Hunter Long
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Hunter Long
| image =
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| current_team = Jacksonville Jaguars
| number = 84
| position = Tight end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|08|19}}
| birth_place = Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 243
| high_school = Exeter
Deerfield Academy {{avoid wrap|(Deerfield, Massachusetts)}}
| college = Boston College (2017–2020)
| draftyear = 2021
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 81
| pastteams =
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2021}}–{{NFL Year|2022}})
- Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|2023|2024}})
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- Second-team All-American (2020)
- First-team All-ACC (2020)
- Third-team All-ACC (2019)
| pfr = LongHu00
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 8
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 68
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 =
|statlabel4=Total touchdowns|statvalue4=1}}
Hunter Long (born August 19, 1998) is an American professional football tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boston College Eagles and was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Early life
Long grew up in Exeter, New Hampshire. He graduated from Exeter High School before doing a postgraduate year at Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts. He played tight end and defensive end in high school. As a senior he had 30 receptions for 508 yards with two touchdowns and had seven sacks. He committed to Boston College to play college football.{{Cite web|url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/sports/20160901/exeters-long-picks-boston-college|title=Exeter's Long picks Boston College|first=Ryan|last=O'Leary|website=Seacoastonline.com|access-date=2020-10-11|archive-date=2020-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017000020/https://www.seacoastonline.com/sports/20160901/exeters-long-picks-boston-college|url-status=dead}}
College career
Long redshirted his first year at Boston College in 2017. In 2018, he played in 12 games and had four receptions for 103 yards and two touchdowns.{{Cite web |last=Zhemzhe |first=Mike |date=August 15, 2019 |title=Exeter's Long, Froumy on ACC collision course |url=https://www.fosters.com/sports/20190815/exeters-long-froumy-on-acc-collision-course |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Fosters.com}} In 2019, Long had 28 receptions for 509 yards with two touchdowns.{{Cite web|url=https://www.unionleader.com/sports/sports_columns/roger-browns-state-of-sports-exeters-long-adjusts-nicely-to-different-style-at-bc/article_fca4d9d7-2a09-5aea-93ea-c281bedb9e80.html|title=Roger Brown's State of Sports: Exeter's Long adjusts nicely to different style at BC|website=UnionLeader.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.recorder.com/Keeping-Score-36660693|title=Keeping Score : Hunter Long's gridiron ascension|website=Recorder.com|access-date=23 November 2021}} He returned as the starting tight end in 2020 where he had 57 receptions for 685 yards and 5 touchdowns.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/10/06/boston-college-te-hunter-long-making-name-for-himself/|title=Boston College TE Hunter Long making name for himself|website=Bostonherald.com|date=October 6, 2020}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2020/10/08/Pitt-football-Hunter-Long-Boston-College-Phil-Jurkovec-ACC-Pat-Narduzzi-Cary-Angeline-NC-State/stories/202010080157|title=Pitt-Boston College key matchup: TE Hunter Long vs. Pitt's defense|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/09/06/bc-tight-end-hunter-long-a-key-piece-in-the-eagles-new-offense/|title=BC tight end Hunter Long a key piece in the Eagles' new offense|website=Bostonherald.com|date=September 6, 2020}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5
| weight = 254
| dash = 4.68
| ten split = 1.61
| twenty split = 2.69
| shuttle = 4.42
| cone drill = 7.41
| vertical = 32.5
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 2
| bench =
| arm span = 33 3/4
| hand span = 9 1/2
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/hunter-long/32004c4f-4e31-7078-2c2a-6aecda5dccae |title=Hunter Long Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=February 26, 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1024125&DraftYear=2021 |title=Hunter Long, Boston College, TE, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=draftscout.com |access-date=February 26, 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/105163 |title=Hunter Long 2021 NFL Draft Profile |website=insider.espn.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226085937/https://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/105163 |access-date=February 26, 2022|archive-date=February 26, 2022 }}
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=Miami Dolphins=
Long was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the third round (81st overall) of the 2021 NFL draft.{{cite news |title=The Reaction: Miami Dolphins Select TE Hunter Long with No. 81 Pick |url=https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/the-reaction-miami-dolphins-select-te-hunter-long-with-no-81-pick |website=MiamiDolphins.com |date=April 30, 2021 |access-date=May 11, 2021}} Long signed his four-year rookie contract with Miami on July 26, 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-sp-dolphins-long-signs-20210726-63wjbzh6vfhqra32xqdy6ywy3q-story.html|title=Dolphins sign third-round pick Hunter Long, add another tight end; one rookie remains unsigned|first=David|last=Furones|website=Sun-sentinel.com|access-date=23 November 2021}}
=Los Angeles Rams=
On March 15, 2023, Long and a 2023 third-round draft pick (which was previously acquired from the New England Patriots) were traded to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for cornerback Jalen Ramsey.{{cite web|url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-trade-jalen-ramsey-to-dolphins|title=Rams trade Jalen Ramsey to Dolphins|work=TheRams.com|date=March 15, 2023|first=Stu|last= Jackson}} He was placed on injured reserve on September 9, 2023 with a thigh injury.{{cite web|title=Rams place Cooper Kupp and Hunter Long on Injured Reserve|url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-place-cooper-kupp-and-hunter-long-on-injured-reserve-week-1-seahawks|author=Jackson, Stu|website=TheRams.com|date=September 9, 2023}} He was activated on November 14.
On December 8, 2024, Long scored his first NFL touchdown on a 22-yard blocked punt return during the Rams' 44–42 win over the Buffalo Bills.
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
On March 12, 2025, Long signed a two-year, $3 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.{{cite web|url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/k000203-jaguars-agree-to-terms-with-nine-free-agents-news|title= It's Official: Jaguars Agree to Terms With Nine Free Agents |date=March 12, 2025|first=John|last=Oehser|work=Jacksonville Jaguars}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.jaguars.com/team/players-roster/hunter-long/ Jacksonville Jaguars bio]
- [https://bceagles.com/sports/football/roster/hunter-long/13033 Boston College Eagles bio]
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Category:Sportspeople from Exeter, New Hampshire
Category:Players of American football from New Hampshire
Category:American football tight ends
Category:Boston College Eagles football players
Category:Miami Dolphins players