Hunter Long

Hunter Long is an American football tight end for the Boston College Eagles.

Hunter Long
Boston College Eagles – No. 80
PositionTight end
Class
Redshirt
Junior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolDeerfield Academy (Deerfield, Massachusetts)
Personal information
Born:Exeter, New Hampshire
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight253 lb (115 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Long grew up in Exeter, New Hampshire. He graduated from Exeter High School before doing a post graduate 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.[1]

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.[2] In 2019, Long had 28 receptions for 509 yards with two touchdowns.[3][4] He returned as the starting tight end in 2020.[5][6][7]

References
  1. O'Leary, Ryan. "Exeter's Long picks Boston College". seacoastonline.com.
  2. Zhemzhe@seacoastonline.com, Mike. "Exeter's Long, Froumy on ACC collision course". fosters.com.
  3. "Roger Brown's State of Sports: Exeter's Long adjusts nicely to different style at BC". UnionLeader.com.
  4. "The Recorder - Keeping Score: Hunter Long's gridiron ascension".
  5. "Boston College TE Hunter Long making name for himself". October 6, 2020.
  6. "Pitt-Boston College key matchup: TE Hunter Long vs. Pitt's defense". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  7. "BC tight end Hunter Long a key piece in the Eagles' new offense". September 6, 2020.


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