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ConnerLong
- position Outside Linebacker
- height 6-3
- Weight 210
- class Sophomore
- Hometown East Lansing, Mich.
- High school East Lansing
2021 – Freshman
- Practiced with the team
High School
- A dual-sport standout (football and track & field) at East Lansing High School
- Two-year starter at outside linebacker for head coach Bill Feraco
- Helped the Trojans win three straight Capital Area Activities Blue Conference championship titles
- Led the conference with 65 tackles, 15 sacks and three fumble recoveries in nine games as the Trojans finished 8-1 in a COVID-shortened 2020 season
- Earned first-team All-Conference, All-Region and All-State as a senior
- Selected to play in the 2020 Xenith Senior All-Star Game and the 2021 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl
- Also an all-state performer in track in the 200-meter and 400-meter dash
- Choose to play football at UK over scholarship offers to run track
- Member of the National Society of High School Scholars and the Black Student Union
- Chose Kentucky over Michigan State
Personal
- Born in Lansing, Michigan
- Son of Octavis and Lynette Long
- Has one sister, Nia
- Father, Octavis, was a wide receiver at Michigan State from 1995-97, while his mother, Lynette ran track for the Spartans
- Major is African American and Africana studies
Conner Says
- He chose Kentucky because of the coaches, the fan base and it’s a great program
- Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to be a lobbyist
- Besides football, he’s also good at track and public speaking
- One word to describe him on the field is “relentless”
- His sports hero is Lebron James