2018 Football Roster
Roster
Long, Hunter

Jersey Number 80
Hunter Long
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 250
- Hometown:
- Exeter, N.H.
- High School:
- Deerfield Academy
Bio
LONG'S CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 9, two times, last vs. North Carolina, 10/3/20
Receiving yards: 109 at Virginia, 12/5/20
TD reception: 1 (9x), last at Virginia, 12/5/20
Long reception: 72 at Louisville, 10/5/19
2020 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Second-team All-American selection by the Football Writers Association of America, Associated Press, Sporting News, CBS Sports and The Athletic … first Eagle to earn All-America honors by the FWAA, AP and Sporting News in the same year since Luke Kuechly in 2011 … joined Pete Mitchell (1994) and Mark Chmura (1991) as the only BC tight ends to be named to the FWAA All-America teams … led all tight ends nationally in receptions (57) and ranked second in receiving yards (685) in 2020 … 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, finished with 89 receptions for 1,297 yards and nine touchdowns … joined Ryan Purvis (2007) as the only All-ACC first-team tight end in school history after his impressive junior campaign … semifinalist for the John Mackey Award … seven receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown to start the season at Duke (9/19) … nine catches for 81 yards and a touchdown vs. Texas State (9/26) … tied a career-high with nine receptions for 96 yards against No. 12 North Carolina (10/3) … six receptions for 93 yards in the Pitt win (10/10) … eight catches for a career-high 109 yards and a touchdown at Virginia (12/5).
2019 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): All-ACC Third Team... John Mackey Award Watch List... Preseason All-ACC: Phil Steele’s... recorded a team-high 509 receiving yards on 28 catches with two touchdowns... matched his career total with four receptions vs. Virginia Tech (8/31) with 53 yards.... snagged two catches for 48 yards, including a long of 42 to set up a second quarter touchdown vs. Kansas (9/13)... three catches for 38 yards at Rutgers (9/21)... made three catches for 39 yards vs. Wake Forest (9/28)... raced to the end zone for a 72-yard touchdown and totaled three catches for 99 yards at Louisville (10/5)... led the team with three catches and 84 yards, including a 51-yard catch, against NC State (10/19)... made two catches for 39 yards at Clemson (10/26)... caught an 11-yard pass at Syracuse (11/2)... picked up three catches for 17 yards at Notre Dame (11/23)... hauled in a 25-yard touchdown pass and totaled two receptions for 36 yards at Pittsburgh (11/30)... grabbed two catches for 45 yards, including a long of 40, against Cincinnati (1/2) at the Birmingham Bowl.
2018 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 12 games at tight end ... finished the season with four receptions for 103 yards and two touchdowns ... grabbed a 26-yard reception in his debut vs. UMass (9/1) ... scored first career touchdown on a 35-yard catch from Matt McDonald vs. Holy Cross (9/8) ... put the Eagles on the board first with a 26-yard touchdown catch down the right sideline against Louisville (10/13) ... caught a 16-yard pass vs. Miami (10/26).
2017 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rangy tight end who played for head coach Brian Barbato at Deerfield Academy … totaled 30 receptions for 508 yards and two touchdowns on offense … also contributed seven sacks as a defensive lineman … rated the No. 4 player in Massachusetts by Rivals.com … rated the No. 49 tight end nationally by Scout.com … Scout.com No. 1 tight end in Massachusetts and the fourth-best tight end prospect in the East by Scout.com … USA Today all-state second team selection … earned All-SNE second team accolades and was a two-time all-conference pick.
PERSONAL: Hunter Virgil Long ... enrolled as a computer science major in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences ... son of Stephen and Jean Long ... has two sisters ... recipient of The Thomas J. Condon, Jr. Football Scholarship.
Receptions: 9, two times, last vs. North Carolina, 10/3/20
Receiving yards: 109 at Virginia, 12/5/20
TD reception: 1 (9x), last at Virginia, 12/5/20
Long reception: 72 at Louisville, 10/5/19
2020 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Second-team All-American selection by the Football Writers Association of America, Associated Press, Sporting News, CBS Sports and The Athletic … first Eagle to earn All-America honors by the FWAA, AP and Sporting News in the same year since Luke Kuechly in 2011 … joined Pete Mitchell (1994) and Mark Chmura (1991) as the only BC tight ends to be named to the FWAA All-America teams … led all tight ends nationally in receptions (57) and ranked second in receiving yards (685) in 2020 … 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, finished with 89 receptions for 1,297 yards and nine touchdowns … joined Ryan Purvis (2007) as the only All-ACC first-team tight end in school history after his impressive junior campaign … semifinalist for the John Mackey Award … seven receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown to start the season at Duke (9/19) … nine catches for 81 yards and a touchdown vs. Texas State (9/26) … tied a career-high with nine receptions for 96 yards against No. 12 North Carolina (10/3) … six receptions for 93 yards in the Pitt win (10/10) … eight catches for a career-high 109 yards and a touchdown at Virginia (12/5).
2019 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): All-ACC Third Team... John Mackey Award Watch List... Preseason All-ACC: Phil Steele’s... recorded a team-high 509 receiving yards on 28 catches with two touchdowns... matched his career total with four receptions vs. Virginia Tech (8/31) with 53 yards.... snagged two catches for 48 yards, including a long of 42 to set up a second quarter touchdown vs. Kansas (9/13)... three catches for 38 yards at Rutgers (9/21)... made three catches for 39 yards vs. Wake Forest (9/28)... raced to the end zone for a 72-yard touchdown and totaled three catches for 99 yards at Louisville (10/5)... led the team with three catches and 84 yards, including a 51-yard catch, against NC State (10/19)... made two catches for 39 yards at Clemson (10/26)... caught an 11-yard pass at Syracuse (11/2)... picked up three catches for 17 yards at Notre Dame (11/23)... hauled in a 25-yard touchdown pass and totaled two receptions for 36 yards at Pittsburgh (11/30)... grabbed two catches for 45 yards, including a long of 40, against Cincinnati (1/2) at the Birmingham Bowl.
2018 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 12 games at tight end ... finished the season with four receptions for 103 yards and two touchdowns ... grabbed a 26-yard reception in his debut vs. UMass (9/1) ... scored first career touchdown on a 35-yard catch from Matt McDonald vs. Holy Cross (9/8) ... put the Eagles on the board first with a 26-yard touchdown catch down the right sideline against Louisville (10/13) ... caught a 16-yard pass vs. Miami (10/26).
2017 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rangy tight end who played for head coach Brian Barbato at Deerfield Academy … totaled 30 receptions for 508 yards and two touchdowns on offense … also contributed seven sacks as a defensive lineman … rated the No. 4 player in Massachusetts by Rivals.com … rated the No. 49 tight end nationally by Scout.com … Scout.com No. 1 tight end in Massachusetts and the fourth-best tight end prospect in the East by Scout.com … USA Today all-state second team selection … earned All-SNE second team accolades and was a two-time all-conference pick.
PERSONAL: Hunter Virgil Long ... enrolled as a computer science major in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences ... son of Stephen and Jean Long ... has two sisters ... recipient of The Thomas J. Condon, Jr. Football Scholarship.
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