Darrin Strey Season 2026
Four-star offensive line transfer from Kentucky … Played for his dad, Dennis, at Paw Paw High School … Redshirted as a true freshman at Kentucky in 2025 … Played for current LSU offensive line coach Eric Wolford during his 1 season at Kentucky … Listed as the No. 2 right tackle on the 2025 Kentucky depth chart … Appeared in 4 games for the Wildcats, seeing action on 18 offensive snaps at right tackle … Tremendous all-around athlete, earned all-state honors in Michigan in both football and track (shot put and discus) … Named to the Dean’s List at Kentucky in the spring of 2025 … Born in Kalamazoo, Mich. … His dad Dennis was an All-America offensive lineman at Ferris State … His mom Jennifer was a pitcher on the softball team at Ferris State … Older brother Dennis played on the offensive line at Eastern Michigan (2022-25).
FRESHMAN SEASON (2025 at Kentucky)
Appeared in 4 games … Played 3 games at right tackle and saw action against Louisville in season-finale on special teams … Made collegiate debut vs. Eastern Michigan, playing 2 snaps at right tackle … His collegiate debut came against his brother Dennis, who played offensive line at Eastern Michigan … Played 4 snaps at right tackle against Florida and 12 against Tennessee Tech … Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated with 4-stars by On3 and ranked the No. 2 player in Michigan …Ranked No. 6 in the state of Michigan and No. 32 among offensive tackles by 247 Sports Composite … Four-year starter and letterwinner who played on both the offensive and defensive lines for his dad, Dennis Strey, at Paw Paw High School … Helped lead the Red Wolves to a 9-2 record and an appearance in the Wolverine Conference championship game in 2024 … Named first-team All-State for Division 4 by the MHSFCA … Earned first-team Wolverine All-Conference honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman … Voted Kalamazoo-area’s top fall sports athlete … Totaled 102 pin blocks, 59 tackles, including 21.0 tackles for loss with 2 sacks as a senior … His 21.0 tackles for loss set the single-season school record … Also owns the school’s career record with 31.0 tackles for loss … Totaled 96 pancake blocks and 64 tackles, including 12 for loss, as a junior … An all-around athlete who also played basketball and participated in the discus and the shot put for the track team … Earned all-state honors in 2023 and 2024 in track … Set the Paw Paw school-record in the discus with a throw of 162 feet … Excelled in the classroom as well, maintaining a 4.13 grade point average.