Dorian Strong CB Virginia Tech | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Dorian Strong CB Virginia Tech
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Draft Year: 2024 | |||||||
| 40 time: 4.42 seconds (78%*) | |||||||
| Age: 21.0 DOB: 03/14/2002 | |||||||
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*Percentile calculated on how any given stat would rank at the NFL combine
historically in the player's position group (Higher value represents better perfomance).
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| Draft Year: 2024 | ||||
| 40 time: 4.42 seconds (78%*) | ||||
| Age: 21.0 DOB: 03/14/2002 | ||||
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*Percentile calculated on how any given stat would rank at the NFL combine
historically in the player's position group (Higher value represents better perfomance).
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| Overall Rating: | 78.9 / 100 | |
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| Game performance weighted rating | ||
| QB Rating When targeted: | 75.9 | |
| Tackling: |
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68% |
| Run Defense: |
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63% |
| Coverage: |
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67% |
| Zone: |
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64% |
| Man/Press: |
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65% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
7th
Overall Rank:
#207
Position rank:
#40
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| College Games: 25 College Snaps: 1267 | ||
ESPN RATING: 73/100
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247 RATING: 84/100
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RIVALS RATING: 5.5 (90%)
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Draft Profile: Bio
Dorian Strong attended Dr. Henry Wise High School and was rated a 3-star prospect by 247 Sports with a scout's rating of 0.830, going unranked by ESPN. Following high school, Strong opted to join Virginia Tech.In 2020 as a freshman Strong saw action in 8 games and played a total of 417 snaps at cornerback for the Hokies. He recorded 19 tackles, 4 assists, while adding 5 stops. In coverage Strong notched up 4 pass breakups, one interception, and an impressive QB rating when targetted of 70.3.
As a sophomore in 2021 he played in 13 games and logged 649 snaps for the Hokies. He made 26 tackles, 3 assists, and had 8 stops. In coverage he totaled 7 pass breakups, one interception, and a decent QB rating when targetted of 76.9.
In 2022 as a junior Strong played in 4 games and contributed on 201 snaps. He chalked up just 8 tackles, 2 assists, and added one stop. In the secondary Strong forced 3 pass breakups, no interceptions, and gave up an impressive QB rating when targetted of 74.4.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Has a nice blend of length, speed, and quickness. He’s at his best mirroring routes underneath, showing fluid movement skills and the ability to change directions on a dime.
- Has the change-of-direction ability to mirror underneath but did solid work out of press and off coverage.
- Explodes out of his backpedal and has exceptional closing speed, showing excellent timing and the ball skills to come up with the interception.
- Strong tracks the ball well and does a nice job of getting his head around in plenty of time to avoid flags.
- Can track the ball downfield and gets his head around when playing in a trail position, and Strong shows excellent ball skills when breaking on a route. He’s a plus tackler in run support as well.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Has poor recognition skills when facing the action in zone coverage.
- His appetite for crashing down against the run came and went in college, and he’s likely to get walled off easily by bigger receivers.
- Gave up far too many big plays in college, especially concerning since Strong has recovery speed to make up for missteps.
- Better in press coverage than in off coverage, when he can look shaky and unsure when transitioning out of his backpedal. He’ll give up throws underneath.
How other scouting services rate Dorian Strong (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
206.0
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
44.0