Tight end, Boston College, 2018–⁠20

Hunter Long

Number
No. 80
Height
6′5″
Weight
253 lb
Class (2020)
Junior
Hometown
Exeter, NH
Born
Aug 19, 1998, in Exeter, New Hampshire

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Hunter Long played tight end at Boston College (2018–⁠20). The Miami Dolphins took Long in round 3, No. 81 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
685
Receiving yards, 2020 (Boston College, 6–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 81
Round 3, 2021 NFL Draft (Miami Dolphins)

Career highs

9catches, career hightwice; last vs. North Carolina, 2020109receiving yards, career highat Virginia, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Boston College410325.8235
2019Boston College2850918.2272
2020Boston College5768512.0536
Career891,29714.6972

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Boston College430000
2020Boston College110000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Boston College80TEFr.
2019Boston College80TESo.
2020Boston College80TEJr.6′5″253

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
2018Boston College43.15––12.6–
2019Boston College351.2099th (n=499)0.5442.04%
2020Boston College800.4842nd (n=346)0.5538.812%

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

2020 Boston College 11 games, 57 catches, 685 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 19atDukeW 26–⁠6793136
Sep 26vs.Texas StateW 24–⁠21981117
Oct 3vs.North CarolinaL 22–⁠26996031
Oct 10vs.PittsburghW 31–⁠30693026
Oct 17atVirginia TechL 14–⁠40453120
Oct 24vs.Georgia TechW 48–⁠27339017
Oct 31atClemsonL 28–⁠34323013
Nov 7atSyracuseW 16–⁠13223012
Nov 14vs.Notre DameL 31–⁠45459121
Nov 28vs.LouisvilleW 34–⁠2721609
Dec 5atVirginiaL 32–⁠438109136
2019 Boston College 11 games, 28 catches, 509 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Virginia TechW 35–⁠28453025
Sep 13vs.KansasL 24–⁠48248042
Sep 21atRutgersW 30–⁠16338015
Sep 28vs.Wake ForestL 24–⁠27339015
Oct 5atLouisvilleL 39–⁠41399172
Oct 19vs.NC StateW 45–⁠24384051
Oct 26atClemsonL 7–⁠59239030
Nov 2atSyracuseW 58–⁠2711109
Nov 23atNotre DameL 7–⁠4031707
Nov 30atPittsburghW 26–⁠19236125
Jan 2 ✦vs.CincinnatiL 6–⁠38245040
2018 Boston College 4 games, 4 catches, 103 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.MassachusettsW 55–⁠21126026
Sep 8vs.Holy CrossW 62–⁠14135135
Oct 13vs.LouisvilleW 38–⁠20126126
Oct 26vs.MiamiW 27–⁠14116016

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

Before the draft

Named to the 2021 Senior Bowl (National team) but didn’t play.

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′5″
Weight254 lb
Arm length33¾″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan82″
40-yard dash4.68 s
10-yard split1.61 s
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump10′2″
3-cone drill7.41 s
20-yard shuttle4.42 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 27 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Miami Dolphins3180
2022Miami Dolphins1000
2023Los Angeles Rams1000
2024Los Angeles Rams117600
2025Jacksonville Jaguars712852
2026 (so far)Arizona Cardinals42150
NFL career27221682

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

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