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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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Player stats at PFR |
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.
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]
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] |
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.
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]
On March 15, 2023, Strong signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals. [17] He was released on January 5, 2024. [18]