Loren Strickland

Loren Strickland (born May 31, 2000) is an American professional football safety. He played college football for the Indianapolis Greyhounds and Ball State Cardinals and signed with the Lions as an undrafted free agent in .

Early life Strickland was born on May 31, 2000, in Carpentersville, Illinois. He attended Jacobs High School in Algonquin, where he won 10 varsity letters in three sports – track and field, football and wrestling. In football, he played as a running back, linebacker and safety, being selected first-team all-conference and all-area. He graduated from Jacobs in 2018 and committed to play college football for the NCAA Division II Indianapolis Greyhounds (UIndy).

College career Strickland redshirted as a freshman at Indianapolis in 2018, then won a starting job as a redshirt freshman in 2019. Strickland transferred to the Ball State Cardinals, playing 12 games as a backup in the 2022 season while making 19 tackles.

After going unselected in the 2024 NFL draft, Strickland signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on December 4, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad. Strickland signed a reserve/future contract with Detroit on January 20, 2025.

Strickland was waived by the Lions on August 26, 2025 as part of final roster cuts, and re-signed to the practice squad. On October 1, he was signed to the active roster. On October 11, Strickland was waived by the Lions and was subsequently re-signed to the practice squad five days later. He signed a reserve/future contract with Detroit on January 5, 2026.

On August 16, 2026, Strickland was waived by the Lions and reverted to injured reserve the next day, and later released.