David Long, the Michigan CB, sits at No. 96 on the consensus board across 22 public boards. The tier model reads him as a role player — 6% elite, 12% starter.
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Death, taxes and David Long sitting under a receiver's chin waiting to jam and bully the release - all three are inevitable.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He lacks height, length and makeup burst, but it is hard to find tape where those areas came back to haunt him very often.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a outside-CB.
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“…Death, taxes and David Long sitting under a receiver's chin waiting to jam and bully the release - all three are inevitable. He lacks height, length and makeup burst, but it is hard to find tape where those areas came back to haunt him very often. He's patient from press, stays connected to routes underneath, but may have to adjust to off-man and prove he can withstand vertical challenges against taller targets. He's…”
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