West Virginia University Athletics

• Has played in 33 career games with 31 starts

2018 (r-Jr.)

• Started all 12 games at Will linebacker
• Earned All-America Second-Team honors by AP, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Athlon Sports, Phil Steele and The Athletic
• Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches, AP)
• All-Big 12 First Team (AP, Coaches, Phil Steele)
• Butkus Award semifinalist
• Led the team with 111 tackles, averaging 9.3 per game
• Led the team in sacks (8) and tackles for loss (19)
• Led the team in solo tackles (76)
• Was the 10^th player to record at least 10 tackles in a game in the season
• Finished with 10 or more tackles in six games
• Finished with 252 career tackles at WVU, finishing No. 41 all-time
• Also had 169 solo tackles at WVU; finishing No. 26 all-time
• Had 40 career tackles for loss at WVU; finishing in a tie for third place on the all-time list
• Tied for the program history record in single-season tackles for loss (19)
• Ranks No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 7 in the nation in tackles for loss per game (1.6)
• Ranks No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 7 in the nation in solo tackles per game (6.3)
• Ranks No. 4 in the Big 12 and No. 42 in the nation in tackles per game (9.3)
• Tied for No. 3 on the WVU defense in pass breakups (4)
• Finished with 11 tackles, including eight solo stops, assisted on a tackle for loss against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl
• Forced the second fumble of his career and tallied six solo stops against Oklahoma
• Notched six solo stops and recovered his first fumble of the season vs. Oklahoma State
• WVU Defensive Champion: TCU
• Finished six total tackles against TCU - including five solo stops, four TFLs and three sacks
• WVU Defensive Champion: Texas
• Registered 10 or more tackles for the fifth time against Texas - including six solo stops, a TFL and a sack
• Tallied seven total tackles vs. Baylor - including five solo stops, two TFLs and a sack
• Finished with 10 total tackles and a pass breakup against Kansas
• Registered season highs in total tackles (15) and solo tackles (10) against Texas Tech
• WVU Defensive Champion: Kansas State
• Tallied eight solo stops against Kansas State, including a season-high two sacks
• Recorded nine solo stops, including two TFLs, against Youngstown State
• Notched 13 total tackles against Tennessee, including nine assisted tackles and 0.5 TFL

2017 (r-So.)

• Started nine games at Will linebacker, missed the first four games after sustaining preseason knee injury
• ProFootballFocus All-American Second Team
• All-Big 12 Conference First Team (ESPN.com)
• All-Big 12 Conference Second Team (Athlon Sports)
• All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention (Coaches)
• WVU Defensive Player of the Year
• No. 4 in the Big 12 in tackles for loss; No. 9 in total tackles
• Third-leading WVU tackler with 76 stops, including 56 solo tackles, four sacks, a team-leading 16.5 tackles for loss, four pass breakups and a fumble recovery
• Finished No. 4 on WVU’s single-season TFL list
• Earned a career-high three sacks vs. Utah; finished with six total tackles
• Logged seven tackles, including one for loss, at Oklahoma
• Tallied 10 tackles vs. Texas, the third time recording double-digit tackles in a game; also added a tackle for loss
• WVU Defensive Champion: at Kansas State, recording 12 total tackles (eight solo), including two tackles for loss and his first sack
• Recorded five total tackles, assisted on a tackle for loss, and had a pass breakup vs. Iowa State
• Tallied career-high 18 tackles vs. Oklahoma State, the second-most in a single game in the Big 12
• Had a school-record seven tackles for loss vs. OSU; the mark is the second-most in the NCAA
• His 14 solo tackles vs. Oklahoma State is also a career high, as well as tied for No. 7 on WVU’s all-time single-game unassisted tackles chart
• Recorded six tackles at Baylor to go along with a pass breakup and half of a tackle for loss
• Registered a then career-high eight solo tackles vs. Texas Tech; finished as co-leader with nine tackles
• Tallied first two pass breakups of his career at TCU

2016 (r-Fr.)

• Finished with career-high 11 tackles, including a career-high eight assisted tackles and one tackle for loss vs. Miami in the Russell Athletic Bowl
• Finished with nine tackles against Oklahoma
• Had a career-best 10 tackles with his second career sack for a loss of four yards at Texas
• Had four total tackles, including a sack vs. TCU
• Notched a career-best five tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss at Texas Tech
• Made his first career start and had a TFL for a loss of six yards with three solo tackles against Kansas State
• Had four solo tackles in his career debut against Missouri

2015 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

 High School

• Played for coach Andre Parker at Winton Woods
• Tallied 110 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and three sacks as a senior
• Associated Press All-Ohio Division II Honorable Mention
• AP Southwest All-District First Team Division II linebacker
• Finished with 283 career tackles, six sacks and six interceptions
• As a junior, totaled 88 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery
• Registered 81 tackles, a sack, two fumble recoveries and an interception as a sophomore

 Personal

• Son of David and Deon Long
• One of 12 children
• Graduated in December 2018 with a bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies