2023 - Freshman All-American Third Team (College Football News)
2024-25: Played in nine games, starting six … Saw action on 441 offensive plays … Played all 92 offensive snaps against Boise State … Missed the next three games with an injury … Returned to play16 offensive snaps in the win at Georgia State … Got the start in the win over Marshall, playing 65 offensive snaps … Played 64 snaps in the win over James Madison and 54 at Old Dominion … Played 60 offensive snaps in the win over South Alabama … Was in for 40 offensive snaps against Troy … Played 18 offensive snaps in the win at Coastal Carolina … Was in for 27 offensive snaps in the win over App State … Missed the bowl game.
2023-24: Started all 13 games at center … Was on the field for 1,001 offensive snaps, the most on the team … A third-team Freshman All-American by College Football News … Got the start at center in the opener against The Citadel and played 76 snaps … Played all 77 offensive snaps in the win over UAB and all 85 snaps at Wisconsin … Played 68 offensive snaps in the win at Ball State … Played all 90 offensive snaps in the win over Coastal Carolina … Played all 90 offensive snaps at James Madison … Played all 80 offensive snaps in the win over ULM and all 77 in the win over Georgia State … Played all 62 offensive snaps at Texas State and all 89 at Marshall … Played all 76 offensive snaps against Old Dominion and all 68 at App State … Played all 63 offensive snaps against Ohio in the Myrtle Beach Bowl.
2022-23: Played in one game … Was redshirted … Made his collegiate debut in the opener against Morgan State, playing 11 snaps on the offensive line late.
2021-22: Enrolled at Georgia Southern in January.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Philip Manning at Houston County High … Named to RecruitGeorgia’s Class 6A All-State first team … An honorable mention all-state selection by the AJC for the 6A level as a senior … Named first-team all-region and the co-offensive lineman of the year for the 1-6A group as a senior … Named honorable mention all-state … Also wrestled for Houston County, advancing to the state finals.
PERSONAL: Born Chandler Bryson Strong on October 22 in Warner Robins, GA … Son of Sherry and Bryant Strong … Has two older siblings, Bryant Strong Jr., and Adrian Nelson.
MAJOR: Construction Management
