Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2018Michigan
David Long
DB • 5'11" • 198 lbs • Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
David Long shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
29
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Player Story
David Long built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a defensive back from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 22, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of David Long's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 79
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
David Long, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Michigan. David Long shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 37
- TFL
- 2
- Sacks
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 11
Featured Highlight
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David Long Michigan Highlights
2018 · Michigan · Player Highlight
David Long college highlights at Michigan.
- Season
- 2018
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
David Long quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 37
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Maryland
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Loyola · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Loyola · 30 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 3 · Pick 15 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Junior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 17 tackles · DB 430th (top 50%) · Big Ten 225th (top 37%) · National 2,100th (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0.5 | - | 4 | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 15 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 23.8 |
Related Context
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David Long played DB for Michigan. Across 3 tracked seasons, David Long recorded 37 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Michigan paired 10.5 primary output with 17.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 10.8 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: Penn State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
10.8
Usage
1.7
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Western Michigan: 1. SMU: 0. Nebraska: 0. Northwestern: 0. Maryland: 0. Wisconsin: 2. Michigan State: 1. Penn State: 1. Rutgers: 0. Indiana: 0. Ohio State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 2 by 8.3. Notre Dame: 3 by 12.5. Western Michigan: 2 by 18.3. SMU: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 1 by 24.2. Michigan State: 0 by 10. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. Ohio State: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 10 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
24.2 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/29 | vs Florida | L 15-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Ohio State | L 39-62 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Indiana | W 31-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Rutgers | W 42-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Penn State | W 42-7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Michigan State | W 21-7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs WisconsinSplash game | W 38-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Maryland | W 42-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Northwestern | W 20-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Nebraska | W 56-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs SMU | W 45-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Western Michigan | W 49-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Notre Dame | L 17-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
David Long story
David Long built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a defensive back from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 22, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of David Long's career was his defensive production: 37 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Michigan. 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's production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: David Long 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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Michigan
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan | 10.5 | 17.1 | 3.1 | 10.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 10.5 | 17.1 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan | 6 | 10.8 | 1.7 | -4.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 6 | 10.8 | 1.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Maryland
Week 11 · W 35-10 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
65.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 7 · W 27-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
57.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Penn State
Week 10 · W 42-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
46.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Air Force
Week 3 · W 29-13
1
Havoc Plays
46.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Wisconsin
Week 7 · W 38-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
44.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Michigan
10.5 primary output · 17.1 efficiency · 3.1 usage
51.1
#2
2017 Regular Season · Michigan
51.1
10.5 primary · 17.1 efficiency · 3.1 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Michigan
23.8
6 primary · 10.8 efficiency · 1.7 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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