Feb. 6, 2013

Jaelen Strong                          
WR • RS-SO • 6-4 • 205          
Philadelphia, Pa./West Philadelphia Catholic HS/Pierce College

One of the nation's most productive junior college wide receivers...regarded as a four-star prospect by ESPN...rated by ESPN as the No. 15 overall junior college prospect in the country and the nation's No. 5 junior college wide receiver recruit...listed by Rivals.com as the No. 49 overall junior college prospect in the country and the nation's No. 8 wide receiver recruit...caught 67 passes for 1,263 yards with 15 touchdowns in 10 games in 2012...joins junior college teammate Joseph Morris as members of ASU's 2013 class...sat out in 2011 and will have four years to play three at ASU starting in 2013...graduated from West Philadelphia (Pa.) Catholic High School in 2011 and had scholarship offers from Eastern Michigan, Villanova and VMI before opting to attend Pierce College...had team highs of 17 receptions for 318 yards and four touchdowns as a senior...had a season-high 109 yards on three receptions with two touchdowns against Philadelphia (Pa.) Archbishop Ryan on Oct. 2, 2010...caught 24 passes for 385 yards with four touchdowns as a junior in 2009...posted season-bests of five receptions for 92 yards with a touchdown against Wyndmoor (Pa.) La Salle College High School on Sept. 18, 2009...chose ASU over reported scholarship offers from Arizona, Cincinnati, Illinois, Kansas, Miami, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Nebraska, North Carolina State, Oregon State, Purdue, South Carolina and Texas Tech....coached by Brian Fluck at West Catholic and by Efrain Martinez at Pierce College...verbally committed to ASU on Christmas Day 2012.