CAREER: Lettered two years at Angelo State University (2021-22) and one season at Duke (2023) … played in 35 career games, 26 starts … named a 2022 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Associated Press Second Team All-American, while also earning 2022 Lone Star Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year honors … tabbed to the 2022 All-LSC first team and Conference Commissioner’s Association Super Region 4 All-Region Team and 2023 Academic All-ACC Team… played 76 career snaps at Duke.
2023: Academic All-ACC honoree … played in seven games, missing the Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, NC State, Notre Dame and Wake Forest contests … helped the offense accumulate 2,174 rushing and 2,351 passing yards as well as 26 rushing TDs, which was tied for the fifth-most in program history … part of an offensive line that ranked third in the ACC and tied for 24th nationally in sacks allowed per game (1.31) and second in the league and tied for 31st nationally in TFL allowed per outing (4.77) … helped Duke only relinquish 171 rushing yards on the year, the fewest in the ACC … on the field for 76 snaps.
PRIOR TO DUKE: Four-year member (2019-20-21-22) and two-year letterwinner (2021-22) of the football program at Angelo State University (2020 season was shortened due to COVID-19) ... named a 2022 AFCA and Associated Press Second Team All-American … tabbed the 2022 Lone Star Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year, while also being selected to the All-LSC first team and Conference Commissioner’s Association NCAA Division II Super Region 4 All-Region Team … saw action in 28 career games (26 starts) with the Rams … helped Angelo State to a combined 23-4 ledger during 2021 and 2022 seasons, including a 2022 Lone Star Conference Championship and back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Division II Quarterfinals … in 2022, anchored an offensive line that led the conference in offensive yards (429.69) and points (417), while finishing 24th nationally in total offense (5,586) … additionally, helped Angelo State set an NCAA program record in 2022 with 12 wins … lettered three years at Murrieta in Murrieta, Calif., under coach David Olsen and one year at Midway in Waco, Texas, under coach Jeff Hulme … started every game (24) along the offensive line at Midway, earning First Team All-Centex and second team all-district honors as a senior.
PERSONAL: Born March 5, 2001 ... graduated from Angelo State in May 2023, with a degree in health science professions ... graduated from Duke in May 2024, with a master’s in management studies from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business ... son of Daniel and Tracey Long.