Eastern Michigan Athletics
2008 Football Roster
vs
Northern Illinois
Oct 11 (Sat)
TBA
Roster
Long, Kevin

Jersey Number 4
Kevin Long
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
- High School:
- Walled Lake Central
Bio
PERSONAL: Full name: Kevin Alexander Long...Son of Craig and Ann Long...Born 6-10-89...Has three brothers, Justin, Chris and Scott...EMU: Has earned two letters after playing as a true freshman in 2007...Has played in 23 games, 15 as a starter and accumulated 46 tackles...2008: Played in 11 games, missing only the Bowling Green (Oct. 4) game with an injury...Earned 10 starts on the season...Had one interception, against Ball State (Oct. 25)...Turned in his best overall performance with four solos and three assisted tackles with one pass defended against Western Michigan (Nov. 1)...2007: One of nine true freshmen to earn a letter...Played in all 12 games and started the final five consecutive games at a defensive cornerback spot...Recorded 21 tackles on the year and had four passes defended...Earned four coaches’ awards for outstanding play during the year...Was named a Championship Special Teams performer twice, for the Pittsburgh (Sept. 1) and Northern Illinois (Sept. 15) games and was selected for a Championship Performance against Western Michigan (Oct. 27) and a Winning Performance versus Northern Illinois...Came up with a big effort in the season finale at Central Michigan (Nov. 16) with seven tackles and had a huge pass break-up late in the game to help lead the Eagles to victory...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Walled Lake Central H.S. in Walled Lake, Mich. where he played football for Head Coach Robert Meyer...Member of the Academic Honor Roll...Senior Year: Was the second-leading scorer on the team after rushing for 438 yards and eight touchdowns and adding eight receptions for 209 yards and a 26.13 average per reception...Detroit Free Press: First-team All-State on the Division II team...Named captain of that squad...The Detroit News: Chosen No. 38 on Tom Markowski’s Blue Chip list of the top seniors in the state of Michigan...Oakland Press: First-team All-Area...Observer&Eccentric Newspapers: Named All-Area...West Bloomfield Beacon: Selected to the All-Area team...Junior Year: All-State honorable mention selection and a first-team All-League pick in football...Also lettered in track...Sophomore Year: Earned letters in football and track.
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