Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2014Maryland
Deon Long
WR • 6'0" • Washington D.C., DC, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Deon Long reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
77
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
64
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico • Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Sam Houston
Player Story
Deon Long built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Washington D.C., DC wearing No. 6, spending time with Maryland and New Mexico. The clearest part of Deon Long's career was his...
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- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Deon Long, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · New Mexico. Deon Long reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,873
- Receptions
- 130
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Deon Long quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,873
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · New Mexico
- Top game
- Sam Houston
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Dunbar · West Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Dunbar · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 575 receiving yards · WR 164th (top 18%) · Big Ten 17th (top 9%) · National 174th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | New Mexico | 10 | 47 | 809 | 5 | 80.9 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Maryland | 7 | 32 | 489 | 1 | 74.1 |
| 2014 Postseason | Maryland | 12 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 75.2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 49 | 554 | 2 | 75.2 |
Related Context
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Deon Long played WR for New Mexico and Maryland. Across 4 tracked seasons, Deon Long recorded 38 rushing yards, 1,873 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
New Mexico paired 809 primary output with 77.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 77.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across New Mexico, Maryland.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Sam Houston
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2011 Regular Season · New Mexico
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
80.9
Efficiency
77.6
Usage
25.1
Consistency
62.3
Best Game by takeover score
Sam Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 79. Arkansas: 47. Texas Tech: 139. Sam Houston: 209. New Mexico State: 94. Nevada: 12. Air Force: 29. UNLV: 99. Wyoming: 5. Boise State: 96
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. Colorado State: 8 by 65.8. Arkansas: 4 by 78.3. Texas Tech: 3 by 100. Sam Houston: 9 by 100. New Mexico State: 6 by 100. Nevada: 1 by 80. Air Force: 5 by 38.7. UNLV: 2 by 100. Wyoming: 1 by 33.3. Boise State: 8 by 80
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins99 · Games = 1 · +20.1 vs Losses
Losses78.9 · Games = 9 · -20.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Sam Houston
Best efficiency game
100 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/3 | @ Boise StateHigh volume | L 0-45 | — | 8 | 96 | 9.2 | 12 | 0 | 54 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Wyoming | L 10-31 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 11/13 | vs UNLV | W 21-14 | — | 2 | 99 | 49.5 | 49.50 | 1 | 80 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Air Force | L 0-42 | — | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 5.80 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Nevada | L 7-49 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 10/2 | vs New Mexico State | L 28-42 | — | 6 | 94 | 13.7 | 15.70 | 0 | 44 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Sam Houston100 receiving yards · High volume | L 45-48 | — | 9 | 209 | 21.1 | 23.20 | 3 | 54 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Texas Tech100 receiving yards | L 13-59 | — | 3 | 139 | 33 | 46.30 | 0 | 69 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Arkansas | L 3-52 | — | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Colorado StateHigh volume | L 10-14 | — | 8 | 79 | 9.9 | 9.90 | 0 | 25 |
Player Story
Deon Long story
Deon Long built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Washington D.C., DC wearing No. 6, spending time with Maryland and New Mexico. The clearest part of Deon Long's career was his receiving role: 130 catches, 1,873 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 38 rushing yards across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with New Mexico. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 38 rushing yards and 434 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Maryland and New Mexico.
The arc is straightforward: Deon 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
New Mexico
2010-2011
Opening stop
- 2
Maryland
2013-2014
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20102011201320142014
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | New Mexico | 809 | 77.6 | 25.1 | 809 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Maryland | 489 | 84.7 | 24.2 | -320 |
| 2014 Postseason | Maryland | 575 | 74.7 | 24.7 | 86 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Maryland | 575 | 74.7 | 24.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Sam Houston
Week 4 · L 45-48
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
209
Receiving Yards
97.9 takeover
209 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs West Virginia
Week 4 · W 37-0
98
Receiving Yards
96.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
98 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Florida International
Week 1 · W 43-10
110
Receiving Yards
93.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
110 receiving yards with a 81.5 efficiency score.
#4
@ Indiana
Week 5 · W 37-15 · Conference game
108
Receiving Yards
90.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
108 receiving yards with a 72 efficiency score.
#5
vs Texas Tech
Week 3 · L 13-59
139
Receiving Yards
88.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
139 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · New Mexico
809 primary output · 77.6 efficiency · 25.1 usage
80.9
#2
2014 Postseason · Maryland
75.2
575 primary · 74.7 efficiency · 24.7 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Maryland
75.2
575 primary · 74.7 efficiency · 24.7 usage
Milestones
4
100+ receiving yards
5
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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