Willeh Strong

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Willeh Strong
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Strong at his first combine appearance
No. 3 – Colorado Yeti
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (2039-01-26)January 26, 2039 (aged 31)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Username:Wetwilleh
Career information
High school:Ballers High School
College:Clemson University
ISFL Draft:2063  / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
DSFL Draft:2062  / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards

Willeh "The King" Strong (born January 26, 2039) is an American football linebacker for the Colorado Yeti. He played college football for Clemson University (Clemson) and in the DSFL for the Portland Pythons.

Early years

Willeh Strong was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Ivana Strong and Iam Strong. With a liking for the defensive side of football, Strong attended Ballers High School as a Linebacker. Due to his size and raw ability, Strong got the starting position his freshman year and started making a name for himself. This led to the Baller High Ballers winning three state championships in the years he played where their defense dominated the opposition. Keen on lifting weights, Strong broke the North Carolina state high school record at 17 with an astounding 170 kg max press. This, combined with his performance on the football field gave him the title of "The King" of the Queen City. To top off his stats, he finished his senior year with an average of 18 tackles a game alongside 8 sacks and 4 interceptions to achieve a final state championship. With these accolades, Strong signed his declaration of intent to play for the Clemson Tigers to add to their already monster defense.

College career

Strong had a rocky start his freshman season at Clemson, tearing both pectoral muscles during a training camp which caused him to set most of the season. This didn't stop him from having an impact though as he still found some playing time towards the end of the season for a respectable 13 tackles and 2 sacks. While Clemson missed the playoffs due to a subpar offense, Strong's next year began to turn heads as The King had returned to his original playing form. Strong led his Clemson defense in tackles, sacks, and interceptions leading to an undefeated season and winning his first national championship and an MVP as well. It seemed the Clemson dynasty under Doba Swonney was beginning to the approval of Tiger fans. Strong continued his dominance his next two years with two more national championships and another MVP to boot. He finished his senior season with an average of 15 tackles per game, 7 sacks, and 8 interceptions, proving to be a valuable asset to the Clemson University all-star defense. fff

Career statistics Defense
Season Team Games Tck TFL FF/FR Sck Int PD Sfty TD Blk P/XP/FG
4 Clemson 48 473 126 18/11 21 17 48 3 9 7/7/7

Professional Career

DSFL Draft

Willeh Strong was taken with the 1st overall pick in the 2062 DSFL Draft (S47) by the Portland Pythons. Strong was seen as the most active player in both locker room and the media and this mixed his playmaking ability told Portland all they needed to change their team around with their first pick of the draft. Seen as a surefire top 2 pick in mock drafts, Strong was already projected to go early in the draft with a great career ahead of him.

S47

Strong's rookie debut in the DSFL on the Portland Pythons was rocky to say the least as the team started 1-4 in the first five games of the season. This included two heartbreaking back-to-back losses against Minnesota and Tijuana at home but things would begin taking a turn for the better. After being at the bottom of the division again, the Portland head office made some playbook changes to finish the season winning 8 out of their 9 remaining games and finishing the season 9-5. This included beating both Minnesota and Tijuana away as well as beating the London Royals in the final game of the season in a "win and in" scenario. During this miraculous showing by the Pythons, Strong was making a name for himself as well. He finished the S47 season in the DSFL as the TFL leader as well as one of the top defensive rookies in the class, even rivaling some of the players considered veterans in the DSFL.

In the playoffs, Portland's first game was again against the Minnesota Grey Ducks away. Initially down 0-27, the Pythons slithered back in the 4th quarter with an outstanding showing from both offense and defense to win the game 28-27 and go to the Ultimini. This championship game was against the Tijuana Luchadores who the Pythons have now faced 11 times in the Ultimini. A dominating offense of TIJ against the comeback machine of POR made for a great game where, although TIJ led 23-14 in the beginning of the 4th, showed POR making yet another 4th quarter comeback to win 28-23. A combination of the game-winning touchdown pass by Tyler Higbee II and the game-ending forced fumble by Willeh Strong gave the Pythons yet another trophy after a disappointing previous season, making the Pythons go from Last to First.

S48

After being drafted 1st overall to the Colorado Yeti, Strong was pulled up to the ISFL right away to help the Yeti out after an unpleasant prior season. While things looked up for the Yeti after preseason games, COL ended up having a historic winless season with one of the worst defenses in league history. Even with Strong having a DRotY level performance, it wasn't enough. The Yeti offense finished with just 259 points scored which was the lowest among teams as well as 609 points allowed which was the highest among teams. Although there were plenty of games where Strong and the Yeti only lost by one possession, turnovers and blowouts were a summary of the season which led to an 0-16 record. With the Yeti losing their QB to retirement, they look to get another in the S49 draft and hope they can have a better turn around with Strong and other rookies getting better as the season progresses. The Yeti, once again, have the 1st overall pick in the upcoming draft and look to bolster both offense and defense to try and turn their season around and break the current losing streak. Strong hopes to have a similar season in terms of numbers but would enjoy getting a win to celebrate as well. With another disappointing season, the Yeti miss the playoffs and Willeh Strong is yet to see what victory is like up in the big leagues, but things may soon change in upcoming seasons.

S49

Strong's second season on the Yeti didn't pan out too well even with high hopes after a rough rookie season. Yeti QB Beatz had retired in the offseason so the Yeti looked to find their next star QB in the draft where they found Katya Zamolodchikova in the DSFL. With a rookie QB as well as many other rookie offensive pieces and some defensive, the Yeti struggled to score for the majority of the season. While the defense was getting key stops and Strong was having a decent season, it just wasn't enough and the losses kept adding on. Colorado had a chance for a win to end their losing streak in week 8 but unforeseen circumstances had the game canceled and replayed so their sole win of the season was taken from them, replaced by a 3 point loss in OT to the Copperheads. Thankfully in week 10, the Yeti finally found their first win against the Berlin Firesalamanders to go 1-9 in the league, a relief for all Yeti fans and players. With new rookies comes new roster spots and Strong ended up moving from ROLB to LOLB to give his team a chance to get young star LB Tua Domine on the roster which will make waves eventually. Strong's sacks and forced fumbles lacked but he lead the team in TFL and Tackles so it was a fair trade off with hopes that the rest will come with more experience. The rest of the season went as expected and the Yeti ended 1-15 with the first overall pick again but the team is still young and gaining more experience so Strong is hopeful things are on the up and up soon for the Yeti in upcoming seasons.

S50

In Strong's third ISFL season there seemed to be hope. COL started off strong dominating the Otters 57-6 to go up 1-0 but reality hit and they lost the next 5 before beating the Sailfish in week 7 to go 2-5. An improvement from the previous season as the Yeti offense was firing up this time while only the defense was slow to get started in most games. The COL LB core played well with Strong and Domine at the forefront but it still wasn't enough to take the team across. With many close, one score games, the Yeti finished the season 3-13, coming last in their division and getting the 2OA pick as only OCO had a worse season. With a strong draft, the Yeti hope to keep improving as their young offense and defense are only getting better as the seasons go on. Strong had a decent season with 10 sacks and 110 tackles which was enough to get him a Pro Bowl submission for the first time in his career. While not in contention yet, Strong and the Yeti hope to get closer and closer to that point of playoffs and an Ultimus in the near future.

S51

After an unfortunate S50 showing, the Yeti's rebuild finally showed it's colors. After a rough start playing away at OCO and the newly rebranded BFB and losing, the Yeti had a great home game winning streak alongside a sweep of the Sarasota Sailfish who ended up being the runner up in the Ultimus. The Yeti finished 7-9 during the regular season and while the Yeti got their first taste of winning, Strong had a mediocre season, likely not following up his prior Pro Bowl appearance. Another 110 tackle season but with less sacks and forced fumbles but Strong did his job alongside his fellow defensive players. With signings imminent, the Yeti expect a positive W/L record next season and a chance at a playoff push as they look to the draft to potentially fill their positions of need.

S52

The rebuild is over. The Yeti finished the S52 regular season with a 12-4 record including dominant victories over other playoff teams like BAL and YKW. With newly acquisitioned DT GCBWRNW Princess Donut through trade, the Yeti are in win now mode. Strong had his best season yet with 6 forced fumbles and 17 sacks while being a key piece of the COL defense who had the best defense in the league in terms of points scored. With their 12-4 record, the Yeti placed 2nd in the NSFC and made it to the playoffs with a home game. While they beat YKW at home during the regular season, it wasn't meant to be this season in a soul crushing 30-31 loss to the Wraiths. While COL took a commanding 21-0 lead to start, the game shifted after a YKW punt return TD before the half. Going into the 4th quarter, the Yeti had a 24-17 lead increased to 30-17 with 5 minutes remaining. YKW quickly put points on the board with 2 minutes remaining to make it 30-24 but COL got the ball back. Unfortunately for the Yeti, the COL offense stalled giving YKW the ball back with little time on the clock. Needing a TD, the Wraiths QB was sacked by Strong on 3rd down putting them back further on 4th down. But it wasn't meant to be as a CB blitz was called leading to a last second TD for the Wraiths and a Yeti loss in the playoffs.

S53

The Yeti had another strong season finishing the S53 regular season 10-6. While the offense struggled throughout the season and couldn't seem to click, the defense was a well oiled machine just as last season. This was good enough for the Yeti to finish 2nd in the conference for a second straight season and a trip to the playoffs. Strong had a slow start to the season but pulled it back in the end to have a modest 117 tackles, 12 TFL, 15 sacks, and even a safety but Strong was not as dominant at forcing fumbles like the prior season although it wasn't needed as much with the rest of the defense doing their fair share. In the playoffs, the Yeti had a S52 rematch with a home game against the Yellowknife Wraiths but the Yeti managed to hold their dominant offense off with a 21-18 victory to move on to the second round of playoffs against the Baltimore Hawks. The Yeti defense faired pretty well against the Wraiths, only giving up 10 points on defense while a pick six from COL QB Katya Zamolodchikova made it a bit closer. In the next playoff game against BAL, nothing seemed to work for the Yeti. The defense made necessary stops but the offense just couldn't get past midfield which made the defense start on their own side of the field for the majority of the game. With no offense and the defense tiring out, the Yeti would lose 0-37 against the Hawks in a heartbreaking match since the Yeti beat the Hawks away earlier in the regular season. While losing in the playoffs is never fun, it was nice to see the Yeti progress in the playoffs. Strong believes the Yeti have a solid chance to make an Ultimus appearance next season if things go well and signing revolving OL Gusztáv Farkas should help the offense find their groove back for the season. As always, the Yeti look to the draft now to find future players to help keep up their recent success.

ISFL Combine Results

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40‑yd dash 20‑ss 3‑cone Vert jump Broad BP Wonderlic
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m) 		250 lb
(113 kg) 		4.39 s 4.35 s 7.28 s 32.8 in
(0.83 m) 		10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m) 		36 reps 30
2063 ISFL scouting combine (S48)

ISFL Draft

Strong was taken as the 1st overall pick in the 2063 ISFL Draft (S48) by the Colorado Yeti. After a rough previous season where the Yeti went 1-15 and given up the 2nd most amount of points in the ISFL, they decided on using their first overall pick on the star LB to bring some youth to the organization. After many talks with the COL GMs, it was decided Strong would be their 1OA giving the elusive double 1OA to Willeh Strong. Strong hopes to strengthen the COL defense right away alongside fellow rookies Jet Larsen and Adolin Collins.

Career Statistics

Career statistics Defense
Season Team Games Tck TFL FF/FR Sck Int PD Sfty TD Blk P/XP/FG
2062 (S47) Pythons 14 109 16 4/1 9 1 6 0 0 0/0/0
2063 (S48) Yeti 16 117 8 2/0 10 1 4 1 0 0/0/0
2064 (S49) Yeti 16 131 13 0/0 6 1 6 0 0 0/0/0
2065 (S50) Yeti 16 110 9 5/2 10 1 12 0 0 0/0/0
2066 (S51) Yeti 16 110 11 2/2 9 0 5 0 0 0/0/0
2067 (S52) Yeti 16 118 12 6/2 17 0 10 0 0 0/0/0
2068 (S53) Yeti 16 117 12 1/0 15 0 7 1 0 0/0/0
Postseason statistics Defense
Season Team Games Tck TFL FF/FR Sck Int PD Sfty TD Blk P/XP/FG
2062 (S47) Pythons 2 19 3 1/0 0 0 1 0 0 0/0/0
2067 (S52) Yeti 1 10 1 0/0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0/0
2068 (S53) Yeti 2 16 3 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0/0

Achievements and records

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