American football running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League, Pierre Strong Jr. was born on December 10, 1998. (NFL). The New England Patriots selected Strong in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Where did Pierre Strong Jr. go to high school?
Strong attended John L. McClellan High School and was raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. He carried for 2,248 yards and 30 touchdowns as a junior, helping McClellan reach the Class 5A state title game. Strong ran for 1,423 total yards and 25 touchdowns during his senior year despite suffering a season-ending injury on Little Rock McClellan’s final drive of the regular-season game against Pulaski Academy in 2016. Over the course of his final two seasons with McClellan, Strong accumulated 4,268 yards of total rushing and 57 touchdowns.
Due to his efforts, he was recognized as a finalist for the Landers Award in his senior year.
Strong received football offers from a very small number of D1 institutions, but in the end, South Dakota State University offered him a scholarship and recruited him after he verbally committed to the school in January 2017.
