by 80. Elon: 6 by 60. Boston College: 13 by 75. Louisville: 9 by 37.5. Florida State: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.3 · Games = 6 · +2.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -2.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Carolina
Best efficiency game
80 vs North Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/19 | vs Florida State | W 22-20 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Louisville | L 59-62 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Boston College10+ tackles · Splash game | W 27-24 | 13 | 9 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs ElonSplash game | W 49-7 | 6 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/13 | vs North Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | W 24-18 | 15 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ RiceSplash game | W 41-21 | 7 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Utah State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 38-35 | 12 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Justin Strnad story
Justin Strnad built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Palm Harbor, FL wearing No. 23, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Justin Strnad's career was his defensive production: 244 tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 41 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Justin Strnad's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Wake Forest
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | 9.9 | 2.1 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 18 | 30.2 | 7.2 | 18 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 18 | 30.2 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 17 | 45.8 | 9.7 | -1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 17 | 45.8 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13.5 | 58 | 12.8 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisville
Week 9 · W 42-32 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
vs North Carolina
Week 3 · W 24-18 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Elon
Week 4 · W 49-7
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas A&M
Week 1 · W 55-52 · Postseason
3.5
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Boston College
Week 5 · W 27-24 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
82.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Wake Forest
13.5 primary output · 58 efficiency · 12.8 usage
75.3
#2
2018 Postseason · Wake Forest
70.9
17 primary · 45.8 efficiency · 9.7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Wake Forest
70.9
17 primary · 45.8 efficiency · 9.7 usage
Milestones
16
Impact games
15
Splash games
10
10+ tackle games
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