David Long (defensive back)

David Long Jr. (born February 6, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan. As a junior at Michigan, he was a 2018 first-team (coaches) and third-team (media) All-Big Ten selection. He is known for his nickname as "the Hawk".

This article is about the cornerback. For the linebacker, see David Long Jr. For the 1960s and 1970s American football player, see Dave Long (American football).
David Long Jr.
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Long with the Los Angeles Rams in 2020
No. 28 – Las Vegas Raiders
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1998-02-06) February 6, 1998
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Loyola (Los Angeles, California)
College:Michigan (2016–2018)
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 3 / Pick: 79
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2023
Total tackles:82
Pass deflections:8
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

High school career

A native of Pasadena, Long attended Bishop Alemany High School his freshman year, before transferring to Loyola High School for the remainder of his high school career.

In July 2015, the Chicago Tribune reported that Long was considering local schools USC and UCLA as well as Michigan, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Washington, Oregon, Stanford, Duke and Oklahoma for his collegiate football career.[1] On August 2, 2015, Long was described as wavering between Stanford and Washington,[2] but committed to Stanford on August 6.[3]

Long, a 4.0 GPA student, became the first player to receive his jersey for the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl on September 22, 2015.[4] He decommitted from Stanford on December 18, and announced he was considering Washington and Michigan.[5] He played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and was described as starting to lean toward Michigan by that time.[6] Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh flew with four assistant coaches on January 18 and climbed a tree as part of his effort to recruit Long.[7][8] Long committed to Michigan on January 21, 2016.[9]

College career

Long graduated from high school with a 3.9 GPA and arrived at Michigan to be mentored by Jourdan Lewis.[10] As a junior for the 2018 Michigan Wolverines, he was a 2018 All-Big Ten first-team (coaches) and third-team (media) selection.[11][12] Following the season, he was considered to be a possible 2019 NFL Draft prospect.[13]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
5 ft 10+5⁄8 in
(1.79 m)		 196 lb
(89 kg)		 30+7⁄8 in
(0.78 m)		 9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.45 s1.57 s2.62 s3.97 s6.45 s39.5 in
(1.00 m)		10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		15 reps
All values from NFL Combine[14][15]

Los Angeles Rams

The Los Angeles Rams selected Long in the third round (79th overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft.[16] In Super Bowl LVI, Long recorded four tackles in the 23-20 win against the Cincinnati Bengals.[17]

Las Vegas Raiders

On March 22, 2023, Long signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.[18]

References
  1. Thiry, Lindsey (July 9, 2018). "Loyola's David Long considering USC and UCLA, among others". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  2. Kunnath, Avinash (August 2, 2015). "Stanford football recruiting: David Long, Foster Sarell, Wyatt Davis news". SB Nation. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  3. Pantorno, Joe (August 6, 2015). "David Long to Stanford: Cardinal Land 4-Star CB Prospect". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  4. Barnett, J. A. (September 22, 2018). "David Long receives jersey as U.S. Army All American Bowl Selection Tour gets going". USA Today. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  5. Wells, Adam (December 18, 2015). "David Long Jr. Decommits from Stanford: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  6. Snyder, Mark (January 21, 2016). "Four-star CB David Long Jr. commits to Michigan". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  7. Smiley, Brett (January 19, 2018). "The eccentric Jim Harbaugh climbed a tree during effort to recruit top CB talent". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  8. Baumgardner, Nick (January 21, 2018). "Four-star CB David Long commits to Michigan". MLive.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  9. Sondheimer, Eric (January 21, 2016). "Football: David Long picks Michigan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  10. Baumgardner, Nick (May 11, 2016). "Incoming Michigan CB David Long ready to learn from the best, make a splash in Ann Arbor". MLive.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  11. "Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams for Defense and Special Teams and Select Individual Honors". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  12. Ablauf, Dave; Shepard, Chad (November 27, 2018). "Fourteen Wolverines Earn All-Big Ten Honors on Defense, Special Teams". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  13. Baumgardner, Nick (December 3, 2018). "Michigan football OL Ben Bredeson expects to return in 2019". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  14. "David Long Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  15. "David Long, CB, Michigan, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  16. Sang, Orion (April 26, 2019). "L.A. Rams take Michigan's David Long in NFL draft Round 3". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  17. "Super Bowl LVI - Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals - February 13th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  18. "Raiders sign CB David Long Jr". Raiders.com. March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
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