Zykeius Strong

Zykeius Strong
52 Zykeius Strong
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    265
  • Hometown:
    Alabama
  • Position:
    DL
  • Year:
    1
  • Previous College:
    Houston Cougars
  • gp
    3
  • tk
    8.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio

Defensive lineman Zykeius Strong first joined the Pirates after taking part in an open tryout. He was part of the team’s final cuts as they broke camp but rejoined the team before the April 24th game in Green Bay.

The 6’6”, 265 lb. native of Birmingham, AL played for the Houston Cougars from 2023 through 2024 and appeared in 24 games making 26 tackles with two tackles for a loss and one sack.  He also defended two passes and forced one fumble.

Strong redshirted in 2022 but played 14 snaps in the Independence Bowl vs. Louisiana. In 2023 he appeared in all 12 games for the Cougars making one start. In 2024 he played in all 12 games again taking 223 snaps while making 19 tackles. According to Pro Football Focus Strong led the Houston defense with a tackling grade of 85.2. This tackling grade also led all edge rushers in the Big 12.

Strong began his collegiate career in Kansas at Hutchinson Community. In 2020 he played in one game making five tackles with 2.5 for a loss and forcing one fumble. In 2021 he recorded 26 tackles in nine games. Strong notched three sacks and 6.5 tackles for a loss with a forced fumble and a blocked kick.


Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 2 1
Assists 6 6
Tackles 8.0 7.0
Tackles per game 2.7 3.5
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33
Game Log - Passing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 - - - - - - - - -
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 - - - - - - - - -
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 - - - - - - - - -
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 - - - - - - -
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 - - - - - - -
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 - - - - - - -
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 - - - - - - -
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 - - - - - - -
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 - - - - - - -
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 - - - - - 0
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 - - - - - 0
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 - - - - - 0
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - -
Game Log - Punting
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 - - - - - - - -
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 - - - - - - - -
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 - - - - - - - -
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 - - - - - - - - - -
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 - - - - - - - - - -
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 1 - - - - 0
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 1 - - - - 0
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 1 - - - - 0
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - -
Game Log - Scoring
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Mar 22 at New Mexico Chupacabras W, 41-38 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Quad City Steamwheelers W, 49-46 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Tulsa Oilers W, 61-55 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Jacksonville Sharks L, 69-33 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Green Bay Blizzard L, 71-68 1 4 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 Fishers Freight W, 60-57 0 2 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
May 18 vs. Vegas Knight Hawks L, 73-33 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
May 24 vs. New Mexico Chupacabras - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 30 at Tucson Sugar Skulls - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 6 Iowa Barnstormers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 13 at Tulsa Oilers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 21 Jacksonville Sharks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jun 28 at Quad City Steamwheelers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 5 Green Bay Blizzard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 11 at San Antonio Gunslingers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 26 at Fishers Freight - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
April 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
May 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Split Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 3 - - - - - - - -
Conference 2 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 - - - - - - - -
Away 1 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
April 1 - - - - - - - -
May 2 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 3 - - - - - - -
Conference 2 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 - - - - - - -
Away 1 - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - -
Month
April 1 - - - - - - -
May 2 - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 3 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 2 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 1 - - - - - - - 0
Away 1 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
Month
April 1 - - - - - - - 0
May 2 - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 3 - - - - - - - -
Conference 2 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 - - - - - - - -
Away 1 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
April 1 - - - - - - - -
May 2 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
April - - - - - - - - - -
May - - - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 3 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 2 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 1 - - - - 0 .0
Away 1 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral 1 - - - - 0 .0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 2 - - - - 0 .0
Month
April 1 - - - - 0 .0
May 2 - - - - 0 .0
Split Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
April 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
May 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 3 2 6 8.0 2.7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 2 1 6 7.0 3.5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 0 2 2.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 1 1 4 5.0 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 1 0 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 0 2 2.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 2 4 6.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
April 1 1 4 5.0 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
May 2 1 2 3.0 1.5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -