Maurice Strong Jr.
Maurice Strong Jr.
Wins his gap play after play. Four seasons at South Alabama, three different head coaches: Steve Campbell, Kane Wommack and Major Applewhite. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles against Georgia Southern, Week 10, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at South Alabama, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Steve Campbell, Kane Wommack, and Major Applewhite. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Alabama | 35 | 17 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Alabama | 13 | 8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | South Alabama | 12 | 7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 67 | 33 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 87–10
vs Northwestern State
7 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 77-point win at home against Northwestern State.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to James Mitchell’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Damian Ilalio's graduate season at Kansas State (2025).
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