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Owen Long Season 2026

PositionLinebacker
Weight230 lbs
Height6-2
ClassJunior
HometownWhittier, Calif.
High SchoolLa Serna
Previous SchoolColorado State

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 a 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