Loren Strickland holds the FS · Depth spot in Detroit Lions’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Loren Strickland played 2 games in 2025 with a 10% snap share.

Loren Strickland is a safety with the Detroit Lions. The 26-year-old signed with Detroit as an undrafted free agent after the 2024 NFL Draft. Strickland played college football at two institutions: the University of Indianapolis (2018-2021), where he recorded 84 tackles and one interception across 22 starts, and Ball State (2022-2023), where he compiled 50 tackles, three pass defenses, and one sack. In his 2023 season at Ball State, he appeared in all 12 games with five starts, posting 31 tackles and a 1.0 sack while earning an 87.5 pass-rush grade.

CollegeBall State; University of IndianapolisHometownCarpentersville, IL