Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Dorian Strong has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Virginia Tech. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-ACC. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Virginia — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Virginia Tech, 87 tackles — drafted at #177 overall by Buffalo.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2024)
All-ACC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: J.C. Price → Brent Pry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
BuffaloEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2024)
All-ACC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 32 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 24 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 87 | 62 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 22 | 6 | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 31–14
vs Marshall
4 SOLO · 4 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jalen Kimber’s 2023 season.
Matches Jalen on
Differs from Jalen on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kempton Shine's graduate season at Virginia (2024).
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