Deon Long
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Receiver, Maryland (from New Mexico), 2010–⁠14

Deon Long

Number
No. 6
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Washington D.C., DC
Born
Jun 14, 1991, in Washington, D.C.

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Deon Long played receiver at New Mexico (2010–⁠11) and Maryland (2013–⁠14).

At a glance

Best season
809
Receiving yards, 2011 (New Mexico, 1–⁠11)
Best game
209 yards
Vs. Sam Houston, week 4, 2011: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

10catches, career highat Indiana, 2014209receiving yards, career highvs. Sam Houston, 20113receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Sam Houston, 2011

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011New Mexico4780917.2480
2013Maryland3248915.3147
2014Maryland5157511.3250
Career1301,87314.4780

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2011New Mexico184251690

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010New Mexico6WR
2011New Mexico6WR
2013Maryland6WR
2014Maryland6WR6′0″

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Maryland341.3197th (n=341)0.8144.77%
2014Maryland730.2311th (n=496)0.5216.910%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 Maryland 12 games, 51 catches, 575 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.James MadisonW 52–⁠72481–––
Sep 6atSouth FloridaW 24–⁠174420–––
Sep 13vs.West VirginiaL 37–⁠404390–––
Sep 20atSyracuseW 34–⁠201130–––
Sep 27atIndianaW 37–⁠15101080–––
Oct 4vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠526570–––
Oct 25atWisconsinL 7–⁠526590–––
Nov 1atPenn StateW 20–⁠192230–––
Nov 15vs.Michigan StateL 15–⁠373610–––
Nov 22atMichiganW 23–⁠164390–––
Nov 29vs.RutgersL 38–⁠417651–––
Dec 30 ✦vs.StanfordL 21–⁠452210–––
2013 Maryland 7 games, 32 catches, 489 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.Florida InternationalW 43–⁠1091101–––
Sep 7vs.Old DominionW 47–⁠103240–––
Sep 14atUConnW 32–⁠213390–––
Sep 21vs.West VirginiaW 37–⁠06980–––
Oct 5atFlorida StateL 0–⁠633770–––
Oct 12vs.VirginiaW 27–⁠264980–––
Oct 19atWake ForestL 10–⁠344430–––
2011 New Mexico 10 games, 47 catches, 809 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.Colorado StateL 10–⁠148790––2
Sep 10atArkansasL 3–⁠5244703621
Sep 17vs.Texas TechL 13–⁠59313906126–
Sep 24vs.Sam HoustonL 45–⁠489209351651
Oct 1vs.New Mexico StateL 28–⁠4269404722
Oct 15atNevadaL 7–⁠491120–––
Oct 29vs.Air ForceL 0–⁠425290–––
Nov 12vs.UNLVW 21–⁠142991–––
Nov 19atWyomingL 10–⁠31150–––
Dec 3atBoise StateL 0–⁠458960–––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2015 East–West Shrine Game (East team, won 19–⁠3).

DrillCombine 2015Combine or pro day 2015
Height5′11⅝″
Weight192 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.51 s
10-yard split1.60 s
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press12 reps
3-cone drill6.98 s
20-yard shuttle4.27 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2016CFLBC Lions

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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