Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2020Boston College
Hunter Long
TE • 6'5" • 253 lbs • Exeter, NH, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Hunter Long reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
70
High-end production for a tight end
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Boston College
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Boston College
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Player Story
Hunter Long built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a tight end from Exeter, NH wearing No. 80, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Hunter Long's career was his receiving role: 89...
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- Committed To
- Boston College
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 18
- Overall
- No. 81
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Hunter Long, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Boston College. Hunter Long reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,297
- Receptions
- 89
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Hunter Long quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boston College · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,297
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Boston College
- Top game
- Pittsburgh
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Deerfield Academy · Boston College
- High school pipeline
- Deerfield Academy · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 3 · Pick 18 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 80 · Junior
- 2020 Receiving yards rank
- 685 receiving yards · TE 2nd (top 1%) · ACC 10th (top 5%) · National 46th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Boston College | 4 | 4 | 103 | 2 | 54.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Boston College | 11 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 78 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boston College | 11 | 26 | 464 | 2 | 78 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boston College | 11 | 57 | 685 | 5 | 81.6 |
Related Context
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Hunter Long played TE for Boston College. Across 3 tracked seasons, Hunter Long recorded 1,297 receiving yards, 5 tackles, and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Boston College.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Boston College paired 685 primary output with 78.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 78.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 81.8th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2020 Regular Season · Boston College
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
62.3
Efficiency
78.6
Usage
23.6
Consistency
68.9
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 93. Texas State: 81. North Carolina: 96. Pittsburgh: 93. Virginia Tech: 53. Georgia Tech: 39. Clemson: 23. Syracuse: 23. Notre Dame: 59. Louisville: 16. Virginia: 109
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 7 by 88.6. Texas State: 9 by 60. North Carolina: 9 by 71.1. Pittsburgh: 6 by 100. Virginia Tech: 4 by 88.3. Georgia Tech: 3 by 86.7. Clemson: 3 by 51.1. Syracuse: 2 by 76.7. Notre Dame: 4 by 98.3. Louisville: 2 by 53.3. Virginia: 8 by 90.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins57.5 · Games = 6 · -10.5 vs Losses
Losses68 · Games = 5 · +10.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
100 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/5 | @ Virginia100 receiving yards · High volume | L 32-43 | — | 8 | 109 | 13.6 | 13.60 | 1 | 36 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs Louisville | W 34-27 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Notre Dame | L 31-45 | — | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 1 | 21 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Syracuse | W 16-13 | — | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Clemson | L 28-34 | — | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Georgia Tech | W 48-27 | — | 3 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 17 |
| Sun 10/18 | @ Virginia Tech | L 14-40 | — | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Pittsburgh | W 31-30 | — | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs North CarolinaHigh volume | L 22-26 | — | 9 | 96 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 0 | 31 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Texas StateHigh volume | W 24-21 | — | 9 | 81 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Duke | W 26-6 | — | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 1 | 36 |
Player Story
Hunter Long story
Hunter Long built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a tight end from Exeter, NH wearing No. 80, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Hunter Long's career was his receiving role: 89 catches, 1,297 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Hunter Long's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Boston College
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Boston College | 103 | 100 | 5.8 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Boston College | 509 | 88.2 | 24.5 | 406 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boston College | 509 | 88.2 | 24.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boston College | 685 | 78.6 | 23.6 | 176 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Pittsburgh
Week 6 · W 31-30 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
93
Receiving Yards
95.1 takeover
93 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs NC State
Week 8 · W 45-24 · Conference game
84
Receiving Yards
94.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
84 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Virginia
Week 14 · L 32-43 · Conference game
109
Receiving Yards
91.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
109 receiving yards with a 90.8 efficiency score.
#4
@ Duke
Week 3 · W 26-6 · Conference game
93
Receiving Yards
91.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
93 receiving yards with a 88.6 efficiency score.
#5
@ Louisville
Week 6 · L 39-41 · Conference game
99
Receiving Yards
88.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Boston College
685 primary output · 78.6 efficiency · 23.6 usage
81.6
#2
2019 Postseason · Boston College
78
509 primary · 88.2 efficiency · 24.5 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Boston College
78
509 primary · 88.2 efficiency · 24.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
3
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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