Biography
2016: Led the team and the Southern Conference in rushing with 1,424 yards on 294 carries (101.7 ypg) ... His 294 carries set a new school record for a single season ... He also led the team in scoring with 108 points on 18 touchdowns ... The 108 points were first in the SoCon, while the 7.7 points per game ranked second ... He was named All-Southern Conference first team by the coaches and media ... Also earned AP All-America third team honors, STATS FCS All-America second team and HEROES All-America second team honors ... Started all 14 games at fullback ... Had multiple touchdowns in seven games and had 100+ rushing yards in eight games ... Ended career with 3,479 total rushing yards, which ranks fifth in school history ... Also finished fifth in career carries (666) and third in career touchdowns (43) ... Against Johnson C. Smith (9/17) had 127 yards on 13 carries and scored three touchdowns ... Against ETSU (9/24) ran for 156 yards on 19 carries with a pair of touchdowns ... At Samford (10/1) had 26 carries for 117 yards and two touchdowns ... At Western Carolina (10/8) had 135 yards on 25 carries with two touchdowns ... Against The Citadel (10/22) had 19 carries for 103 yards ... Against Mercer (10/29) ran for 108 yards on 27 carries with two touchdowns ... At Chattanooga (11/12) had a season-high 29 carries for 123 yars and a touchdown ... Added 18 carries for 111 yards and a touchdown against VMI (11/19) ... Opened the NCAA FCS Playoffs with 96 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries against Charleston Southern (11/26), along with one reception for four yards ... Had 92 yards on 14 carries at The Citadel ... In the quarterfinals at Youngstown State (12/10) was held to 42 yards on 20 carries, but had a pair of touchdowns ... 2015: Started all eleven games at fullback ... Named All-Southern Conference second team by the coaches and the media ... Ran for 969 yards on 178 carries to lead the team ... Second on the team in scoring with 48 points ... Ranked fourth in the Southern Conference in rushing and was eighth in all-purpose yards ... Had three games with 100+ rushing yards ... Against Tennessee Tech (9/12) had 88 yards on 16 carries and scored on a three-yard run ... At Idaho (9/19) ran for 86 yards on ten carries and scored three touchdowns, including one from 51 yards in the third quarter ... At Mercer (10/3) ran for 194 yards on 24 carries and scored from 53 yards out in the fourth quarter ... Against Western Carolina (10/17) had 15 carries for 69 yards ... Against Chattanooga (10/24) ran for 143 yards on 24 carries, with a long of 50 yards ... At VMI (10/31) had 78 yards on 17 carries and scored on a 9-yard run in the first quarter ... Against Samford (11/14) had 162 yards on 24 carries, including a 5-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter ... Against Furman (11/21) ran for 63 yards on 15 carries ... Named team’s Most Valuable Player ... 2014: Saw action in all eleven games with eight starts at fullback ... Named All-Southern Conference second team by the media ... Led the team in rushing with 930 yards on 163 carries with a team-high 15 touchdowns ... Also was the team leader in kickoff returns with 15 for 316 yards ... Had five games with 100+ rushing yards ... Among SoCon leaders was third in scoring, third in rushing yards per game, second in all-purpose yards, and fifth in kickoff return yard average ... Against North Greenville (9/13) ran for 138 yards on 15 carries and scored three touchdowns ... At Gardner-Webb (9/20) had 151 yards on 19 carries with a pair of touchdowns, including one for 58 yards in the second quarter ... Added a touchdown against UVa.-Wise (9/27) ... Had 22 carries for 83 yards against The Citadel (10/4) ... At Samford (10/18) ran for 128 yards on 20 carries ... Against VMI (10/25) had 125 yards on 19 carries and a pair of touchdowns ... At Chattanooga (11/8) scored on a 42-yard run in the second quarter as he had 81 yards on 12 carries ... At Furman (11/15) had a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter ... Against Mercer (11/22) ran for 105 yards on 16 carries and had four touchdowns ... Scoring runs were from 3 yards, 28 yards, 22 yards, and 22 yards ... Named team’s Best Offensive Back ... 2013: Played in all eleven games as a true freshman ... Rushed for 156 yards on 31 carries with two touchdowns and added 217 yards on nine kickoff returns ... In the season opener at Baylor (8/31) had two carries for five yards ... At The Citadel (9/7) ran three times for 20 yards and had two kickoff returns for 46 yards ... Against Presbyterian (10/5) had seven carries for 39 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter ... Against Appalachian State (11/16) had four carries for 30 yards with a one-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter and had a pair of kickoff returns for 64 yards ... At Furman (11/23) had 12 carries for 59 yards ... HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in football, weightlifting, and track, plus three years in soccer at Tate High School ... During his senior year had 183 carries for 1,175 yards and eleven touchdowns along with a receiving touchdown in nine games ... As a junior he ran for 925 yards on 115 carries with eleven touchdowns ... Earned All-State honors as a junior and senior ... In his sophomore season ran for 1,012 yards with 13 touchdowns on 152 carries ... For his career, he holds the school record with 3,227 rushing yards on 423 carries, 37 touchdowns, and 3,826 all-purpose yards ... In addition he played forward on the soccer team, in track and field ran the 100 meters and long jumps, and benched 380 pounds on the weightlifting team ... Served as senior class president ... PERSONAL: Son of A.J. and Clara Long ... Born February 23, 1995 ... Majoring in business economics.
