Pierre Strong Jr.

Pierre Strong Jr. is an American football running back for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.

Pierre Strong
South Dakota State Jackrabbits – No. 20
PositionRunning back
Class
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolJohn L. McClellan
(Little Rock, Arkansas)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First team All-MVFC (2019, 2020)
  • MVFC Freshman of the Year (2018)

Early life and high school

Strong grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas and attended John L. McClellan High School.[1] As a junior, he rushed 2,248 yards and 30 touchdowns as McClellan advanced to the Class 5A state championship game.[2]

College career

Strong redshirted his true freshman season.[3] As a redshirt freshman, he rushed for 1,116 yards and 11 touchdowns and was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) Freshman of the Year.[4][5] Strong gained 1,018 yards and scored eight touchdowns on 143 carries during his redshirt sophomore season and was named first team All-MVFC.[6] As a redshirt junior, he rushed for 707 yards in the spring 2021 season, which was delayed from the fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[7]

References
  1. "2017 Spotlight: Little Rock McClellan athlete Pierre Strong". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. February 18, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  2. Muck, Jeremy (November 3, 2016). "McClellan loses top RB Strong". The Northwest Arkansas Times. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  3. Zimmer, Matt (November 14, 2018). "Pierre Strong emerging as South Dakota State's newest offensive weapon". Argus Leader. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  4. "Strong Jr. leads three-headed SDSU running attack". The Brookings Register. August 27, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  5. Harkness, Jeff (December 17, 2018). "South Dakota's Darin Greenfield, South Dakota State's Pierre Strong Jr., Krockett Krolikowski Named to Post Season Honor Squads". ESPNSiouxFalls.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  6. Ovenden, Mark (February 9, 2021). "SDSU's Pierre Strong is pre-season FCS All-American". DakotaNewsNow.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  7. Izzo, Dom (July 26, 2021). "Bison Top Opponents in 2021; South Dakota State's Pierre Strong". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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