2018 Football Roster
Jersey Number 11
David Long Jr.
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 221
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- Winton Woods HS
- 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 10th 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
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