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West Virginia Football Position Preview: The Linebackers

According to ProFootballFocus, David Long was one of the best linebackers in the country. Roquan Smith of Georgia won the Butkus Award for best linebacker, yet David Long finished only decimal points in terms of grades behind Smith according to PFF. Linebackers can often get overshadowed in Tony Gibson’s 3-3-5 scheme since so much depends on the defensive line and the safeties. That isn’t the case with Long.

2018 West Virginia Mountaineer Linebackers

NumberPlayerHeightWeightYearDepth
NumberPlayerHeightWeightYearDepth
7 Brendan Ferns 6'-2" 225 R-Sophomore MIKE-3 (INJ)
10 Dylan Tonkery 6'-0" 222 R-Sophomore MIKE-1
11 David Long Jr 5'-11" 221 R-Junior WILL-1
17 Exree Loe 6'-0" 217 R-Freshman Scout
18 Charlie Benton 6'-2" 213 R-Sophomore SAM-1
31 Zach Sandwisch 6'-2" 225 R-Sophomore MIKE-2
32 VanDarius Cowan 6'-4" 236 Sophomore Scout
33 Quondarius Qualls 6'-1" 229 Senior SAM-3 (INJ)
34 Shea Campbell 5'-11" 240 R-Junior WILL-3
35 Josh Chandler 5'-10" 228 Freshman Scout
39 Henry Cook 6'-2" 232 R-Freshman Scout
45 Adam Hensley 6'-2" 235 Junior WILL-2
51 Jake Abbot 6'-0" 222 R-Freshman Scout
59 Luke Williams 6'-0" 232 R-Sophomore SAM-2

The aforementioned David Long, Jr.