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Long, Dominique
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Jersey Number 9
Dominique Long
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Westerville, Ohio
- High School:
- Westerville South
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Four-year letterwinner had 51 tackles (41 solo, 10 assists), two pass break-ups and one blocked punt in 44 games for the Spartans . . . three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . entered the 2020 fall semester with a 3.61 grade-point average as a mechanical engineering major . . . named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team in 2019.
2020 SEASON (SENIOR): Had 13 tackles in seven games with one start at cornerback (Indiana), including four tackles on special teams (one on kickoff coverage, three on punt return) . . . academic standout was named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy by the National Football Foundation . . . recorded career-high tackle totals in two out of three games played with four at Michigan, then topping it with six vs. Indiana . . . posted pair of stops, both on punts, in Ohio State game . . . made first start of Spartan career in Indiana game and logged career-high six tackles, topping previous career-high of four tackles with five solo stops alone, and added pass break-up . . . logged career-high four stops at Michigan, with one special teams tackle . . . tallied one tackle in season opener vs. Rutgers, on a punt return . . . was named the program’s Scholar-Athlete Award winner in April 2020 by MSU Student-Athlete Support Services for having the highest cumulative grade-point average on the team.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades for the second consecutive year . . . received MSU’s Downtown Coaches Club Award for most outstanding player on special teams . . . had a career-high 16 tackles (13 solo, 3 assists), one pass break-up and one blocked punt in seeing action in all 13 games . . . played a total of 49 snaps on defense . . . led Spartans with 12 tackles on special teams (four kickoff, eight punt) . . . had one tackle in New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Wake Forest . . . posted one stop on kickoff coverage in Maryland game . . . notched one tackle at Rutgers, making textbook tackle on punt return coverage, just after return caught ball for a 0-yard return . . . posted pair of stops in Illinois game, with one on defense and one on punt coverage . . . recorded one tackle at Ohio State, as well as downing punt at OSU 5 . . . tallied two tackles in Indiana game with one on a kickoff and one on punt coverage . . . posted pair of stops at Northwestern with solo tackle on a punt and another solo stop late in game . . . logged one solo tackle in Arizona State game . . . registered two stops (both solo) and one pass break-up against Western Michigan . . . tallied two tackles and blocked punt in season opener vs. Tulsa, blocking punt on first play of second quarter, setting up MSU’s first field goal of game, putting Spartans ahead, 10-0 . . . it marked MSU’s first blocked punt since 2013.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams . . . made the transition from safety to cornerback . . . tallied 12 tackles, including a team-best 11 on special teams . . . ranked first on the team with eight tackles on kickoffs . . . recorded a career-high three tackles vs. Rutgers . . . had two stops vs. Michigan.
2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams, to earn his first letter . . . recorded 10 tackles . . . made two stops each vs. Rutgers and No. 18 Washington State.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to Associated Press 2016 Division I All-Ohio First Team . . . ranked among the top safeties in the nation by 247Sports (No. 30) and ESPN.com (No. 65) . . . rated one of the best players in Ohio by 247Sports (No. 15), ESPN.com (No. 37) and Rivals.com (No. 48) . . . named one of the top 100 overall players in the Midwest by ESPN.com . . . PrepStar All-Midwest Region Team selection . . . played defensive back and wide receiver for Coach Kyle Stout at Westerville South High School . . . chosen to USA TODAY’s All-USA Ohio Second Team . . . named to Columbus Dispatch All-Metro First Team . . . selected to AP All-Central District First Team . . . first-team All-Ohio Capital Conference (Buckeye) honoree . . . honorable mention selection for ThisWeek’s Community News Super 25 Team . . . returned a punt 74 yards for a touchdown vs. Big Walnut on Sept. 23 . . . had five catches for 105 yards, including a game-winning 45-yard TD reception late in the fourth quarter, against Westerville North on Oct. 14 . . . also ran track . . . member of the school-record 4x400 relay team (3:21.47) and 4x200 relay team (1:27.71) and ranked second in school history in the 400 meters (47.69) . . . his personal bests in track also include times of 10.96 in the 100 meters and 21.81 in the 200 meters and a long jump of 21’4” . . . finished third in the 400 meters at the 2017 Ohio Division I state championships and eighth in 2016 . . . son of Darryl and Lucretia Long . . . born Sept. 10, 1998 . . . mechanical engineering major.
2020 SEASON (SENIOR): Had 13 tackles in seven games with one start at cornerback (Indiana), including four tackles on special teams (one on kickoff coverage, three on punt return) . . . academic standout was named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy by the National Football Foundation . . . recorded career-high tackle totals in two out of three games played with four at Michigan, then topping it with six vs. Indiana . . . posted pair of stops, both on punts, in Ohio State game . . . made first start of Spartan career in Indiana game and logged career-high six tackles, topping previous career-high of four tackles with five solo stops alone, and added pass break-up . . . logged career-high four stops at Michigan, with one special teams tackle . . . tallied one tackle in season opener vs. Rutgers, on a punt return . . . was named the program’s Scholar-Athlete Award winner in April 2020 by MSU Student-Athlete Support Services for having the highest cumulative grade-point average on the team.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades for the second consecutive year . . . received MSU’s Downtown Coaches Club Award for most outstanding player on special teams . . . had a career-high 16 tackles (13 solo, 3 assists), one pass break-up and one blocked punt in seeing action in all 13 games . . . played a total of 49 snaps on defense . . . led Spartans with 12 tackles on special teams (four kickoff, eight punt) . . . had one tackle in New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Wake Forest . . . posted one stop on kickoff coverage in Maryland game . . . notched one tackle at Rutgers, making textbook tackle on punt return coverage, just after return caught ball for a 0-yard return . . . posted pair of stops in Illinois game, with one on defense and one on punt coverage . . . recorded one tackle at Ohio State, as well as downing punt at OSU 5 . . . tallied two tackles in Indiana game with one on a kickoff and one on punt coverage . . . posted pair of stops at Northwestern with solo tackle on a punt and another solo stop late in game . . . logged one solo tackle in Arizona State game . . . registered two stops (both solo) and one pass break-up against Western Michigan . . . tallied two tackles and blocked punt in season opener vs. Tulsa, blocking punt on first play of second quarter, setting up MSU’s first field goal of game, putting Spartans ahead, 10-0 . . . it marked MSU’s first blocked punt since 2013.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams . . . made the transition from safety to cornerback . . . tallied 12 tackles, including a team-best 11 on special teams . . . ranked first on the team with eight tackles on kickoffs . . . recorded a career-high three tackles vs. Rutgers . . . had two stops vs. Michigan.
2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams, to earn his first letter . . . recorded 10 tackles . . . made two stops each vs. Rutgers and No. 18 Washington State.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to Associated Press 2016 Division I All-Ohio First Team . . . ranked among the top safeties in the nation by 247Sports (No. 30) and ESPN.com (No. 65) . . . rated one of the best players in Ohio by 247Sports (No. 15), ESPN.com (No. 37) and Rivals.com (No. 48) . . . named one of the top 100 overall players in the Midwest by ESPN.com . . . PrepStar All-Midwest Region Team selection . . . played defensive back and wide receiver for Coach Kyle Stout at Westerville South High School . . . chosen to USA TODAY’s All-USA Ohio Second Team . . . named to Columbus Dispatch All-Metro First Team . . . selected to AP All-Central District First Team . . . first-team All-Ohio Capital Conference (Buckeye) honoree . . . honorable mention selection for ThisWeek’s Community News Super 25 Team . . . returned a punt 74 yards for a touchdown vs. Big Walnut on Sept. 23 . . . had five catches for 105 yards, including a game-winning 45-yard TD reception late in the fourth quarter, against Westerville North on Oct. 14 . . . also ran track . . . member of the school-record 4x400 relay team (3:21.47) and 4x200 relay team (1:27.71) and ranked second in school history in the 400 meters (47.69) . . . his personal bests in track also include times of 10.96 in the 100 meters and 21.81 in the 200 meters and a long jump of 21’4” . . . finished third in the 400 meters at the 2017 Ohio Division I state championships and eighth in 2016 . . . son of Darryl and Lucretia Long . . . born Sept. 10, 1998 . . . mechanical engineering major.
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