David Long Jr.South Team

JUNIOR (2018):

·        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

SOPHOMORE (2017): 

·        Started all 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

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016): 

·        Played in 13 games and started 10

·        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

REDSHIRT (2015): 

·        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