Hezekiah Strickland brings a compact, physical linebacker profile to West Georgia
Hezekiah Strickland arrives at West Georgia as a 6-foot-1, 190-pound freshman linebacker from Westlake High in Atlanta, where he was an honorable mention all-region pick and posted 35 tackles in nine games in the 2024 season. His appeal is obvious: active, downhill linebacker size, proven production, and enough range to fit into a modern defense that wants speed and contact. The numbers say “young talent,” but the real selling point is projection — he looks like a developmental defender with early special-teams value and upside if he adds strength and keeps attacking like a heat-seeking missile.
