Christopher Howard Long NFL Draft Bio

Christopher Howard Long NFL Draft Bio

Christopher Howard Long (born March 28, 1985 in Santa Monica, California) is an American football defensive end for the Virginia Cavaliers. Chris is the son of Hall of Fame defensive end Howie Long.

College Virginia
Conference ACC
Sport Football
Position Defensive end
Class Senior
Career 2004 – present
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 284 pounds (128.8 kg)
Nationality United States
Born March 28, 1985 (1985-03-28) (age 22)
Santa Monica, California
High school St. Anne's-Belfield School, Charlottesville, Virginia

Awards
2006 Second-Team All-ACC
2006 All-Virginia
2007 First-Team All-American
2007 First-Team All-ACC
2007 Ted Hendricks Award
2007 Dudley Award

Early life
Chris Long attended St. Anne's-Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he was a star on both the offensive and defensive line. As a senior, Long was in on 91 tackles, 23 tackles for a loss, and 15 sacks helping his team to an undefeated record and the state championship. Long also had 72 pancake blocks on offense as a senior. As a junior, Long had 85 tackles with 12 sacks and 20 tackles for a loss. Long ended his high school career 43 sacks and 66 tackles for a loss, after becoming a three-time All-Central Virginia. After having his number retired, Long was given a 4-star ranking for college recruiting.

Long also played basketball, lacrosse, and baseball during high school. He won the 2003 YMCA Slam Dunk Contest for high school students also.

College career
Long enrolled at the University of Virginia in 2004. Long provided depth on the line, but only played in 6 games after missing five due to an illness. He ended the season with only five tackles, two for a loss, and a sack. Long's first career tackle came against North Carolina, while his first tackle for a loss came against Miami. His first career sack came against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

In 2005, as a sophomore, Long started all the games of the season. Long practiced by being matched up against All-American offensive lineman D'Brickashaw Ferguson in training camp and practice. Long averaged 3.8 tackles per game, leading all Virginia defensive lineman. He totaled 46 tackles, with 10 tackles for a loss and 2 sacks. His 26 quarterback pressues led his team. He also shared the team lead in pass break-ups with Marcus Hamilton with seven. In his first start, Long had seven tackles against Western Michigan. He then had six tackles, two for a loss, and a sack against North Carolina, followed by a three tackle, 10 quarterback pressure day against Georgia Tech and Reggie Ball. In the Music City Bowl against Minnesota, Long had a career-high 9 tackles, one for a loss.

In 2006, Long's junior year, he had his best campaign yet. Long earned second-team all-ACC honors and was voted team captain. While starting all games, Long recorded 57 tackles, 12 for a loss, and 4 sacks. He also had one pass break-up and 21 quarterback pressures. His 4.8 tackles per game was fourth among ACC defensive lineman. Long had a season-high three tackles for a loss against East Carolina, then 10 tackles against Western Michigan. At the team's award banquet, Long earned three awards: Ned McDonald Award for the top defensive player, the Colonel F.C. McCue Award for the most outstanding interior lineman and the Joe Palumbo Award for self-sacrifice, dedication, and enthusiasm. He was also a finalist for the Dudley Award, for the most outstanding player in the state of Virginia and was an All-State selection.

Long entered the 2007 season as a candidate for the Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Bednarik Trophy, Lombardi Trophy, and Hendricks Award.

Following his 14-sack performance his senior season, He was selected as a consensus First-team All-American. Long was also voted Team captain for the second year in a row. His 14 sacks were third in the country in sacks with an average of 1.13/g. Long was fourth nationally in tackling by a lineman, averaging 6.3 tackles per game and tied for 10th in the nation in tackles for loss, averaging 1.58/g. Additionally, Long tied for sixth in the country among defensive linemen in pass break ups (PBU) with seven and by adding in his interception, he was tied for fifth in the country among defensive linemen in passes defended (PBU+INTs) with eight.

On November 24, 2007, Long's #91 jersey was retired at UVA.

On December 5, 2007, Long won the 2007 Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award. Long garnered "more than 60 percent of the votes, the most ever for a winner in the history of the award." Ted Hendricks and Long's father, Howie, played together for the Oakland Raiders.

Finished his career in the Gator Bowl (31-28 loss to Texas Tech) as the Konica-Minolta Player of the Game for Virginia. He recorded 4 tackles, 5 hurries and deflected 3 passes.

Career Stats
2004 5 tackles, 2 for loss, 1 sack.
2005 46 tackles, 10 for a loss, 2 sacks, 7 passes broken up
2006 57 tackles, 12 for a loss, 5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 pass broken up
2007 79 tackles, 19 for a loss, 14 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 10 passes broken up and 1 interception.
Total 187 tackles, 43 for a loss, 22 sacks, 3 fumbles causes, 17 passes broken up and 1 interception.

2008 NFL Draft Chris Long is considered the top NFL Draft prospect at his position of defensive end. Sports Illustrated ranked him #8 in their photo feature on the Top 25 Draft Prospects for 2008. Other NFL analysts and scouts have him a consensus Top 10 pick with many expecting him to go within the Top 5.

Draft Year: 2008

Christopher Howard Long NFL Prospect Stats

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
1	Christopher Howard Long	Defensive End	6-4	284
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
1	2	St. Louis Rams	Virginia	Santa Monica, California

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