Dorian Strong: CB · Virginia Tech · #44.
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Dorian Strong
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Virginia Tech. All-ACC in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Virginia — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 6 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 32 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 24 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 109 | 80 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 27 | 7 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-34@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-14vs Marshall | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-17@ Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-38@ No. 7 Miami | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-7@ Stanford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-21vs Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-6vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-38@ Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-24vs No. 19 Clemson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-31@ Duke | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 37-17vs Virginia | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
32tackles this season32 tackles · 6 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
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
Head Coach
Brent Pry
Pass share
41.2%
339 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #110 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Virginia Tech, 109 tackles — drafted at #177 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
A stat line in 46 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price, and Brent Pry. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Buffalo BillsEntering 2nd NFL season
Buffalo BillsEntering 2nd NFL season
