Biography
2022 (Junior)
All-MEAC First Team selection … Led MEAC with 106 tackles, including 48 solo stops … Started all 11 games for the Spartans … Recorded 7.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, one forced fumble, one interception and one pass breakup … Registered career-high 14 tackles against North Carolina Central … Logged 13 tackles, including 12 solo stops, with three tackles for loss and two sacks in win at South Carolina State … Came down with first career interception in season opener at Marshall … Tallied 12 tackles and 1.5 sacks against Saint Francis … Named MEAC Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 21 … Credited with 13 tackles at Sacred Heart, including six solo.
2021 (Sophomore)
Started all 11 games … Named to the All-MEAC second team … Led NSU and ranked fourth in the MEAC with 78 tackles … Also finished the year with 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one pass breakup, one forced fumble and two quarterback hurries … Made 11 tackles in the opener at Toledo … Posted six tackles with half a sack in the win over Elizabeth City State … Was credited with nine tackles, half for a loss, in the win at St. Francis … Made six stops and broke up one pass at Hampton … Named the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week after registering nine tackles, 1.5 for loss, with one sack and a forced fumble in the win over Morgan State … Ended the year by making 29 tackles over a three-game stretch at N.C. Central (eight), Delaware State (nine) and South Carolina State (season-high 12).
At Lackawanna
Spent one season at Lackawanna College, a junior College in Scranton, Pa. … Named to the 2019 All-Northeast Conference second team … Recorded 53 tackles, 10 for loss, with six sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup on the year … Tallied 16 tackles in the NJCAA national championships game against Mississippi Gulf Coast.
High School
Played two years at Hughes STEM … Was first-team all-conference and all-district both years … Also earned honorable mention all-state as a senior … Recorded 122 tackles, including 15 for loss and three sacks in his final season … As a junior, posted 120 tackles, 13 for loss and five sacks … Also had two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries that year.
Personal
Tyler Josh Long was born on Sept. 17, 1999 … Son of David Long and Tondalaya Hill … Majoring in business entrepreneurship … Older brother David played at West Virginia and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans.
Long’s Career Highs
Tackles: 14 (vs. N.C. Central, 11-12-22)
TFL: 3.0 (vs. South Carolina State, 11-19-22)
Sacks: 2.0 (vs. South Carolina State, 11-19-22)
PBU: 1 (2x, last vs. Hampton, 9-17-22)
FF: 1 (2x, last vs. South Carolina State, 11-19-22)
