2026 Spring Football Roster

9 Ian Strong

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 210
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Coram, NY
  • Prev School Rutgers
  • High School St. Anthony's HS

Biography

Accolades
  • 2025 Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)
  • 2025 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media)
  • 2025 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
  • 2025 Academic All-Big Ten
  • 2024-25 Rutgers Athletics Sophomore of the Year
  • 2024 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches)
  • 2024 Academic All-Big Ten
Junior (2025) - Rutgers 
  • Listed as the No. 22 wide receiver by On3 Sports and No. 97 player overall according to 247Sports in 2026 transfer portal.
  • Started 10 games at wide receiver.
  • Finished the season with 762 yards on 52 receptions and five touchdowns.
  • Selected Fourth Team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele.
  • Voted honorable mention All-Big Ten by the coaches and media.
  • Added to the Biletnikoff Award watch list.
  • Named to the Academic All-Big Ten list for the second time.
  • Finished second on the team with 52 receptions for 762 yards and caught five receiving touchdowns.
  • Ranked fifth in the Big Ten with 76.2 receiving yards per game and sixth with 5.2 receptions per game.
  • Tallied four games with at least 100 receiving yards with a high of 151.
  • Posted at least five catches in seven contests with a high of nine.
  • Scored three receiving touchdowns, tying the program Big Ten game record, on five catches in win over Maryland.
  • Notched 124 receiving yards on seven catches at Washington.
  • Posted fourth consecutive game with at least 100 receiving yards dating back to 2024 after recording eight catches for a season-high 151 yards versus Iowa.
  • Registered a season-high nine receptions for 116 yards and a pair of touchdowns against Miami (Ohio).
  • Collected seven receptions for 100 yards versus Ohio.
  • Named Preseason All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports (fourth team).
Sophomore (2024) - Rutgers
  • Played in 12 games with 11 starts at wide receiver.
  • Had 676 yards on 43 receptions and five touchdowns.
  • Named Rutgers Athletics Sophomore of the Year.
  • Voted honorable mention All-Big Ten by the coaches.
  • Named to the Academic All-Big Ten list.
  • Had a team-leading five receiving touchdowns, all in the red zone, to rank No. 13 in the Big Ten.
  • Scored a receiving touchdown in four straight games, the first Scarlet Knight to achieve the feat since 2010.
  • Placed No. 10 in the league with 15.72 yards per reception.
  • Posted two games with over 100 receiving yards and had seven outings with at least 50.
  • Compiled multiple catches in nine games and five or more five times with a high of seven.
  • Rated as the No. 12 wide receiver in the Big Ten by Pro Football Focus.
  • Posted 105 receiving yards on five receptions in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State.
  • Scored for the fourth consecutive game with five receptions for 63 yards overall in victory at Michigan State.
  • Totaled six catches, 66 yards and a touchdown against No. 24 Illinois.
  • Collected 86 receiving yards on a season-high seven catches with a score in the win over Maryland.
  • Had a season-long 65-yard reception and the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter in win over Minnesota.
  • Totaled 71 receiving yards on three receptions versus UCLA.
  • Had a 15-yard touchdown catch and five receptions overall in win over Washington.
  • Totaled a season-best 110 receiving yards on four catches at Virginia Tech (9/21), including a gain of 63 to set up the go-ahead field goal late in the fourth quarter.
Freshman (2023) - Rutgers
  • Played in all 13 games with two starts at wide receiver.
  • Totaled 16 receptions for 230 yards and two touchdowns.
  • Had at least one reception in eight games.
  • Contributed a 14-yard catch in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami.
  • Collected 34 receiving yards at No. 12 Penn State.
  • Led the team with a season-best 47 receiving yards on three receptions at No. 22 Iowa.
  • Earned his first career start versus Michigan State and recorded 31 receiving yards.
  • Totaled a season-high four catches for 45 yards and a touchdown at Wisconsin.
  • Hauled in an 11-yard touchdown for first career catch in debut versus Northwestern.
Prep
  • Played at St. Anthony's -- Class of 2023.
  • Played wide receiver and defensive back for the Friars.
  • Helped St. Anthony's to an 11-1 record in 2022 and a New York CHSFL AAA championship as a senior.
  • Team finished ranked No. 1 in New York according to MaxPreps.
  • Ended his senior season with 30 catches for 797 yards and 10 touchdowns and added 80 tackles, three interceptions, three tackles-for-loss, a sack and a blocked kick on defense.
  • Named NYCHSFL AAA Defensive Player of the Year and first team all-league.
  • Collected 29 tackles and two interceptions as a junior in 2021.
  • Was a three-star signee and No. 1 overall player in New York by 247Sports.
  • A top-10 player in the Empire State and a three-star recruit by ESPN.
  • Also played basketball at St. Anthony's.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2025-26Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 203 lbs
  • 9

    2026Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 210 lbs
    9