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 | 45 | — |
| Target share | 18.9% | 185th / 523 |
| Catch rate | 57.8% | 374th / 523 |
| Success rate per target | 46.7% | 286th / 523 |
| Yards per target | 8.0 | 272nd / 523 |
| Explosive catches | 15.6% | 143rd / 523 |
| Deep-target rate | 20.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 7 | — |
| 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 targeted44 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#86 · 3-4 | 6 | 66% | 28 | 396 | 1 | 18.9% |
| 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
Wagner
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 28 | 97th / 1995 |
| Yards | 396 | 85th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 14.1 | 153rd / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 346th / 825 |
| 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% |
| Season | 5 GS | 496 | 326 (274–380) | 47 | 1 | 66% |
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 | 47 | 415 | 2 | 19% | +0.20 |
| 9 | Ian Strong | WR | SR | 28 | 396 | 1 | 18% | +0.23 |
| 4 | Jordan King | WR | SR | 11 | 108 | 1 | 7% | +0.36 |
| 6 | Kyion Grayes | WR | JR | 10 | 121 | 1 | 8% | +0.49 |
| 81 | Tyree Sams | WR | FR | 10 | 43 | 0 | 8% | -0.57 |
| 10 | Cooper Perry | WR | SO | 8 | 111 | 1 | 7% | +0.35 |
| 15 | Mark Hamper | WR | JR | 5 | 60 | 0 | 6% | +0.94 |
| 19 | Trevor Rogers | WR | SO | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6% | -1.77 |
| 5 | QuaRon Adams | WR | SR | — | — | — | 2% | -0.54 |
| 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 →