Player Dossier

2023-2025

Rutgers

Ian Strong

WR • 6'3" • 211 lbs • Coram, NY, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Ian Strong reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

25%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

79

High-end production for a receiver

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Reliability

61

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

80

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Rutgers

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Rutgers
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Player Story

Ian Strong built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Coram, NY wearing No. 9, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Ian Strong's career was his receiving role: 110 catches,...

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Ian Strong, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Rutgers. Ian Strong reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,660
Receptions
110
Touchdowns
12

Quick Answers

Ian Strong quick answers

Latest team and position
Rutgers · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,660
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 30 games
Best season
2025 Regular Season · Rutgers
Top game
Iowa
Latest roster
No. 9 · Junior
2025 Receiving yards rank
762 receiving yards · WR 80th (top 8%) · Big Ten 10th (top 4%) · National 81st (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2023 PostseasonRutgers9114061.9
2023 Regular SeasonRutgers915216261.9
2024 PostseasonRutgers115105080.4
2024 Regular SeasonRutgers1137563580.4
2025 Regular SeasonRutgers1052762583.4

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Rutgers to CaliforniaP4 to P487Jan 6, 2026

Ian Strong played WR for Rutgers. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ian Strong recorded 1,660 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Rutgers.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Rutgers paired 762 primary output with 81.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 81.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Rutgers

Games

10

Receiving Yards / G

76.2

Efficiency

81.9

Usage

25.7

Consistency

66.1

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 100. Miami (OH): 116. Iowa: 151. Minnesota: 46. Washington: 124. Oregon: 6. Illinois: 85. Maryland: 88. Ohio State: 9. Penn State: 37

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 7 by 95.2. Miami (OH): 9 by 85.9. Iowa: 8 by 100. Minnesota: 5 by 61.3. Washington: 7 by 100. Oregon: 1 by 40. Illinois: 6 by 94.4. Maryland: 5 by 100. Ohio State: 1 by 60. Penn State: 3 by 82.2

Split Comparison

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

Wins101.3 · Games = 3 · +35.9 vs Losses
Losses65.4 · Games = 7 · -35.9 vs Wins

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Iowa

Best efficiency game

100 vs Maryland

Result
Sat 11/29vs Penn StateL 36-4033712.312.30017
Sat 11/22@ Ohio StateL 9-42199909
Sat 11/8vs Maryland2+ TDW 35-2058817.617.60345
Sat 11/1@ IllinoisL 13-3568514.214.20033
Sat 10/18vs OregonL 10-56166606
Sat 10/11@ Washington100 receiving yardsL 19-38712417.717.70034
Sat 9/27@ MinnesotaL 28-315469.29.20013
Sat 9/20vs Iowa100 receiving yards · High volumeL 28-38815118.918.90043
Sat 9/6vs Miami (OH)100 receiving yards · High volumeW 45-17911612.912.90217
Thu 8/28vs Ohio100 receiving yardsW 34-31710014.314.30026

Player Story

Ian Strong story

Ian Strong built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Coram, NY wearing No. 9, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Ian Strong's career was his receiving role: 110 catches, 1,660 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ian Strong's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Rutgers

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20232023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonRutgers23093.517.9
2023 Regular SeasonRutgers23093.517.90
2024 PostseasonRutgers66884.923.9438
2024 Regular SeasonRutgers66884.923.90
2025 Regular SeasonRutgers76281.925.794

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Iowa

Week 11 · L 0-22 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

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Receiving Yards

100 takeover

47 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs No. 12 Iowa

Week 4 · L 28-38 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

151

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

151 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Kansas State

Week 1 · L 41-44 · Postseason

105

Receiving Yards

98.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

105 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Virginia Tech

Week 4 · W 26-23

110

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

110 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs No. 82 Miami (OH)

Week 2 · W 45-17

116

Receiving Yards

87.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

116 receiving yards with a 85.9 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Rutgers

762 primary output · 81.9 efficiency · 25.7 usage

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#2

2024 Postseason · Rutgers

80.4

668 primary · 84.9 efficiency · 23.9 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Rutgers

80.4

668 primary · 84.9 efficiency · 23.9 usage

Milestones

6

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games