Pierre Strong, the South Dakota St. RB, sits at No. 121 on the consensus board across 2 public boards. The tier model reads him as a role player — 8% elite, 22% starter.
Instincts
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Hyper-focused vision provides him a variety of cut options and rush paths but also causes him to overthink his approach at times.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Instinctive running back with NFL traits and talent to find a home as a committee back or an eventual RB1.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He struggles when forced to slow his feet and make early cuts.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a rotational-RB.
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“…Instinctive running back with NFL traits and talent to find a home as a committee back or an eventual RB1. Hyper-focused vision provides him a variety of cut options and rush paths but also causes him to overthink his approach at times. Strong is more reactive than manipulative but is quite impressive with his spatial awareness and ability to slalom around bodies on a smooth, linear pathway without slowing his roll.…”
Sourced synthesis from 2 scouting sources, not original film. How these reports are written →