Worldwide ramsEd "Pi Double i" Henderson Player Bio: David Long Jr prepped at Winton Woods High School in Cincinnati, OH, and was named the AP All-Ohio Division II Honorable Mention his senior year. Long Jr also was named the AP Southwest All-District First Team Division II linebacker at linebacker as he recorded 110 tackles (16 tackles for loss) and three sacks his senior year too. He finished his career prep career with 283 tackles, six interceptions, six sacks, and three fumble recoveries. Received a scholarship to West Virginia and red-shirted his freshman year. Finished his junior year as the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, and led WVU in tackles and tackles for loss to end his career. Declared for the 2019 NFL Draft forgoing his redshirt senior year. A linebacker built inside of a safety body will scratch heads on where he will play at the next level. Long received an invite to the 2019 NFL Combine and only participated on the bench press. Following the combine, at the WVU's 2019 Pro Day, he only participated with a few field drills, and not participating in any running and jumping drills. Long is still recovering from an ankle injury he sustained at the Senior Bowl. Accolades 2018 Associate Press All-America Second-Team 2018 Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Second-Team 2018 Athlon Sports All-America Second-Team 2018 Phil Steele All-America Second-Team 2018 The Athletic All-America Second-Team 2018 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year 2018 All-Big 12 First Team (AP, Coaches, Phil Steele) 2018 Butkus Award semifinalist 2017 Pro Football Focus All-American Second Team 2017 All-Big 12 Conference First Team (ESPN.com) 2017 All-Big 12 Conference Second Team (Athlon Sports) 2017 All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention 2017 WVU Defensive Player of the Year david long |
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