David Long at Michigan
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Defensive back, Michigan, 2016–⁠18

David Long

Lettered 2017–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 22
Height
5′11″
Weight
198 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA
Born
Feb 6, 1998, in Los Angeles, California

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David Long played defensive back at Michigan (2016–⁠18). The Los Angeles Rams took Long in round 3, No. 79 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
20
Tackles, 2017 (Michigan, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 79
Round 3, 2019 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

Honors

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2017Michigan201120.5260
2018Michigan171000150
Career372120.53110

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Michigan22DBFr.
2017Michigan22DBSo.
2018Michigan22DBJr.5′11″198

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2018 Michigan 13 games, 17 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 1atNotre DameL 17–⁠24330000
Sep 8vs.Western MichiganW 49–⁠3200001
Sep 15vs.SMUW 45–⁠20110000
Sep 22vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠10100000
Sep 29atNorthwesternW 20–⁠17320000
Oct 6vs.MarylandW 42–⁠21110000
Oct 13vs.WisconsinW 38–⁠13110002
Oct 20atMichigan StateW 21–⁠7000001
Nov 3vs.Penn StateW 42–⁠7––––1–
Nov 10atRutgersW 42–⁠7100000
Nov 17vs.IndianaW 31–⁠20210000
Nov 24atOhio StateL 39–⁠62000001
Dec 29 ✦vs.FloridaL 15–⁠41210000
2017 Michigan 11 games, 20 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 9vs.CincinnatiW 36–⁠14100000
Sep 16vs.Air ForceW 29–⁠13521000
Sep 23atPurdueW 28–⁠10110001
Oct 7vs.Michigan StateL 10–⁠14100000
Oct 14atIndianaW 27–⁠20210.50.501
Oct 21atPenn StateL 13–⁠42110010
Nov 4vs.MinnesotaW 33–⁠10100000
Nov 11atMarylandW 35–⁠10430011
Nov 18atWisconsinL 10–⁠24320.5000
Nov 25vs.Ohio StateL 20–⁠31000001
Jan 1 ✦vs.South CarolinaL 19–⁠26110002

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019
Height5′11¼″
Weight227 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size10″
Wingspan76⅛″W
40-yard dash4.45 sW
10-yard split1.57 sW
Vertical jump39½″W
Broad jump10′0″W
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill6.45 sW
20-yard shuttle3.97 sW

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 39 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2019Los Angeles Rams6800
2020Los Angeles Rams5700
2021Los Angeles Rams143601
2022Los Angeles Rams82000
2023Carolina Panthers51600
2024Indianapolis Colts1–00
NFL career398701

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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