Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Virginia Tech
Dorian Strong
CB • 6'0" • 185 lbs • Upper Marlboro, MD, USA
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Dorian Strong shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a corner
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Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Dorian Strong built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a cornerback from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 44, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Dorian Strong's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 1
- Overall
- No. 177
- NFL Team
- Buffalo Bills
Dorian Strong, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Virginia Tech. Dorian Strong shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 109
- TFL
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 27
Quick Answers
Dorian Strong quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia Tech · CB
- Career Tackles
- 109
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Dr. Henry Wise · Virginia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Dr. Henry Wise · 20 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 6 · Pick 1 · Buffalo Bills
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · CB 96th (top 22%) · ACC 160th (top 21%) · National 1,288th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 9 | 22 | - | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 4 | 9 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 32.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 61.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 12 | 20 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 61.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 11 | 32 | - | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 32.8 |
Related Context
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Dorian Strong played CB for Virginia Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dorian Strong recorded 109 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Virginia Tech paired 11.5 primary output with 20.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
19.4
Usage
3.2
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 0. Marshall: 0. Old Dominion: 0. Miami: 2. Stanford: 1. Boston College: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Syracuse: 1. Clemson: 0. Duke: 3. Virginia: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Vanderbilt: 1 by 4.2. Marshall: 4 by 16.7. Old Dominion: 1 by 4.2. Miami: 3 by 32.5. Stanford: 2 by 18.3. Boston College: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Syracuse: 4 by 26.7. Clemson: 4 by 16.7. Duke: 5 by 50.8. Virginia: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 5 · +0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | vs Virginia | W 37-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ DukeSplash game | L 28-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Clemson | L 14-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Syracuse | L 31-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Georgia Tech | W 21-6 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/17 | vs Boston College | W 42-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Stanford | W 31-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/27 | @ MiamiSplash game | L 34-38 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Old Dominion | W 37-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Marshall | W 31-14 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Vanderbilt | L 27-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dorian Strong story
Dorian Strong built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a cornerback from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 44, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Dorian Strong's career was his defensive production: 109 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, and 27 passes defended across 47 career games in the available record. That gives Dorian Strong's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Virginia Tech
2020-2024
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 7 | 18 | 2.8 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 7 | 14.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 7 | 14.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 3 | 16.9 | 1.8 | -4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 11.5 | 20.4 | 7.7 | 8.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 11.5 | 20.4 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 8 | 19.4 | 3.2 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Duke
Week 13 · L 28-31 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Virginia
Week 13 · W 29-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Boston College
Week 11 · W 48-22 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#4
vs Virginia
Week 15 · W 33-15 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Boston College
Week 10 · L 3-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Virginia Tech
11.5 primary output · 20.4 efficiency · 7.7 usage
61.7
#2
2023 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
61.7
11.5 primary · 20.4 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
44.3
7 primary · 18 efficiency · 2.8 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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