No. 86 – Carolina Panthers | |||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | [1] Freeport, Bahamas | August 13, 1997 ||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Liberty Christian (Lynchburg, Virginia) | ||||
College: | Charleston (WV) (2016–2020) | ||||
NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 7 / Pick: 229 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Michael Strachan (born August 13, 1997) [1] is a Bahamian professional American football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He is one of only 4 football players born in the Bahamas to have played in the NFL. [2] He was a wide receiver and track athlete in college at Charleston before being selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Strachan grew up in Freeport, Bahamas before moving to Lynchburg, Virginia, where he attended Liberty Christian Academy. [3]
Strachan was a member of the Charleston Golden Eagles for four seasons. Strachan redshirted his true freshman year and played sparingly the following season, catching one pass. [4] As a redshirt sophomore, Strachan set a school record with 1,007 receiving yards along with eight touchdowns on 48 receptions and was named first-team All-Mountain East Conference (MEC). [3] Strachan was again named first-team All-MEC after catching 78 passes for 1,319 yards and 19 touchdowns, all new school records, during his redshirt junior season. [5] [6] He opted to forgo his final season, which was postponed until spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to declare for the 2021 NFL Draft. [7] [8]
Strachan also was a member of Charleston's track & field team and won conference championships in the 200 meters, 400 meters, and the 4x400 meter relay and holds the school record for the 400 meter dash. [9] [10]
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 5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m) | 226 lb (103 kg) | 34+1⁄4 in (0.87 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 4.54 s | 1.55 s | 2.64 s | 4.36 s | 6.96 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | 20 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine [11] [12] |
Strachan was selected in the seventh round with the 229th overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. [13] On May 6, 2021, Strachan officially signed with the Colts. [14] Strachan was released by the Colts on August 29, 2023, as part of final roster cuts. [15] He was then signed to the Colts practice squad the following day. [16]
On August 29, 2023, Strachan was waived by the Colts and re-signed to the practice squad. [17] [18] He was released on September 12. [19]
On September 13, 2023, Strachan was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad. [20]
During Week 10 of the 2023 NFL season Strachan had a career-long, 45-yard reception during the Panthers' game against the Chicago Bears. He was signed to the active roster on December 1. [21]
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