He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft.
In Week 6 of the 2009 season, Stroughter returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers, marking the third time it had been accomplished in franchise history.
He recorded his first career receiving touchdown in a Week 9, 38-28 victory over the Green Bay Packers.
In Week 13 of the 2010 season, Stroughter caught a season-high all six targets and rushed once for two yards in a home loss to Atlanta.
[4] After 2 years as an assistant coach at his alma mater Granite Bay High School, Stroughter was named the head football coach at Rio Americano High School in Sacramento, California in June 2017.