Jaelen Strong
| No. 11 Houston Texans | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 25, 1994 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Philadelphia (PA) West Catholic | ||||||||
| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 3 / Pick: 70 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured Reserve | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 28 |
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| Receiving yards: | 292 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Jaelen Strong (born January 25, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He played college football at Arizona State.
Strong's father, John Rankin, played college basketball at Drexel and died of leukemia in 2003 when Strong was 9. Strong attended West Catholic Preparatory High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he played football and ran track. As a junior, he caught 24 passes for 385 yards with four touchdowns. As a senior, he had 17 receptions for 318 yards and four touchdowns. He had scholarship offers from Eastern Michigan, Villanova and VMI before opting to attend Pierce College. In track & field, Strong posted personal-bests of 6.42 meters (20-11.5) in the long jump and 12.42 meters (40-6.5) in the triple jump.
Strong attended Los Angeles Pierce College for two years before transferring to Arizona State University. At Pierce in 2012, he had 67 receptions for 1,263 yards and 15 touchdowns in 10 games. In his first season at Arizona State in 2013, he had 75 receptions for 1,122 yards and seven touchdowns. In 2014, he had 82 receptions for 1,165 yards and 10 touchdowns.
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