Hunter Long Named FWAA All-American

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College redshirt junior tight end Hunter Long was named to the Football Writers Association of America All-America second-team on Wednesday. Long becomes just the third tight end in Boston College history to be named to the FWAA All-American team.

Since 1945, the FWAA team has been among the five used in the NCAA's selection of an annual consensus All-America team in college football. Since the 2002 season, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), The Associated Press, The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation have joined the FWAA as the five designated selectors by the NCAA.

In addition to the FWAA, Long has been named a second-team All-American by the AP, Sporting News, CBS Sports and The Athletic.

Long is the first Eagle to earn All-America honors by the FWAA, AP and Sporting News in the same year since Luke Kuechly in 2011.

Long joined Pete Mitchell (1994) and Mark Chmura (1991) as the only BC tight ends to be named to the FWAA All-America teams.

Long has been the top receiving tight end in the nation in 2020. The New Hampshire native leads all tight ends nationally in receptions (57) and ranks second in receiving yards (685).

He finished second in Boston College single-season history for receptions by a tight end, trailing only Mitchell's 66 receptions in 1993.

For his career, Long finished with 89 receptions for 1,297 yards and nine touchdowns.

Long led Boston College with 509 receiving yards in 2019. He finished the season with 28 receptions and two receiving touchdowns. His 72-yard touchdown reception at Louisville was the longest reception of his career in 2019.

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