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Jersey Number 23
Kerby Long
- Year:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 180
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Va.
- High School:
- Yorktown
- Previous:
- Fork Union
Bio
2011
- Named Third Team All-CAA as a wide receiver
- Led the team with 375 yards receiving and was second on the team with 28 catches, adding two touchdowns
- Also ran for 127 yards on 19 carries and had 13 kickoff returns for 279 yards
- Made one catch for 11 yards and added three rushes for 34 yards in home-opener against Central Connecticut State
- Made a season-high six catches for 61 yards receiving and rushed once for 10 yards in win at Liberty
- Had a 52-yard touchdown catch and four rushes for 19 yards in win at William & Mary
- Had a season-high 103 yards receiving, including an 80-yard touchdown catch and three carries for 40 yards in win over Villanova
- Had five catches for 50 yards at New Hampshire
- Four-year letterwinner who has played in 39 career games
- Led the team in receiving and kick returns in 2010, while starting seven of the 11 games he played in
- Had career highs of 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns against Morehead State in 2010
At JMU: Fourth-year Duke who is a versatile performer and who is expected to play a key role at wide receiver and potentially as a kick returner... Player with good speed and ball skills, said wide receivers coach Clayton Matthews.
2010: Started seven games at wide receiver and played in all 11 games to earn his third letter... Led the team with 21 kick returns totaling 466 yards... Recorded 883 all-purpose yards, setting a career high...Was tied for the team high with 16 catches and led the team with 283 receiving yards, a 17.7 average... Matched his career high with two touchdown receptions... Caught three passes for a season-high 112 yards and two touchdowns in the season-opening win over Morehead State... Had his long reception of the season also against Morehead State, a 47-yarder... Caught two passes totaling 25 yards and returned four kicks for a team season-high 112 yards against Delaware... Returned six kickoffs versus New Hampshire, matching the season-high 112-yard mark and finishing the game with 152 all-purpose yards... Had a season-high four catches for 60 yards at Villanova... Rushed 10 times for 79 yards on the season, including a season-high four rushes in the win at Virginia Tech.
2009: Limited by injury to appearing in five games... started JMU's first two games before seeing limited action during the remainder of the season... grabbed his lone catch in the season-finale win over Towson, a 65-yard touchdown reception... had a pair of kickoff returns against Maine, returning them for a combined 52 yards... also had one punt return for 10 yards versus VMI.
2008: Played in 12 games and was in the team's wide receiver rotation throughout the season... caught 14 passes for 213 yards (15.2 average) and two touchdowns and ran 10 times from scrimmage for 60 yards... returned two kickoffs for 34 yards... had a reception in nine games... had a season-high three catches for 32 yards vs. North Carolina Central... had two catches vs. Massachusetts (52 yards), Richmond (20 yards) and Villanova (24 yards)... had a 47-yard touchdown reception vs. Massachusetts to give JMU a 28-10 lead 38 seconds before halftime and a 30-yard scoring catch vs. Villanova in the NCAA playoffs... ran three times for 23 yards, including an 18-yard carry, and returned a kickoff 27 yards vs. Appalachian State... ran three times for 15 yards, including a 14-yard carry, at Maine... had runs of nine yards at Villanova and vs. Montana.
Before JMU: Played in 2006 at Fork Union Military and previously at Yorktown High School... as a Yorktown senior was First-Team All-District as a utility player... used at quarterback and safety and had an interception, 13 touchdown passes, 19 rushing touchdowns and more than 1,500 yards of total offense... as a junior was Arlington County Player of the Year and First-Team All-District after being used at quarterback, kick returner and running back... on a district title team as a sophomore... team Most Valuable Player as a senior and most improved player as a junior.
Personal: Kinesiology major with a sports management concentration.
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