Biography
CAREER
Games/Starts: 26/16
Bison debut: at East Central (9/1/22)
First career start: vs. Arkansas Tech (11/12/22)
Stats: 100 tackles, 14.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, 3 INT (2 TD), 6 PBU, 1 FF, 1 FR (TD); 1 rush, 5 yards; 1-1 passing, 26 yards; 1 kickoff return, 23 yards
Harding Rankings: 2nd in interception return TDs (2)
AWARDS
2023 Don Hansen All-America (Honorable Mention)
2023 D2CCA All-Super Region 3 (Second Team)
2023 All-GAC (First Team)
2023 CSC Academic All-District
2022 Academic All-GAC
2023 Academic All-GAC
2023
Games/Starts: 15/15
Position: LB
Stats: 70 tackles, 10.0 TFL, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT (TD), 3 PBU, 2 QBH, 1 FR (TD); 1 rush, 5 yards; 1-1 passing, 26 yards; 1 kickoff return, 23 yards
Best Games: 10 tackles vs. Ark.-Monticello (9/16) ... 8 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 0.5 sack, 1 QBH, 1 PBU; 1 rush, 5 yards at Henderson St. (9/23) ... 2 tackles, 1 fumble recovery (72-yard TD return) vs. Okla. Baptist (9/9) ... 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 1 INT (26-yard TD return) at Arkansas Tech (11/11)
2022
Games/Starts: 11/1
Position: LB
Stats: 30 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 0.5 sack, 1 FF, 2 INT (1 TD), 3 PBU
HU Leader: 1 forced fumble
Best Games: 5 tackles, 1 FF, 1 INT, 1 PBU at Ark.-Monticello (10/22) ... 5 tackles at Southwestern Okla. (11/5) ... 2 tackles, 1 INT (1 TD) vs. Okla. Baptist (10/1)
PREVIOUS SCHOOLS
Transferred to Harding from Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa
Position: LB
Stats: 43 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 3 PBU, 1 FF, 1 FR in 11 games in 2021 ... 21 tackles in five games in 2020
A 2000 graduate of Southeast Polk High School in Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Honors: Honorable Mention 4A All-District 9 ... National Honor Society
PERSONAL
Born: Des Moines, Iowa
Major: Political Science
Parents: Reese and Lynda Strickland ... has two brothers (Colin and Ryan) and two sisters (Claire and Julia)
Wrestled in high school ... has a twin
CAREER HIGHS
Rushes: 1, at Henderson St., Sep 23, 2023
Rushing yards: 5, at Henderson St., Sep 23, 2023
Longest rush: 5, at Henderson St., Sep 23, 2023
Passing attempts: 1, Central Mo., Nov 25, 2023
Passing completions: 1, Central Mo., Nov 25, 2023
Passing yards: 26, Central Mo., Nov 25, 2023
Longest pass: 26, Central Mo., Nov 25, 2023
Longest kickoff return: 23, at Southern Nazarene, Aug 31, 2023
Tackles: 10, Ark.-Monticello, Sep 16, 2023
Sacks: 0.5, at Ouachita Baptist, Sep 24, 2022 ; at Henderson St., Sep 23, 2023
Tackles for loss: 3.5, at Henderson St., Sep 23, 2023
Interceptions: 1, Okla. Baptist, Oct 01, 2022 ; at Ark.-Monticello, Oct 22, 2022 ; at Arkansas Tech, Nov 11, 2023
