Justin Strnad
ILB
#40
Experience: 6 years
Height: 6-3
Age: 29
Weight: 235 lbs
College: Wake Forest
2025 SEASON
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Solo4
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SCK2
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FF0
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INT--
Biography
- A sixth-year inside linebacker who has appeared in 67 regular-season games (13 starts) with the Broncos (2020-24), tallying 101 tackles (65 solo), three sacks (8.0 yds.), three passes defensed and 18 special-teams tackles during his career.
- Played in one postseason contest (1 start) with Denver (2024), totaling five tackles (4 solo).
- Appeared in all 17 games (8 starts) in 2024, totaling 69 tackles (46 solo), three sacks (8 yds.) and three passes defensed.
- Missed the entire 2020 season after being placed on injured reserve on Aug. 31, 2020 with a season-ending wrist injury.
- Started 20-of-47 games played at Wake Forest University, totaling 244 tackles (145 solo), eight sacks (46 yds.), four interceptions (44 yds.), 10 passes defensed, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
- Earned honorable-mention All-ACC honors as a redshirt senior after finishing with 69 tackles (38 solo), two sacks (18 yds.), one interception and four passes defensed in eight games (7 starts).
- Ended his redshirt junior season leading the Demon Deacons with 105 tackles (63 solo), 1.5 sacks (6 yds.), five passes defensed and one forced fumble to earn All-ACC honorable mention honors.
- Was a first-team All-Pinellas County selection by the Tampa Tribune and the Tampa Bay Times as a senior at East Lake High School in Tarpon Springs, Fla.
- Selected by the Broncos in the fifth round (178th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titans | W 20 - 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | @Colts | L 28 - 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 8 | 48 | 25 | 73 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 | Denver Broncos | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 69 | 14 | 84 | 45 | 129 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
