David Long Jr. is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Long in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Long's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
David Long Jr.
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2019 | 22–23 | TEN | 14 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 67 | 6.7% | 205 | 51.9% |
| 2020 | 23–24 | TEN | 14 | — | 43 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 378 | 39.9% | 144 | 36.6% |
| 2021 | 24–25 | TEN | 10 | — | 69 | 40 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 634 | 93.9% | 2 | 0.9% |
| 2022 | 25–26 | TEN | 12 | — | 71 | 37 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 740 | 89.8% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 26–27 | MIA | 17 | — | 95 | 47 | 48 | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 823 | 75.3% | 69 | 15.6% |
| 2024 | 27–28 | DET / MIA | 13 | — | 33 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 352 | — | 102 | — |
| Career | — | 80 | — | 322 | 170 | 152 | 27 | 11 | 1.0 | 39.0 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 2,994 | 56.9% | 522 | 23.6% | |
Career Value · VORP
72 career value over replacement — #1609 all-time of 4,695. 12/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #188 (Rd 6) · TEN · 2019 · +38.7 vs expected KV-H
62actual
23.3 expected · Δ+38.7
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