Bills selected Virginia Tech CB Dorian Strong with the No. 177 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Strong (6’1/185) played five seasons, logging an astounding 2,770 reps, putting himself on the NFL radar in 2023 by allowing just nine receptions on 33 targets with a minuscule 11.8 NFL passer rating allowed and 26 yards after catch surrendered over 710 snaps for an 83rd percentile cover grade. Last year he was targeted 13.4 percent of the time on 387 cover snaps, allowing a 38.5 percent completion rate and a fantastic 15.4 defensive QBR. Just 10 stops in the last two seasons spanning 1,458 snaps backup his struggles getting off blocks and losing containment in run support. Didn’t exhibit advanced athletic traits in testing, posting a 71st percentile 4.50s 40-yard dash and a 9’08” broad jump (27th percentile) with no agility tests. Strong weighed in at a 38th percentile 185 pounds with his 59 NFL NextGen stats grade RAS ranking a dismal 30th amongst Combine performers. In coverage he scrapes at receiver’s hands at the catch point and has mirroring ability, but is better when the play is in front of him due to tight hips. Strong is a cagey former receiver whose instincts and slight frame make him more appealing in a zone coverage scheme.
