Hunter Long
Height6'5"
Weight243 lb
BornAug 19, 1998
Age27
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
Rookie yr2021
Draft2021 · Rd 3, Pick 81 · MIA
A tight end who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced (EPA) | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2021 | — | MIA | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | 8.0 | 2.7 | — | 0 | 90 | 18.9% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 24.0% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 2.8 |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -7.0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | MIA | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 15.7% | — | 0.0% | 55 | 29.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | LA | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 26.7% | — | 0.0% | 25 | 21.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | LA | 7 | — | 9 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 77.8% | 8.6 | 6.7 | — | 2 | 279 | 26.2% | — | 0.0% | 263 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 94.4 |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3 | 0 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | JAX | 7 | — | 17 | 12 | 85 | 2 | 70.6% | 7.1 | 5.0 | — | 6 | 258 | 39.9% | — | 0.0% | 78 | 43.3% | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 | 5 | 121.0 |
| Career | — | 30 | — | 29 | 20 | 153 | 2 | 69.0% | 7.7 | 5.3 | — | 8 | 775 | 25.5% | — | 0.0% | 426 | 35.6% | — | — | -4.8 | 0 | 41 | — | — | — | 0 | 5 | — | 7 | — | |
Career EPA-4.8·-5 receiving·-2.4/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | MIA | 3 | 0* | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | 8.0 | 2.7 | — | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 26 | LA | 7 | 0* | 9 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 77.8% | 8.6 | 6.7 | — | 2 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 27 | JAX | 7 | 0* | 17 | 12 | 85 | 2 | 70.6% | 7.1 | 5.0 | — | 6 | 4.1 |
| Career | 17 | 29 | 20 | 153 | 2 | 69.0% | 7.7 | 5.3 | — | 8 | 6.2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | MIA | 7 | 0* | 90 | 18.9% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 24.0% |
| 2022 | 24 | MIA | 9 | 0* | 93 | 15.7% | — | 0.0% | 55 | 29.6% |
| 2023 | 25 | LA | 4 | 0* | 55 | 26.7% | — | 0.0% | 25 | 21.3% |
| 2024 | 26 | LA | 17 | 0* | 279 | 26.2% | — | 0.0% | 263 | 60.0% |
| 2025 | 27 | JAX | 9 | 0* | 258 | 39.9% | — | 0.0% | 78 | 43.3% |
| Career | 46 | 775 | — | — | — | 426 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 2.3 | 0 | 31 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 41 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | MIA | 7 | 0* | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 26 | LA | 17 | 0* | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 94.4 |
| 2025 | 27 | JAX | 9 | 0* | 4.1 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 | 5 | 121.0 |
| Career | 33 | — | — | — | 0 | 5 | — | 7 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 27 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 27 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
34
Sustained
career value
×.6
34
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 34 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 27· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 34
On-field 26.7
Availability 7.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2024bestavg 342025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receptions leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-2.37 EPA/season over 2 seasons49
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 88%.
Per-Snap Impact
Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+36
Rotational
SIS
Yards/snap0.244Touch rate0.046EPA/snap-0.008Snap share28.3%Off snaps627Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within tight ends, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
🏆 Playoff Performer
Yards / Reception: 7.7 regular season → 13.0 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)
+70%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesReceiving
Tgt3Rec1Yds13Ctch%33.3%Y/R13.0Y/Tgt4.31D1
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA-0.1Rec AirYd52
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Boston College), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Emmanuel OgbahDE3yMatthew StaffordQB2yJohn JenkinsDT2yElandon RobertsOLB2yRob HavensteinOT2yDemarcus RobinsonWR2yJerome BakerOLB2yTyler HigbeeTE2yDurham SmytheTE2yMike GesickiTE2yCooper KuppWR2yJason SandersK2yZach SielerDE2yDuke RileyMLB2yTroy ReederLB2yJohn JohnsonDB2yXavien HowardCB2yAndrew Van GinkelOLB2ySam EguavoenLB2yAhkello WitherspoonCB2yEric RoweCB2yMichael DeiterC2yClayton FejedelemDB2yChristian WilkinsDT2y
2021 Draft Class· this player went #81
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined JAX (from LA)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with JAX
- 2023team change
Joined LA (from MIA)
- 2021draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 3, Pick 81
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 243 lb
Frame
Injury History
5 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | LA | 2 | W1Questionable· ThighW8Out· HamstringW9Out· Hamstring |
| 2022 | MIA | 3 | W2Questionable· AnkleW3Out· AnkleW4Out· AnkleW10Out· Concussion / Illness |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 2-season peers. See all →
27
peak 34
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2024
D2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
57%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | → 2025 Rec Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60 | 8.6 | 152+92 | 9 |
| 2025 | 85 | 12.1 | 206+121 | 12.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #81 (Rd 3) · MIA · 2021 · -11.7 vs expected KV-H
27actual
38.7 expected · Δ−11.7
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