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Dorian Strong Buffalo Bills · #43

Cornerback · 6' 1", 185 lbs · Upper Marlboro, MD · Age 24

Dorian Strong is a Cornerback for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 177th overall, 2025. In 2025 he recorded 10 tackles.

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Buffalo Bills · #43 · Cornerback

Dorian Strong

Season avg10 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Career avg10 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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Scouting report

Dorian Strong — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Dorian Strong is a Cornerback for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 177th overall, 2025. In 2025 he recorded 10 tackles.

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Coverage

Ball skills

Run support

C-

Coverage

Average · defense

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Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Tackling

Solid · defense

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Splash plays

Solid · defense

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C+

Blitz

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Dorian Strong stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #1142 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

6Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Dorian Strong — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling

10 TKL

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Pass rush

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Coverage

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Splash

0 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Dorian Strong

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026 modeled

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tackles

10–11

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games

4–4

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the pd line vs last season

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Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Everything it reads

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1 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 24 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 4

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Dorian Strong career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	PD	INT	FF	Sack
2025	4	10	0	0	0	0
Career	4	10	0	0	0	0.0

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Jarvis Brownlee Jr. 100%RJ Mickens 100%Elijah Hicks 99%Kendell Brooks 99%Mike Jackson 99%Eric Murray 99%

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Context

Are the Buffalo Bills built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record

86off index

99def index

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95%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A- (86), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 78, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Dorian Strong

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-03-14

The beginning

Dorian Strong is a Cornerback for the Buffalo Bills, in his 2nd NFL season.

Buffalo Bills

Turning pro

Drafted 177th overall, 2025 as a Cornerback.

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Dorian Strong is a Buffalo Bills cornerback, drafted 177th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2025) he has recorded 10 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 10 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

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Strong's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ NFL Draft Film Ep 79: Dorian Strong / CB / Virginia Tech / 2021 / Full Highlights

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 185 lbs
Draft: 177th overall, 2025
Born: Upper Marlboro, MD
Age: 24
Jersey: #43

Background

Dorian Strong is from Upper Marlboro, MD and is 24 years old. He was drafted 177th overall, 2025 and plays cornerback at 6' 1", 185 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has recorded 10 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Strong is currently on the Buffalo Bills roster.

The person

Dorian Strong is a depth and special-teams defensive back who has recorded 10 tackles with 0 interceptions and 0 passes defensed across his 2025 rookie season.

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 0 passes defensed.

Tackling10 career tackles from the secondary.

Draft pedigree177th overall, 2025.

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FAQ

Dorian Strong — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Dorian Strong, answered.

What position does Dorian Strong play?

Dorian Strong is a Cornerback for the Buffalo Bills.

When was Dorian Strong drafted?

Dorian Strong was drafted 177th overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Dorian Strong played?

1 (2025).

What are Dorian Strong's career stats?

He has recorded 10 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Dorian Strong career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Dorian Strong Buffalo Bills · #43

Dorian Strong — the report card

Where Dorian Strong stands

Dorian Strong — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Dorian Strong

Dorian Strong career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Buffalo Bills built to win?

The Ballad of Dorian Strong

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

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Off the field

Dorian Strong — frequently asked

Injury history

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