JayceLong

• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2007)

Received his first collegiate action last year … Made the team in 2006 as a walk-on … Impressed the coaches with his athleticism … Has played in one game.

2007 (Redshirt Freshman): Made his first collegiate entry when he played in the win over Florida Atlantic … Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2006 (Freshman): Redshirted … Scout Team Player of the Week once during the season.

High School: Three-year starter for Heath HS in West Paducah, Ky. … Played wide receiver, cornerback and free safety … Tallied 33 grabs for 667 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior, while also intercepting five balls and returning one for a touchdown … Honorable mention all-state performer by the Louisville Courier-Journal as a senior … Named the team’s most valuable player as a senior … Two-year pick as All-Western Kentucky Conference … Named the team’s best defensive player as a junior, registering five interceptions and returning three for touchdowns; also caught 25 passes for 515 yards and 11 scores as a junior … In his first season with the Pirates, recorded 12 catches for 228 yards and three touchdowns while adding seven interceptions on defense …Coached by Vernon “Butch” Edwards … Lettered in basketball all four seasons, earning team MVP honors his junior and senior seasons, garnering honorable-mention all-state in his final season … Two-year member of the all-area team … Lettered for three seasons in baseball as an outfielder … A standout performer on the track team as a member of the 4×100 relay team that placed second in the state championships as a sophomore … Honor graduate with a 3.9 grade-point average … Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes … Voted “Most Talented” at his school.

Personal: Born in Paducah, Ky. … Son of Jimmy and Dianna Long … Jimmy played basketball and baseball at Southeast Missouri State … A cousin, Zach Goebel, plays football for Murray State … Major is psychology.