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The most pleasant surprise of the 2022-eligibles on tape this side of Malik Willis.
Strong was an overlooked two-star recruit from the 2018 class. He redshirted that season, and won the starting job the following year, in 2019. Following a ho-hum redshirt freshman year (2,335 yards and 11/7 TD/INT rate), Strong exploded in 2020 for 2,858 passing yards and a 27/4 TD/INT rate on 8.1 YPA (up from 6.2) and 70.1% completions.
Of the 2022-eligible quarterbacks, Strong is unsurpassed in arm strength. Absolute cannon. Quick release. Ball shoots out of his hand and gets there in a hurry in a tight spiral. High-end velocity to consistently beat Cover-2 safeties playing forward. Ball comes out with smoke rings even when Strong is throwing off-platform.