Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 54 | — |
| Target share | 17.2% | 236th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 61.1% | 344th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 44.4% | 330th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 8.1 | 258th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 14.8% | 149th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 16.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 8 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Strong's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted53 targets charted
2025 charting · Rutgers
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Strong’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted28 targets charted
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  California#93 · 3-6 | 8 | 62% | 35 | 478 | 1 | 17.2% |
| 2025 |  Rutgers#65 · 5-7 | 10 | 62% | 52 | 762 | 5 | 27.1% |
| 2024 | Rutgers#52 · 7-6 | 11 | 54% | 43 | 676 | 5 | 15.0% |
| 2023 | Rutgers#57 · 7-6 | 9 | 33% | 16 | 230 | 2 | 11.5% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Ian Strong's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Ian Strong's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  UCLA | L 24–45 | 7.7 | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 0 | 49 |
| 2 | @ Syracuse | W 21–18 | 6.9 | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 43 |
| 3 |  Wagner | W 49–7 | 6.6 | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 0 | 19 |
| 4 |  Clemson | L 10–24 | 6.4 | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | @ UNLV | L 31–39 | 7.2 | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 1 | 20 |
| 6 |  Virginia Tech | W 25–20 | 7.8 | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 0 | 31 |
| 7 |  Wake Forest | L 7–41 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 | @ SMU | L 20–59 | 7.2 | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | @ NC State | L 10–31 | 4.8 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.8 | 35 | 478 | 13.7 | 1 | 49 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 35 | 95th / 2089 |
| Yards | 478 | 81st / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 13.7 | 159th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 49 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · UCLA | ✓ WR | 86 | ~68 (45–83) | 10 | · | 79% |
| Wk 2 · Syracuse | ✓ WR | 60 | ~47 (31–57) | 7 | · | 78% |
| Wk 3 · Wagner | ✓ WR | 71 | ~54 (35–66) | 8 | · | 76% |
| Wk 4 · Clemson | ✓ WR | 56 | ~47 (31–56) | 6 | 1 | 84% |
| Wk 5 · UNLV | ✓ WR | 84 | ~59 (39–72) | 9 | · | 70% |
| Wk 6 · Virginia Tech | — | 69 | ~51 (34–62) | 7 | · | 74% |
| Wk 8 · SMU | ✓ WR | 66 | ~41 (27–50) | 6 | · | 62% |
| Wk 9 · NC State | — | 72 | ~24 (8–33) | 3 | · | 33% |
| Season | 6 GS | 634 | 391 (328–456) | 56 | 1 | 62% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the California roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chase Hendricks | WR | SR | 61 | 565 | 4 | 20% | +0.24 |
| 9 | Ian Strong | WR | SR | 35 | 478 | 1 | 16% | +0.23 |
| 81 | Tyree Sams | WR | FR | 17 | 82 | 0 | 9% | -0.38 |
| 6 | Kyion Grayes | WR | JR | 12 | 138 | 1 | 7% | +0.52 |
| 4 | Jordan King | WR | SR | 11 | 108 | 1 | 7% | +0.36 |
| 10 | Cooper Perry | WR | SO | 8 | 111 | 1 | 6% | +0.30 |
| 15 | Mark Hamper | WR | JR | 5 | 60 | 0 | 6% | +0.94 |
| 19 | Trevor Rogers | WR | SO | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5% | -0.66 |
| 5 | QuaRon Adams | WR | SR | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2% | -0.60 |
| 16 | Kai Meza | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | EJ Morgan | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Cole Boscia | WR | SR | — | — | — | 2% | -0.30 |
| 87 | Meyer Swinney | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. California depth chart →