Ian Strong

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

Transferred from RUTG · Projected WR-X starter

762 2025 receiving yards
52 of 85 2025 catches
5 2025 TDs
8 Explosive plays
35 Career games (23 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2025 Rutgers101052-85 762 14.7 5
2024 Rutgers121143-79 676 15.7 5
2023 Rutgers13216-37 230 14.4 2

2025 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 76.2 96
Yards per catch 14.7 72
Catch rate 61.2% 53
Receiving TDs 5 82

Around Ian

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele QB · 3,460 pass yds · 13g
RB Adam Mohammed RB · 523 rush yds · 13g · at WASH
WR-Z Chase Hendricks WR · 1,037 rec yds · 13g · at OHIO
WR-SL Cooper Perry WR · 25 rec yds · 12g · at ORE
TE Dorian Thomas TE · 560 rec yds · 13g · at UNM

The situation

California 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 9.2% 13
Red zone TD rate 70.7% 52
Line yards per carry 1.6 7
Sack rate allowed 6.3% 40

2025 Game log

with Rutgers
WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W1 OHIO 7 7 100
W2 M-OH 12 9 116 2 3
W4 IOWA 12 8 151
W5 @ MINN 8 5 46 2
W7 @ WASH 15 7 124 2
W8 ORE 1 1 6
W10 @ ILL 14 6 85 2
W11 MD 8 5 88 3 3
W13 @ OSU 2 1 9
W14 PSU 6 3 37

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#1192 Adrian Griffin DL · Pleasant Grove USA
#1198 Miquel Dingle Jr. LB · Byrnes TTU
#1198 Ian Strong S · St. Anthony's RUTG
#1198 Alex Woods OT · Treasure Coast SMU
#1198 Guerlens Milfort DL · Lakeland UAB
Ss in the class
#104 Phillip Roche Merrillville MIZZ
#105 DaShawn Stone A.C. Reynolds DUKE
#106 Ian Strong St. Anthony's RUTG
#107 Johnsley Barbas Centennial HOU
#108 Davaughn Patterson Ed White WAKE
2025 · 96th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 56th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.