Tight end, Eastern Michigan, 2025–⁠26

Joshua Long

Number
No. 9
Height
6′5″
Weight
242 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA

Joshua Long plays tight end for Eastern Michigan. Last time out, against Toledo: 7 catches, 84 yards, 1 TD. Long leads Eastern Michigan in receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

38 catches, 366 yards, 2 TD

Last game: 7 catches, 84 yards, 1 TD vs. Toledo, L 14–⁠34

Next game: at Ohio, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 44SAC
  2. 34SJSU
  3. 4@MSU
  4. 14@WIS
  5. 35LIN
  6. 37@MASS
  7. 114@AKR
  8. 84TOL

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

9catches, career highat Akron, 2026114receiving yards, career highat Akron, 2026

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Eastern Michigan373579.6327
2026Eastern Michigan383669.6230
Career757239.6530

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Eastern Michigan9TESo.
2026Eastern Michigan9TEJr.6′5″242

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
2025Eastern Michigan580.3838th (n=1040)0.4622.17%
2026Eastern Michigan490.5261st (n=829)0.4325.59%

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

2026 Eastern Michigan 8 games, 38 catches, 366 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Sacramento StateW 28–⁠17644017
Sep 4vs.San José StateL 21–⁠27534012
Sep 12atMichigan StateL 7–⁠351404
Sep 19atWisconsinL 10–⁠5431408
Sep 26vs.LindenwoodW 29–⁠3235019
Oct 3atMassachusettsW 38–⁠14537113
Oct 10atAkronW 25–⁠239114024
Oct 17vs.ToledoL 14–⁠34784130
2025 Eastern Michigan 12 games, 37 catches, 357 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30atTexas StateL 27–⁠52331116
Sep 6vs.Long Island UniversityL 23–⁠28232019
Sep 13atKentuckyL 23–⁠48445025
Sep 20vs.LouisianaW 34–⁠31242127
Sep 27atCentral MichiganL 13–⁠24436019
Oct 4atBuffaloL 30–⁠3131707
Oct 11vs.Northern IllinoisW 16–⁠10552115
Oct 18atMiami (OH)L 30–⁠44217011
Oct 25vs.OhioL 21–⁠28314012
Nov 8vs.Bowling GreenW 27–⁠21321011
Nov 15atBall StateW 24–⁠9429013
Nov 25vs.Western MichiganL 21–⁠31221016

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

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