Ian Strong

WR · #9 · California · SR · 6'4" · 215 · Coram, NY

Projected WR-X starter

396 2026 receiving yards
28 of 50 2026 catches
1 2026 TDs
7 Explosive plays
41 Career games (29 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 California6628-50 396 14.1 1
2025 Rutgers101052-85 762 14.7 5
2024 Rutgers121143-79 676 15.7 5
2023 Rutgers13216-37 230 14.4 2

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 66.0 91
Yards per catch 14.1 64
Catch rate 56.0% 32
Receiving TDs 1 37

Around Ian

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele QB · 1,290 pass yds · 6g
RB Adam Mohammed RB · 336 rush yds · 5g
WR-Z Chase Hendricks WR · 415 rec yds · 7g
WR-SL Cooper Perry WR · 111 rec yds · 6g
TE Mason Mini TE · 220 rec yds · 7g

The situation

California 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 8.0% 5
Red zone TD rate 65.5% 25
Line yards per carry 1.9 12
Sack rate allowed 4.4% 71

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 UCLA12 5 94 0 0
W2 @ SYR7 3 64 0 0
W3Wagner Seahawks8 6 48 0 1
W4 CLEM6 3 44 0 0
W5 @ UNLV9 6 49 1 1
W6 VT8 5 97 0 0

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#1192 Lonnie Adkism WR · Miller SHSU
#1192 Adrian Griffin DL · Pleasant Grove USA
#1198 Ian Strong S · St. Anthony's RUTG
#1203 Victory Johnson LB · Cathedral Catholic COLO
#1203 D'Andre Barnes CB · Regis Jesuit NEB
Ss in the class
#103 Phillip Roche Merrillville MIZZ
#105 DaShawn Stone A.C. Reynolds DUKE
#106 Ian Strong St. Anthony's RUTG
#107 Johnsley Barbas Centennial HOU
#107 Davaughn Patterson Ed White WAKE
2026 · 91th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 56th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.