Jaelen Strong

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Jaelen Strong
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Strong at Cleveland Browns training camp in 2019
No. 11, 10
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-01-25) January 25, 1994 (age 30)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Philadelphia (PA) West Catholic
College: Arizona State
NFL Draft: 2015  / Round: 3 / Pick: 70
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:31
Receiving yards:330
Receiving touchdowns:4
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Jaelen Strong (born January 25, 1994) [1] is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Arizona State.

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Early years

Strong's father, John Rankin, played college basketball at Drexel and died of leukemia in 2003 when Strong was 9. [2] [3] Strong attended West Catholic Preparatory High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he played football and ran track. As a junior, he caught 24 passes for 385 yards with four touchdowns. As a senior, he had 17 receptions for 318 yards and four touchdowns. He had scholarship offers from Eastern Michigan, Villanova and VMI before opting to attend Pierce College. [4] In track & field, Strong posted personal-bests of 6.42 meters (20-11.5) in the long jump and 12.42 meters (40-6.5) in the triple jump. [5]

College career

Strong attended Los Angeles Pierce College for two years before transferring to Arizona State University. [6] At Pierce in 2012, he had 67 receptions for 1,263 yards and 15 touchdowns in 10 games. In his first season at Arizona State in 2013, he had 75 receptions for 1,122 yards and seven touchdowns. [7] [8] In 2014, he had 82 receptions for 1,165 yards and 10 touchdowns.

After his junior season, Strong entered the 2015 NFL Draft. [9] [10]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Coming into the draft, Strong was ranked by some analysts as a late first-round prospect. [11] [12] He had been criticized for his lack of vertical speed, but surprised many with a 4.44 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine. [13] His vertical jump of 42 inches was the 4th best among wide receivers over the past ten years. [13]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
6 ft 2+3⁄8 in
(1.89 m)		217 lb
(98 kg)		32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		9 in
(0.23 m)		4.44 s1.57 s2.59 s4.19 s7.33 s42 in
(1.07 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		14 reps22
All values from NFL Combine

Houston Texans

Strong was selected by the Houston Texans with the 70th overall pick in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft. [14] The Texans traded with the New York Jets for the pick, giving away their own third round pick (82nd overall, Jets picked Lorenzo Mauldin), their fifth round pick (152nd overall, Jets picked Jarvis Harrison), a seventh round pick via the Cleveland Browns (229th overall, Jets traded pick to Jacksonville Jaguars), and wide receiver DeVier Posey. [15] Against the Indianapolis Colts on October 8, 2015, he made his first two career receptions, both for touchdowns; the first was on a 42-yard hail mary pass to end the first half. [16] He finished his rookie season with 14 receptions for 161 yards and three touchdowns.

In Week 8 of the 2016 season, Strong suffered a serious ankle sprain against the Lions. The injury kept him out the next five weeks before being placed on injured reserve on December 10, 2016. [17] He finished his second season with 14 receptions for 131 yards with no touchdowns in eight games.

Strong was suspended the first game of the 2017 season for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse. [18]

On September 18, 2017, Strong was released by the Texans. [19]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 19, 2017, Strong was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars. [20] He was released by the Jaguars on November 18, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad. [21] He was promoted to the active roster on December 23, 2017. [22] In Week 16, Strong caught three passes for 38 yards and a touchdown. However, he suffered a torn ACL in the game and was placed on injured reserve on December 26, 2017. [23] He was released on April 30, 2018. [24]

Cleveland Browns

After spending the 2018 season out of the NFL, Strong was signed by the Cleveland Browns on February 20, 2019. [25]

Strong was waived by the Browns on August 27, 2019. [26]

Personal life

On February 28, 2016, Strong was arrested in Scottsdale, Arizona for marijuana possession. He was later released from jail. [27]

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References

  1. ↑ The 2015 NFL Draft Age Database
  2. ↑ Jaelen Strong, son of ex-Drexel star, finds success at Arizona St.
  3. ↑ ASU football's Jaelen Strong happy after long road to Tempe
  4. ↑ "Jaelen Strong - Football".
  5. ↑ "Jaelen Rankin-Strong - Feed".
  6. ↑ Strong as advertised in ASU debut but wants more
  7. ↑ ASU wide receiver Jaelen Strong's game has improved 'everywhere'
  8. ↑ ASU football WR Jaelen Strong comes back stronger
  9. ↑ Bonagura, Kyle (December 22, 2014). "Arizona State WR Strong declares for draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ ASU receiver Jaelen Strong declares for the NFL draft
  11. ↑ Casserly, Charley (April 27, 2015). "Mock Draft 3.0: Two CBs go in top 14". NFL.com. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
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  20. ↑ "Jaguars claim wide receiver Jaelen Strong off waivers". Jaguars.com. September 19, 2017. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017.
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