Links and features
- ASU All Access: Meet Owen Long, Sun Devil Football’s new linebacker
- Long looks for lead role in ASU's linebacking unit (by Michelle Gardner, azcentral.com/April 11, 2026)
Colorado State / High School
- Was the FBS leader in tackles per game and total tackles in 2025 at Colorado State (12.6 tackles per game/151 tackles)... The next closest player averaged 11.8 per game with 142 tackles
- Had five tackles for loss, two sacks, five pass deflections, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble, and earned first-team all-Mountain West honors while also being named a third-team all-American by the Associated Press
- Recorded 33 "stops" on run defense as a sophomore, good for 30th among FBS linebackers
- Appeared in all 13 games and made his first collegiate start in the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl as a freshman in 2024 ... Recorded 45 tackles with 15 solo stops ... Added two pass breakups
- A four-star transfer portal prospect by 247Sports and the No. 5 portal linebacker according to the outlet ... The No. 10 portal linebacker by On3 ... A Top-200 overall portal player by both outlets
- A two-sport, four-time letterman, including baseball out of high school
- Recorded 39 tackles senior year ... totaled 1,749 yards with 28 touchdowns and two interceptions as a quarterback
• Named CIF Division 4 Player of the Year as a senior ... Two-time Cal-Hi California All-State ... Two-time Del Rio League MVP, All-San Gabriel Valley Player of the Year and All-CIF ... Named California State Championship Game MVP his final year