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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2018West Virginia
David Long Jr.
LB • 5'11" • 221 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
David Long Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 57 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Player Story
David Long Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 11, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of David Long Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 188
- NFL Team
- Tennessee Titans
David Long Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · West Virginia. David Long Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 57 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 237
- TFL
- 36.5
- Sacks
- 11.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
David Long Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- West Virginia · LB
- Career Tackles
- 237
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · West Virginia
- Top game
- Oklahoma State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Winton Woods · West Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Winton Woods · 31 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 6 · Pick 15 · Tennessee Titans
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Junior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 99 tackles · LB 59th (top 5%) · Big 12 4th (top 1%) · National 68th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | West Virginia | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 12 | 52 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 32.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | West Virginia | 9 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | - | - | 0 | 75.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | West Virginia | 9 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 75.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | West Virginia | 11 | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 74 |
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 11 | 85 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 74 |
Related Context
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David Long Jr. played LB for West Virginia. Across 3 tracked seasons, David Long Jr. recorded 237 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with West Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
West Virginia paired 27 primary output with 59.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 57 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · West Virginia
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
2.6
Efficiency
57
Usage
16.5
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
TCU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Syracuse: 1.5. Tennessee: 1. Youngstown State: 2. Texas Tech: 3. Kansas: 3. Iowa State: 1. Baylor: 3. Texas: 2. TCU: 10. Oklahoma State: 2. Oklahoma: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Syracuse: 14 by 65. Tennessee: 9 by 47.5. Youngstown State: 10 by 61.7. Texas Tech: 15 by 80. Kansas: 10 by 71.7. Iowa State: 5 by 30.8. Baylor: 7 by 59.2. Texas: 10 by 61.7. TCU: 6 by 75. Oklahoma State: 6 by 45. Oklahoma: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.4 · Games = 7 · +2.3 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 4 · -2.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
TCU
Best efficiency game
80 vs Texas Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/28 | @ Syracuse10+ tackles | L 18-34 | 14 | 8 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Oklahoma | L 56-59 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Oklahoma StateSplash game | L 41-45 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs TCU2+ sacks · Splash game | W 47-10 | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Texas10+ tackles · Splash game | W 42-41 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/25 | vs BaylorSplash game | W 58-14 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Iowa State | L 14-30 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Kansas10+ tackles · Splash game | W 38-22 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Texas Tech10+ tackles · Splash game | W 42-34 | 15 | 10 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Youngstown State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 52-17 | 10 | 9 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Tennessee | W 40-14 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
David Long Jr. story
David Long Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 11, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of David Long Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 237 tackles, 36.5 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and 10 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with West Virginia. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but David Long Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across West Virginia.
The arc is straightforward: David Long Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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West Virginia
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | West Virginia | 8.5 | 29 | 6.8 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 8.5 | 29 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | West Virginia | 27 | 59.7 | 22.1 | 18.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | West Virginia | 27 | 59.7 | 22.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | West Virginia | 28.5 | 57 | 16.5 | 1.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 28.5 | 57 | 16.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oklahoma State
Week 9 · L 39-50 · Conference game
Loss with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
7
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs TCU
Week 11 · W 47-10 · Conference game
10
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
10 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Texas
Week 11 · W 24-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Utah
Week 1 · L 14-30 · Postseason
5
Havoc Plays
82.1 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Kansas State
Week 11 · W 28-23 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
81 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 81 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · West Virginia
27 primary output · 59.7 efficiency · 22.1 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · West Virginia
75.7
27 primary · 59.7 efficiency · 22.1 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · West Virginia
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28.5 primary · 57 efficiency · 16.5 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
14
Splash games
10
10+ tackle games
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