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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
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
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews Texas Bowl vs. LSU
Monday, December 22
National Signing Day Press Conference
Wednesday, December 03
Postgame Press Conference (at Baylor)
Saturday, November 29
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. TCU (Players)
Saturday, November 22
