Braheem Long Jr.
Third year in the Syracuse secondary. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against SMU — Week 9, 2026.
28 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 5 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-3vs New Hampshire | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-27@ Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-41@ UConn | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-34vs Louisville | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-30@ North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-27vs No. 19 SMU | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL28 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
3 seasons under Fran Brown — 17-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
47.4%
300 pass / 333 run
Plays / game
79.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #381 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #20 of 75 ACC DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 22 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Fran Brown.
