2017 Football Roster
Warren Long
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 218
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Union City, Calif.
- High School:
- James Logan
Signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks on April 28, 2018.
2017: Redshirt senior ... Transition to linebacker from running back during the offseason ... Appeared in 12 games, playing a vital role on special teams and a backup SAM linebacker ... Made two tackles and forced a career-high two fumbles in the Wildcats' season opener versus Nevada ... Made at least two tackles in six games ... Had a career-high three solo tackles at Duke and versus Minnesota ... Also had a career-high four total tackles in the win over the Golden Gophers ... Recorded his first career tackle for loss versus Minnesota ... Finished the regular season with 18 tackles, including 12 solo stops ... In the Music City Bowl, Long finished with three tackles, including a pair for loss, and the first sack of his career
2016: True senior ... Sustained a season-ending injury on his first carry of the season versus Western Michigan ... Will return for a fifth-year and transition from running back to linebacker ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2015: True junior ... Breakout season ... Played in all 13 games ... Totaled 329 rushing yards in 60 carries ... Made a career-high four defensive tackles on the season with 2 made at Duke ... Earned NU's Special Teams Player of the Week after the game, as he also recovered a fumble on punt coverage ... Recorded a career-long 55-yard rush at Duke ... Took home the Offensive Big Playmaker of the Week honor after the performance ... Had a team-high five rushing TDs on the year including two in the win against Purdue ... Won Offensive Big Playmaker of the Week honors after the Boilermaker win ... Ran the ball 12 times for 72 yards and a touchdown in rout over Eastern Illinois ... Picked up his fifth touchdown of the season in regular season finale at Illinois ... Also added 27 receiving yards on the season.
2014: True sophomore ... Appeared in nine games this season ... Caught career-high two passes for 18 yards and ran in a critical two-point conversion at Notre Dame ... Ran for a career-high 55 yards on personal-best 11 carries at Iowa ... Posted previous career highs in rushing attempts (nine) and rushing yards (49) at Penn State.
2013: One of two true freshmen to see the field, playing in seven games ... Debuted vs. Western Michigan and recorded 13 yards on two carries, with a long rush of 13 yards ... Posted season highs of six attempts for 20 yards in season-ending win at Illinois.
High School: Named 2012 Northern California Player of the Year by San Francisco Chronicle, Tri City Voice and NorCal Preps ... Ranked as the No. 52 RB recruit nationally by Rivals.com and No. 91 by Scout.com ... Team MVP ... Racked up 400 rushing yards in James Logan's second-round NCS playoff game against Freedom High defense ... Part of the first Logan team to go to NCS championship since 1998 ... Also ran track in high school ... Principal's Honor Roll student.
Personal: Born Warren Miles Long ... Son of Warren Long and Josie Valdez-Long ... Major is communication studies.
