A Spring 2024 transfer from Virginia, who came to USF with two seasons of eligibility remaining...appeared in 18 games over three seasons with the Cavaliers.
2024: Saw action in eight out of 13 games on the season…recorded two tackles on the season, one assisted tackle at Charlotte (11/16) and a solo tackle for loss and a forced fumble at Rice (11/30).
2023 (VIRGINIA): Saw action in two games at safety…made eight stops (4 solo) in a starting role at Tennessee…underwent surgery for a foot injury that caused him to miss the remainder of the season.
2022 (VIRGINIA): Appeared in eight of UVA’s games, starting in six…made his first career start against Illinois…made 13 tackles against Illinois, including one for loss…had a fumble return against Illinois…had nine tackles against Old Dominion with one being for loss… had eight tackles and forced a fumble against Syracuse…made seven tackles against Duke…made seven tackles against Pitt.Â
2021 (VIRGINIA): Appeared in eight of UVA’s games… made his collegiate debut at William & Mary… made two tackles against William & Mary… made a tackle against Wake Forest… made a tackle against Duke… one of 14 true freshmen to appear in 2021.
CHRIST HS: Played linebacker at Christ School in Arden, N.C., for head coach Nick Luhm …helped Christ Church (6-2) to its first-ever state title (NCISAA Division II) after opening the season 0-2…named to the North Carolina Independent Schools High School Athletic Association’s pre-season all-state team…played his junior season at Hylton High School in Woodbridge, Va.…played wide receiver and strong safety at Hylton…led the team with 74 tackles, two interceptions and four pass break ups…originally a Class of ’20 prospect, he reclassified for the Class of ’21 in the summer of 2019…played in the Junior Academic All-America game…invited to the Under Armour All-America camp series…ranked as one of the 50 players in the state of North Carolina…a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247sports.com…recipient of the 2022-23 E. Paul Rogers, Jr. Memorial Scholarship for Football.
PERSONAL: Goes by nickname of Lex...named after poet Langston Hughes...sang in church choir…performed with Virginia Gentleman (Virginia’s oldest acapella group) while at UVA...sang the national anthem before a UVA baseball game...enjoys spoken word poetry...father, Rendell, played football at Florida State where he was a running back in 1994-95…sister, Lauren, played volleyball at Troy.
LONG’s CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles 13, at Illinois (9/10/22)
TFL 1, (2x) last vs QDU (9/17/22)
FF 1, (2x) last at Rice (11/30/24)
FR 1, at Illinois (9/10/22)
LONG’s GAME-BY-GAME stats
2024 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
B-CU (0-0-0); Southern Miss (0-0-0); Memphis (0-0-0); UAB (0-0-0); Florida Atlantic (0-0-0); Charlotte (1-0-1); Tulsa (0-0-0); Rice (1-1-0)
2023 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Tennessee (8-4-4); Maryland (0-0-0).
2022 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Illinois (13-8-5); Old Dominion (9-2-7); Syracuse (8-6-2); Duke (7-3-4); Louisville (0-0-0); Georgia Tech (0-0-0); UNC (0-0-0); Pitt (7-4-3).
2021 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)Â
William & Mary (2-2-0); Illinois (0-0-0); UNC (1-1-0); Wake Forest (0-0-0); Duke (1-0-1); Georgia Tech (0-0-0); Notre Dame (0-0-0); Va. Tech (0-0-0).
