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Jersey Number 90
Zykeius Strong
- Position:
- DOG
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Ala.
- High School:
- Oak Mountain HS
- Prev School:
- Hutchinson CC
Bio
Pronunciation: zy-KEY-us
As a Senior (2024)
As a Junior (2023)
As a Sophomore (2022)
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
As a Senior (2024)
- Played in all 12 games
- 223 snaps played including 202 defensively
- Also played nine games on special teams (21 snaps)
- 85.2 tackling grade (PFF) led Houston defense
- Tackling grade led all Big 12 edge defenders
- 79.1 tackling grade vs. #18/19 Iowa State (Sept. 28)
- Grade vs. Iowa State was second among Big 12 edge defenders in Week 5
- UH honorary game captain at Cincinnati (Sept. 21)
As a Junior (2023)
- Appeared in all 12 games
- One start at defensive end at Rice (Sept. 9)
- 228 snaps played
- 197 snaps on defensive line
- Six tackles
- Three stops at Rice (Sept. 9)
- One tackle vs. Sam Houston (Sept. 23), Texas (Oct. 21) and at Baylor (Nov. 4)
As a Sophomore (2022)
- Redshirted
- Appeared in one game – coming in Independence Bowl vs. Louisiana (Dec. 23)
- One tackle against Louisiana
- Played 14 snaps on defensive line against Louisiana
- Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. USF (Oct. 29)
Prior to Houston
- Spent 2020-21 seasons at Hutchinson Community College
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports
- Nation's No. 15 overall JUCO player (247Sports)
- Nation’s top edge rusher (247Sports)
- Played in nine games during 2021
- 26.0 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss in 2021
- Three sacks with one forced fumble in 2021
- Did not play in 2020
- Chose Houston over Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Nebraska, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Maryland, among others
- Joined Houston in January as a mid-year enrollee
High School
- Prepped at Oak Mountain (Ala.) High School
- 2018 All-Shelby County Honorable Mention on defense
- One of five Oak Mountain players in 2018-19 class to play collegiate football
- Offers from UH, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Syracuse and Maryland, among others
Personal
- Nickname: Zybo
- Hobbies: watching movies
- Dream job outside of football: coaching
- Loves to watch cartoons
- Hidden talent: can guess your age
- Has a cousin that plays football at Iowa State
- Chose UH because it was the best option for him
- One word to describe himself on the field: disruptive
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: spaghetti
- His motivation for working hard: his family and passion for the game of football
- Best advice: do the things you have to do not the things you want to do
- Sports hero: Mike Tyson
- Unique fact: loves to cooks
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04
