#9
California · 2026

Ian Strong

WRSenior6' 4", 215 lbsCoram, NY
California Golden Bears2-1 · TDC #89
Snap share
78%
3 of 3 started · likely 61–92%
Receptions
14
88th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
206
80th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
14.7
167th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.32
215th of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

25 plays · +8.0 total EPA · 215th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.32
Passing+0.32
1st down+0.09
2nd down+0.72
3rd down+0.53
Standard downs+0.04
Passing downs+0.73
StrongWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays11%
Pass plays20%
Run plays0%
1st down13%
2nd down8%
3rd down11%
Standard downs10%
Passing downs13%
StrongWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets23—
Target share21.3%141st / 489
Catch rate56.5%357th / 489
Success rate per target43.5%327th / 489
Yards per target8.1246th / 489
Explosive catches13.0%206th / 489
Deep-target rate13.0%—
3rd-down targets5—
Red-zone targets1—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions1488th / 1676
Yards20680th / 1662
Yards / catch14.7167th / 499
Touchdowns0—
Long49—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · UCLA✓ WR86~68 (45–83)1079%
Wk 2 · Syracuse✓ WR60~47 (31–57)778%
Wk 3 · Wagner✓ WR71~54 (35–66)876%
Season3 GS217169 (132–200)2578%

Position Room

13 WRs on the California roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
7Chase HendricksWRSR20195222%+0.25
9Ian StrongWRSR14206020%+0.32
4Jordan KingWRSR65218%+0.35
10Cooper PerryWRSO57617%+0.87
6Kyion GrayesWRJR410117%+1.38
15Mark HamperWRJR439010%+0.93
5QuaRon AdamsWRSR—————
16Kai MezaWRFR—————
19Trevor RogersWRSO—————
80EJ MorganWRFR—————
81Tyree SamsWRFR—————
82Cole BosciaWRSR———2%-0.30
87Meyer SwinneyWRFR—————

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 →