#44

Dorian Strong

Former cornerback at Virginia Tech. 2024: 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 32 tackles.

CB · Virginia Tech · Sr. · #44

6′0″ · 185 lb · Upper Marlboro, MD

CFB Index 62 · #110 of 327 cornersLow confidenceBuffalo — drafted 2025, Rd 6, Pick 1, #177 overall

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 1448 nationally · Signed with Virginia Tech

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former cornerback at Virginia Tech. 2024: 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 32 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2020.
Drafted round 6 by the Buffalo in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Virginia Tech, 109 tackles — drafted at #177 overall by Buffalo.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20209 games

Signed with Virginia Tech3-star out of Dr. Henry Wise

202312 games

All-ACCthird

202411 games

All-ACC

2025

Drafted by Buffaloround 6, pick 177

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1448 national

CFB

College

Virginia Tech

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #177

Buffalo · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-ACC

All-ACC mention (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

3 coaches

2020

Justin Fuente

Virginia Tech

2021

J.C. Price

Virginia Tech

era →

2022–2024

Brent Pry

Virginia Tech

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price, and Brent Pry. Multi-era developmental context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

BuffaloEntering 2nd NFL season

#177Rd 6 · Pick 1

BuffaloEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Virginia Tech5-6HC: Justin Fuente · Run-heavy

2021Virginia Tech6-7HC: J.C. Price · Run-heavy

2022Virginia Tech3-8HC: Brent Pry · Balanced

2023Virginia Tech7-6HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning

2024Virginia Tech6-7HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

62Quality starter #110 of 327?

Low confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#141 / 2892 · 94th pct

Interceptions#132 / 862 · 74th pct

Solo tackles#1048 / 2892 · 63rd pct

Tackles#1275 / 2892 · 55th pct

Forced fumbles#55 / 700 · 46th pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

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QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

Tackles for loss#2477 / 2892 · 7th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.2
Road6g	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.8

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

James Franklin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

62 · #110 of 327 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #110 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Virginia Tech	32	20	0.0	6	2	--
2023	Virginia Tech	24	17	0.5	8	3	--
2022	Virginia Tech	9	6	0.0	3	--	--
2021	Virginia Tech	22	19	1.0	5	1	1
2020	Virginia Tech	22	18	0.0	5	1	--
Career		109	80	1.5	27	7	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024

W 31–14

vs Marshall

4 SOLO · 4 TOT

With P. Moore — 42 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 46 LONG · J. Lane — 4 rec · 41 yds

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 27-34@ Vanderbilt	1	1	—	0
Wk 2	W 31-14vs Marshall	4	4	—	0
Wk 3	W 37-17@ Old Dominion	1	1	—	0
Wk 5	L 34-38@ Miami	3	3	—	2
Wk 6	W 31-7@ Stanford	2	1	—	1
Wk 8	W 42-21vs Boston College	1	1	—	0
Wk 9	W 21-6vs Georgia Tech	2	0	—	0
Wk 10	L 31-38@ Syracuse	4	2	—	1
Wk 11	L 14-24vs Clemson	4	3	—	0
Wk 13	L 28-31@ Duke	5	2	2	1	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 14	W 37-17vs Virginia	5	2	—	1
Total		32	20	2	6

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Dorian Strong

20209 games

202312 games

202411 games

2025

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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