Justin Strnad: LB · Wake Forest · #23.
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Justin Strnad
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Four seasons in the Wake Forest linebacker corps to date. On tape: 15 tackles and 1 sack against North Carolina, Week 3, 2019.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 69 | 38 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 105 | 65 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 5 | -- |
| 2017 | Wake Forest | 51 | 32 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | Wake Forest | 19 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 244 | 147 | 22.5 | 8.0 | 10 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-35vs Utah State | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-21@ Rice | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-18vs North Carolina | 15 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 49-7vs Elon | 6 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24@ Boston College | 13 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 59-62vs Louisville | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 22-20vs Florida State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 38 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 |
Week 3 · 2019
W 24-18
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 15 tackles
A close one, won by 6 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
69tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%6 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
6%4 pass breakups69 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Dave Clawson — 30-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 9.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Road2g | 10.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 10.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Clawson
Pass share
44.7%
468 pass / 580 run
Plays / game
80.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
494 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
More tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Wake Forest, 244 tackles — drafted at #178 overall by the Denver Broncos.
A stat line in 41 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dave Clawson.
Next stop · NFL
Denver BroncosEntering 7th NFL season
Denver BroncosEntering 7th NFL season
