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Jake Edward Long #7 prospect in 2008 NFL Draft.

Jake Edward Long NFL Draft Bio

Jake Edward Long (born May 9, 1985) is an American football offensive tackle for the Michigan Wolverines. On August 21, 2006 he was named offensive captain of the team. Long graduated from Lapeer East High School in Lapeer, Michigan in 2003.

College Michigan
Conference Big Ten
Sport Football
Position LT
Jersey # 77
Class Senior
Career 2004 – present
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight 315 pounds (142.9 kg)
Nationality United States
Born May 9, 1985 (1985-05-09) (age 22)
High school Lapeer East High School,
Lapeer, Michigan
Bowl games
2005 Rose Bowl
2005 Alamo Bowl
2007 Rose Bowl
2008 Capital One Bowl
College career
At Michigan he is a three-year letterman. He has appeared in 28 games and made 25 starts at offensive tackle. made 14 starts at right tackle and 11 at left tackle. In 2003 he was redshirted.

National awards
2004 Freshman All-American
2006 Outland Trophy watchlist
2006 Consensus First-Team All-American
2007 Outland Trophy finalist
2007 Consensus First-Team All-American

Conference honors
2004 All-Big Ten Conference Second Team (coaches) and Honorable Mention (media)
2006 & 2007 All-Big Ten Conference First Team (coaches and media)
2006 & 2007 Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year

Senior Year
Jake Long has had a strong senior campaign and is considered a top 5 selection in the 2008 NFL draft. He has only surrendered one sack on the year to Ohio State's Vernon Gholston and was selected big ten lineman of the year.

High school career
He attended Lapeer East High School in Lapeer, Michigan where he was the second player in his high school's history to earn all-state first team honors in football. In baseball he played first base and is the all time leader in home runs and rbi's.

3 year starter at offensive tackle.
2 year starter at defensive end.
At offensive tackle he never allowed a sack in his career and was the captain.

Statistics
213 career tackles at defensive end.
11 career sacks.
9 career forced fumbles.
He rushed for four touchdowns at fullback during career.
Ranks
State
Ranked 17th best player in "Best of the Midwest" team by Detroit Free Press.
Ranked as the 2nd best player in Michigan in the Detroit News.
Selected to the Detroit News Dream Team.
Selected to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team.
Selected to the Lansing State Journal Dream Team.
Selected all-state honorable mention as a junior.

Nation
Ranked as 22nd best offensive lineman in the nation by Collegefootballnews.
Ranked as nation's 12th best offensive tackle in country by Tom Lemming.
Ranked as 21st best offensive tackle in nation by Rivals100.
Ranked as 5th best offensive tackle in the nation by MaxEmfingerRecruiting.
Ranked as the 24th best offensive lineman in the nation by MaxEmfingerRecruiting.
Ranked as the 12th best offensive lineman in the nation by TheInsiders.com
Ranked as the 81st best player in the nation by TheInsiders.com


Draft Year: 2008 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Jake Edward Long

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
7	Jake Edward Long	Offensive Tackle	6-7	315
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
1	1	Miami Dolphins	Michigan	Lapeer, Michigan

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