As a Sophomore at ECU (2022)
Started all 13 games … Member of the ECU offensive line that allowed starting quarterback Holton Ahlers to throw for 3,708 yards and 28 touchdowns … Earned a 72.8 overall grade from Pro Football Focus … at University of South Florida (Oct. 1): Protected for an offense that racked up 575 total yards in a 48-28 win … vs. Coastal Carolina (Dec. 27): Helped the offense amass 486 yards of total offense in a bowl game victory.

As a Sophomore at ECU (2021)
Started 10 of 12 games for the Pirates on the left side of the line … Member of an offensive line unit that helped the Pirates top 450-plus yards of total offense six times … Opened up running lanes for running back Keaton Mitchell, who rushed for 100-plus yards in a game four times … vs. Tulane (Oct. 2): Was a part of the offensive line during a season-high 612 total yards of offense … Provided pass protection for Holton Ahlers, who had 3,126 passing yards last season.

As a Freshman at ECU (2020)
Started first seven games of the season before sitting out the final two during the pandemic-shortened season … Helped provide running lanes for four of ECU’s five 100-yard rushing efforts throughout the 2020 season.

As a Freshman at ECU (2019)
Offered significant contributions to Pirates’ scout teams as well during stint on developmental roster …
vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 2 ) and vs. Tulsa (Nov. 30): Preserved redshirt status by experiencing limited special teams action in two home games.

High School
Earned three letters for head coach Caleb King at Havelock High School … Was a two-year starter (junior, senior seasons) on both lines of scrimmage … Key part of a Rams’ program that rolled to a combined 40-5 record in 2016, 2017 and 2018 … Defensively, accounted for 11 tackles (six solo) and 2.5 TFLs … As a sophomore he helped the Rams to a 13-2 mark and an appearance in the Class 3A semifinals … During his junior season, HHS averaged 48.6 points and 469.8 yards of total offense (276.9 pass, 192.9 rush) per game, while scoring 112 offensive TDs on the way to the Eastern 3-A title and a 14-2 record … Charged with protecting quarterback Zach Sabdo, who passed for 4,281 yards and 47 TDs, while opening hoes for a pair of 1,000 yard rushers (former ECU player Khalil Barrett and Cameron Hutchinson … Was considered a two-star prospect by 247Sports.

Nishad Strother