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Pierre Strong Jr., RB, South Dakota State
Selected: Round 4, Pick 22, Overall Pick 127 by Patriots
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Name: Pierre Strong Jr.
College: South Dakota State
Number: 20
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 5-11 Weight: 207
Position: Pos2:
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2022
40 Low: 4.32 40 Time: 4.37 40 High: 4.45
> Projected Round: Stock: 
Projected High: Late 2nd Low: 4-5th
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Data Scout Notes: X-Up to 3-4/2021 Upgrade to 3-4th/Great Small School RB/1686-7.0-18TD in 21/Not Using Covid-Year 2021: 1stC...2020: P2ndNationalFCS-PSDS/P1stPSDS...AP 3rd team All-American, 1st team All-MVFC w/143-1018-7.1-8 rush, 14-169-12.1-1 rec, 2 TT in 11 gms in '19. MVFC FOY, MVFC All-Newcomer Team w/117-1116-9.5-11 rush, 6-84-14.0-1 rec, TT in 13 gms in '18.
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Combine Invite: Yes
Height: 5113
Weight: 207
Zybek PD3X AKA "Official"
40 Yard Dash (ET): 4.37
40 Yard Dash (HH): 4.38
20 Yard (ET): 2.55
20 Yard (HH): 2.51
10 Yard (ET): 1.51
10 Yard (HH): 1.44
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Vertical Jump: 36
Broad Jump: 10'04"
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Projected 4.52/-.15/Ran Once/No Full Workout-Choice
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Dates: 03/23/22
Hand: 09 1/4 Arm: 31 7/8
Wingspan: 76 1/2
Height: 5113
Weight: 207
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225 Lb. Bench Reps: 16
Vertical Jump: 38
Broad Jump: 09'11"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.25
3-Cone Drill: 6.95
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Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State, Player News
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Isaiah Davis had 19 carries for 108 yards and two touchdowns, Pierre Strong added 73 yards rushing and a score, and South Dakota State beat No. 4 seed Sacramento State 24-19 on Saturday night in the second round of the FCS playoffs. Un-seeded South Dakot a State (10-3), ranked No. 11 in the most recent FCS coaches poll, plays No. 5 seed Villanova in next weekend's quarterfinals. The Hornets (9-3) had their program-record eight-game win streak snapped. After Sacramento State (9-3) went three-and-out on th e game's opening drive, Chris Oladokun hit Jadon Janke for a 29-yard game on third-and-3 before Strong capped an eight-play, 73-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown run and the Jackrabbits led the rest of the way.Cole Frahm kicked a 45-yard field go al to make it 10-0 late in the first quarter and Davis capped a seven-play 88 yard drive with a 7-yard touchdown run about 5 minutes into the second quarter. The Hornets moved to the SDSU 35 before Cade Terveer picked off a pass at the 23 and returned it 4 yards and Davis added a 6-yard scoring run to make it 24-0 with 1:43 to play in the first half. Kyle Sentkowski sandwiched field goals of 44 - as time in the second quarter expired - and 48 yards early in the fourth around a 3-yard touchdown pass from Jake Dunniway to Pierre Williams. Back-up quarterback Asher O'Hara threw a 1-yard TD pass to Isaiah Gable to cap the scoring with 2:33 to play. - South Dakota State/AP College Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022  RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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2021 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): RB - Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State,...Strong, a senior running back from Little Rock, Arkansas, finished the regular season with a league-best 1,317 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns. A finali st for the Stats Perform FCS Walter Payton Award, he topped the 100-yard mark in eight of 11 games and averaged 6.9 yards per carry. In addition, Strong caught 20 passes for 133 yards and threw three touchdown passes. - South Dakota State Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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Isaiah Davis and Pierre Strong combined for over 400 yards rushing, Dalys Beanum had three interceptions and South Dakota State routed UC Davis 56-24 on Saturday in the first round of the Football Championship Series playoffs. The Jackrabbits (9-3), who finished with a program-playoff record six interceptions, will face fourth-seeded Sacramento State in the second round. Davis had 15 carries for 217 yards with an 18-yard touchdown run. Strong added 185 yards on the ground with TD runs of 2 and 13 yards. Strong also threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Chris Oladokun. Oladokun was 8-of-17 passing for 89 yards with two touchdown passes.Linebacker Adam Bock intercepted a deflected pass and ran 39 yards into the end zone in the third quarter for the Ja ckrabbits. Beanum's 59-yard pick-6 stretched the lead to 56-17 midway through the fourth. Ulonzo Gilliam's 2-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter pulled UC Davis (8-4) to 28-17. Hunter Rodrigues had a 14-yard touchdown run late in the fourth, bu t he finished with four interceptions. South Dakota State has won the last five games against the Aggies and is 6-2 overall in the series. - South Dakota State/AP College Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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Pierre Strong Jr. had two touchdown runs and the running back threw for another score as South Dakota State knocked off previously unbeaten and second-ranked North Dakota State 27-19 on Saturday. It was the second win in a row for the 12th-ranked Jackrab bits (7-2, 4-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference) against rival North Dakota State (8-1, 5-1). South Dakota State snapped the Bison's 32-game home winning streak with a 27-17 victory in April. Strong broke loose with a 75-yard touchdown run on the seco nd play following the opening kickoff. He finished with 22 carries for 152 yards, and surpassed the 1,000-yard mark in a season for the third time in his career.Smith added a 1-yard TD run late in the first quarter and then tossed an 11-yard pass to a wide-open Tucker Kraft in the end zone as the Jackrabbits built a 24-7 halftime lead. Cam Miller's 14-yard touchdown pass to RaJa Nelson late in the third quarter pulled North Dakota State to 27-14. Miller then led an 88-yard drive on the next serie s but threw an incomplete pass on fourth-and-goal. The Bison later added a safety, and Jake Reinholz's 33-yard field goal with 1:09 remaining capped the scoring. Chris Oladokun was 13-of-22 passing for 157 yards for the Jackrabbits. Jaxon Janke had six r eceptions for 118 yards. Miller completed 15 of 22 passes for 218 yards with two touchdown passes and one interception. He also led the Bison on the ground with 59 yards. - South Dakota State/AP College Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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Pierre Strong rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns and South Dakota State cruised past Youngstown State 47-16 on Saturday. The Jackrabbits (6-2, 3-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference), ranked No. 13 in the FCS coaches poll, rebounded from a loss to No. 17 Northern Iowa to remain in the thick of the MVFC race for the postseason. Chris Oladokun threw for 260 yards and started the game with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Zach Heins on South Dakota State's first possession. Pierre made the lead 14-0 when he scored from the 5-yard line nine plays after a Youngstown State three-and-out. Amar Johnson and Rudy Voss added rushing touchdowns for the Jackrabbits, who had 293 yards rushing to the Penguins 76. Jaxon Janke made seven catches for 111 yards. Mitch D avidson completed six of seven passes for 111 yards for the Penguins (2-4, 1-3) with a pair of touchdowns to Bryce Oliver. Oliver made three catches for 78 yards. - South Dakota State/AP College Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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Chris Oladokun threw for two touchdowns, Pierre Strong Jr. ran for two and South Dakota State broke open a close game with a 21-point third quarter in taking a 41-17 victory over Western Illinois on Saturday. South Dakota State led 13-10 at halftime befo re Kinser Madison blocked a punt and Canyon Bauer returned it 9 yards early in the third quarter. After the Leathernecks rebounded with Myles Wanza's 15-yard TD run, the Jackrabbits added TDs on a 17-yard run by Strong and a Jaxon Janke 21-yard reception to lead 34-17 heading into the final quarter. Strong, who added his second touchdown of the game and ninth this season in the fourth quarter, finished with 122 yards on 19 carries. He collected his fifth 100-yard game this season and 15th of his career. Janke finished with 101 yards receiving on nine catches for the Jackrabbits (5-1, 2-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference), ranked eighth in the FCS coaches poll. Connor Sampson was 29-of-51 passing for 207 yards but no scores for the Leathernecks (1-6, 1-3). - AP College Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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Chris Oladokun threw two touchdown passes, Pierre Strong Jr. ran for two more scores and South Dakota State beat Dixie State 55-7 on Saturday night. South Dakota State (4-0) went three-and-out three times and had minus-8 total yards in its first four off ensive possessions before exploding in the second quarter for 35 points. Oladokun converted a fourth-and-1 with a 2-yard run on a keeper on the first play of the period and, on the next play, Strong exploded up the middle for a 21-yard touchdown to open the scoring.After a Dixie State punt, Oladokun hit Michael Morgan for an 11-yard touchdown with 7:06 left in the quarter and Dalys Beamun returned an interception 36 yards for a score 59 seconds later. Strong added a 3-yard touchdown run with 4:31 to go and Oladokun connected on a 4-yard TD pass to Zach Heinz to make it 35-0 with 10 seconds left in the half. Dixie State (0-4) finished with zero yards rushing on 23 carries and committed five turnovers. The Jackrabbits, ranked No. 3 in the FCS coac hes poll, have scored at least 42 points in each game this season, beginning with a 42-23 win at Colorado State to open the season on Sept. 3. - AP College Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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SEPT 27 MISSOURI VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State, 5-11, 205, Sr., Little Rock, Ark. (McClellan High),...Strong did a little bit of everything in South Dakota State's 44-0 victory over Indiana State, rushing 2 0 times for a season-high 150 yards, catching two passes for 23 yards and throwing a 22-yard touchdown pass. His touchdown pass to quarterback Chris Oladokun was the first score of the game for the Jackrabbits, who improved to 3-0. A Walter Payton Award candidate, Strong has now topped the 100-yard mark in all three games this season and 13 times in his career. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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SEPT 6 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL NOTABLE PERFORMANCE: RB Pierre Strong, Jr., South Dakota State - Strong rushed for a game-high 138 yards on 13 carries (10.6 ypc) and scored two touchdowns to help lead third-ranked South Dakota State to a 42-23 victory at Colorado State in the season opener Sept. 3. He opened the scoring with a 48-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and added a 12-yard score late in the second quarter en route to his 11th career 100-yard game. Strong also recorded three receptions fo r eight yards, - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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Chris Oladokun passed for 224 yards with tw0 touchdowns and ran for another, Pierre Strong, Jr. rushed for two more scores as South Dakota State thundered past Colorado State 42-23 on Friday night. Oladokun, who came to SDSU as a graduate transfer (Samfo rd, USF) over the summer was 18-for-28 passing without an interception. Strong piled up 106 yards by halftime, finishing with 138. Sophomore Isaiah Davis rushed for 84 yards and a TD, most in the second half. Jadon Janke caught six passes for 92 yards an d a pair of touchdowns.The FCS versus FBS matchup was the season opener for each team, and out of four meetings Friday between the two college football subdivisions, South Dakota State was the lone FCS team to pull out the upset. Lightning and a b rief downpour delayed kickoff by 40 minutes, but South Dakota State - ranked No. 3 in the FCS poll and runner-up in the May FCS championship game - brought the lightning after halftime. - South Dakota State/AP College Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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MARCH 15 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State - Strong rushed 21 times for a season-high 124 yards (5.9 ypc) in South Dakota State's 19-17 home victory over Youngstown State on March 13. It was Str ong's first 100-yard game of the season and 10th of his career. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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FEB 22 MISSOURI VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State, 5-11, 210, Jr., Little Rock, Ark.,...Strong tallied 142 all-purpose yards and scored the game-winning touchdown on a 1-yard pass play with 19 seconds remaining in South Dakota State' 24-20 victory at Northern Iowa on Feb. 19. The junior running back rushed 22 times for 91 yards and caught a team-high six passes for 31 yards. He added a 20-yard kickoff return to round out his performance. - Missouri Valley Conf erence Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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Mark Gronowski passed for two touchdowns, including a 1-yarder to Pierre Strong with 19 seconds left, and ran for another to help South Dakota State beat Northern Iowa 24-20 on Friday night. Grownowski, a freshman, was 19-of-29 passing for 194 yards and no interceptions. Strong finished with 91 yards rushing on 22 carries and had six receptions for 31 yards. Zach Heins added 90 yards receiving on five catches for South Dakota State (1-0, 1-0 Missouri Valley Conference). The teams kicked off an unprecede nted spring slate of FCS football games after the fall season was upended by the coronavirus pandemic. - AP College Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FIRST TEAM: Pierre Strong Jr, South Dakota St, Jr.,...Strong was limited to 11 games in 2019, but managed to hit the 1,000-yard mark for the second consecutive year with 1,018 yards. The junior-to -be from Little Rock, Arkansas, averaged 7.1 yards per carry and scored a team-best nine touchdowns - eight rushing and one receiving. - South Dakota State Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-FCS SECOND TEAM: RB Pierre Strong Jr, South Dakota St, Jr.,...Strong was limited to 11 games in 2019, but managed to hit the 1,000-yard mark for the second consecutive year with 1,018 yards. The junior-to-be from Little Rock, Arkansas, averaged 7.1 yards per carry and scored a team-best nine touchdowns – eight rushing and one receiving. - South Dakota State Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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2019 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FIRST TEAM (COACHES): RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State,...Strong, a sophomore from Little Rock, Arkansas, crossed the 1,000-yard mark for the second year in a row and wrapped up the regular season with 1,018 yards in 11 g ames (92.5 ypg). He averaged 7.1 yards per carry and scored eight touchdowns. - South Dakota State Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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2019 WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCHLIST ADDITION: RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State,...A sophomore from Little Rock, Arkansas, Strong leads the Missouri Valley Football Conference — and ranks sixth nationally - in rushing with 975 yards for an averag e of 108.3 yards per game. He has topped the 100-yard mark four times this season and has scored seven rushing touchdowns, while adding 13 receptions for 167 yards and a score. Strong also ranks third among FCS players with an average of 7.62 yards per c arry. Strong is the second Jackrabbit player to be under consideration for the Payton Award this season, joining wide receiver Cade Johnson. A junior from Papillion, Nebraska, Johnson has tallied 40 receptions for 840 yards and seven touchdowns so far in 2019. - South Dakota State/STATS FCS Football
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Pierre Strong Jr. ran 18 times for 99 yards and a touchdown and completed an 89-yard TD pass to Cade Johnson as South Dakota State beat Missouri State 35-14 on Saturday. Strong made a forward flip to Johnson on a fly sweep and Johnson took it to the end zone for the longest pass play in nearly five years for the Jackrabbits (7-2, 4-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference). Austin Sumner completed a 91-yard TD pass to Jake Wieneke on Nov. 8, 2014.South Dakota State opened a 21-0 lead with touchdowns in each of the first three quarters. The Bears (1-7, 1-4) cut the deficit to 21-7 on a 57-yard run early in the fourth quarter, but the Jackrabbits scored twice to make it 35-7 before Missouri State capped the scoring. Johnson finished with five catches for 164 yards and a score for South Dakota State. Keaton Heide passed for 173 yards and a score. Jeremiah Wilson ran 12 times for 87 yards and a touchdown for Missouri State. - AP College Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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OCT 7 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: RB Pierre Strong, South Dakota State,...Strong led a potent rushing attack, gaining a season-high 229 yards while tying a career high with 20 carries (11.4 ypc) in South Dakota State's 28-10 Hobo Day vict ory over Southern Illinois. Strong's 64-yard touchdown run in the third quarter gave the Jackrabbits the lead for good at 15-10. Strong topped the 200-yard mark for the second time in his career and eclipsed the century mark for the second time this seas on and seventh time in his career. He also scored a touchdown for the 10th time in 11 games dating back to 2018. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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SEPT 23/WEEK 4 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State,...Strong totaled a combined 132 yards and scored two touchdowns in South Dakota State's 43-7 victory over visiting Southern Utah on Sept. 21. Th e sophomore running back carried the ball 11 times for 85 yards (7.7 yards per carry) and caught two passes for 47 yards. He scored on a 45-yard pass play in the thirdquarter and added a 9-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. - Missouri Valley Confe rence Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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Pierre Strong scored two touchdowns and the South Dakota State special teams blocked three kicks as the Jackrabbits beat Southern Utah 43-7 on Saturday night. Strong had 11 carries for 85 yards and a score and added a 45-yard touchdown catch. J'Bore Gibb s completed 15 of 24 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions for South Dakota State (2-1), which came in ranked No. 3 in the FCS Coaches poll. After forcing the Jackrabbits to punt on the game's opening drive, Southern Utah (1-2) d rove to the SDSU 36 where, on fourth-and-5, Thomas Duckett was stopped for a 4-yard loss. On the next play, Gibbs connected with Cade Johnson for a 23-yard gain and, three plays later on fourth-and-3, hit Johnson again, this time for a 30-yard touchdown. Mikey Daniel scored on a 1-yard run early in the second quarter and C.J. Wilson's 8-yard TD run with three minutes left in the first half made it 21-0. Chris Helbig scored on a 1-yard keeper to get the Thunderbirds on the board just before halftim e but, on the first drive of the second half, South Dakota State's Jaxon Janke blocked a punt that rolled out of the back of the end zone for a safety. Christian Rozeboom scored on a 27-yard interception return on SUU's next drive to make it 30-7. SDSU's Xavier Ward and Logan Backhaus each blocked a field-goal attempt in the first half and punter Ben Dinkel pinned the Thunderbirds at their own 5 twice in the first half, the first time with a 75-yard punt. - South Dakota State/AP College Football
(DS#6 RB) rSr/2022 RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
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2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT ALL-FCS SECOND TEAM: Pierre Strong Jr, South Dakota St, Soph.,...Strong, a sophomore running back from Little Rock, Arkansas, gained a team-best 1,116 rushing yards on only 117 carries - an average of 9.5 yards per attempt. He scored 11 touchdowns in being named MVFC Freshman of the Year last season. - South Dakota State Football
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2019 PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State,...Strong, a sophomore running back from Little Rock, Arkansas, gained a team-best 1,116 rushing yards on only 117 carries - an average of 9.5 yards per atte mpt. He scored 11 touchdowns in being named MVFC Freshman of the Year last season. - South Dakota State Football
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