Player Dossier

2021-2025

Virginia

Langston Long

LB • 6'3" • 225 lbs • Woodbridge, VA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Langston Long shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.5

Efficiency

18.3

Consistency

13.3

Season Value

11.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Virginia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Virginia • South Florida • Toledo
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Langston Long, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Virginia. Langston Long shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Virginia paired 1 primary output with 43.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 18.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia, South Florida, Toledo.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisville

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · Toledo

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

18.3

Usage

5.5

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

Louisville

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 1.5. Kentucky: 1. Unknown: 1. Western Michigan: 0. Akron: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Kent State: 0. Washington State: 0. Ball State: 0. Central Michigan: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 8 by 48.3. Kentucky: 5 by 30.8. Unknown: 2 by 18.3. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Akron: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 3 by 12.5. Kent State: 4 by 16.7. Washington State: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Central Michigan: 6 by 35

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=5 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Louisville

Best efficiency game

48.3 vs Louisville

Result
Tue 12/23@ LouisvilleL 22-27831.5000
Sat 11/29@ Central MichiganW 21-361100
Sat 11/22vs Ball StateW 38-911000
Sat 10/25@ Washington StateL 7-2810000
Sat 10/18vs Kent StateW 45-1041000
Sat 10/11@ Bowling GreenL 23-2833000
Sat 9/27vs AkronW 45-311000
Sat 9/20@ Western MichiganL 13-1421000
Sat 9/13vs Unknown21100
Sat 8/30@ KentuckyL 16-2451100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Virginia

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    South Florida

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Toledo

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonVirginia06.31.2
2022 Regular SeasonVirginia443.88.84
2023 Regular SeasonVirginia143.35.1-3
2024 Regular SeasonSouth Florida19.23.30
2025 PostseasonToledo4.518.35.53.5
2025 Regular SeasonToledo4.518.35.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Old Dominion

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.5 takeover score.

#2

Louisville

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.

#3

Tennessee

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.

#4

Rice

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.

#5

Kentucky

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 37.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Virginia

1 primary output · 43.3 efficiency · 5.1 usage

37.7

#2

2021 Regular Season · Virginia

35.8

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Virginia

18.7

4 primary · 43.8 efficiency · 8.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

3

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

90

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 20 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Langston Long quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
90