Rutgers Football WR Ian Strong to enter Transfer Portal
The Scarlet Knights have suffered their first big blow of the offseason, as wide receiver Ian Strong has announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal.
An All-Big Ten Honorable Mention each of the past two seasons, Strong totaled 95 receptions for 1,438 yards and 10 touchdowns in that span.
The 6-foot-3 210 pound receiver was recruited as a safety out of St. Anthony’s in New York before converting to wide receiver prior to the start of the 2023 season. The former three-star recruit caught his first pass for a touchdown in the season opener against Northwestern in 2023.
Strong departs from the wide receiver room alongside DT Sheffield, who has run out of eligibility. Much attention will turn to Strong’s high school teammate, KJ Duff, as the Scarlet Knights await his decision to return to the team, or potentially follow Strong into the portal.
The current wide receiver room consists of Duff, Ben Black, Famah Toure, Dylan Braithwaite, Vernon Allen III, Michael Thomas III, Jourdin Houston, Sah’nye Degraffenreidt, Trent Osborn, Salomon Ealey, and incoming freshmen Dyzier Carter and Elias Coke.
Strong will have one year of eligibility remaining.
| POSITON / PLAYER | YEAR(S) LEFT | NEW TEAM |
| RB CJ Campbell | 1 | TBD |
| RB Samuel Brown V | 1 | TBD |
| WR Dane Pardridge | 2 | TBD |
| IOL John Stone | 2 | TBD |
| IOL Zach Aamland | 2 | TBD |
| EDGE Jordan Walker | 1 | TBD |
| LB Talibi Kaba | 4 | TBD |
| LB Sam Robinson | 3 | TBD |
| CB Bo Mascoe | 2 | TBD |
| CB Renick Dorilas | 4 | TBD |
| CB Jacobie Henderson | 1 | TBD |
| WR Ian Strong | 1 | TBD |
