Ourlads' Profile:
2019 Guide: What Ourlads' NFL Scouting Services said about DAVID LONG: Michigan, 5105 196 4.46. One year full time starter from Los Angeles, CA. Saw significant playing time in sub packages in his first two years in Ann Arbor. Has experience in zone and man but is at his best as a press lock down corner. He will occasionally play off versus some formations and has some hard corner Cover 2 work but was most often found lined up in press ready to strike and jam a receiver off the line. He was extremely effective with a two and off-hand jam to disrupt routes at the snap. Sudden foot quickness reacting to cuts. Very sticky cutting off or mirroring route breaks to the point that he was rarely targeted. You have to roll a lot of video to see passes in his area. Stays in phase on the vertical routes and can lock out on the sideline. Teams tried to scheme with crossing routes, tight alignments, and motions to work his side. He did a nice job working through crossing routes by trailing close and avoiding the crosser. Quick feet to break on the ball on short routes and slants. Limited in zone coverage but has displayed ability to read patterns in short underneath zones. Battles in run support and can lock out a stalk block with knee bend. Tackles well in space coming off a block. Plays with toughness. At times will give up leverage at the line but is usually quick to recover. Has limited zone exposure so will have to develop in that area. May project to slot corner. 2018 stats: 17 T, 8 PBU, 1 INT. BTR:left 5.33, right 5.45. OSR:3/33. Third/fourth round. (A-30 7/8, H-9 5/8, VJ-39.5, SS-3.99).