Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-52@ Indiana | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-6vs UNLV | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 26 | Season-high 25 yds |
| Total | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 26 |
#17
Brec Long
Senior tight end for North Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 229 lb · Copan, OK · Sedan HS
Transferred South Alabama → North Texas for 2026
The numbers
39
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 9.8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 25 yds, vs UNLV
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for North Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to South Alabama in 2025.
- Transferred from South Alabama to North Texas in 2026.
Brec Long
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Major Applewhite and Neal Brown. The receipt: 25 rec yds, 2 receptions against UNLV — Week 2, 2026.
39 REC YDS · 4 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with North Texas2-star out of Coffeyville C.C.
20255 games
- Signed with South Alabama2-star out of Coffeyville C.C.
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Drew Svoboda
North Texas
Coaching transition mid-career: Drew Svoboda → Neal Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to North Texas
2025South Alabama
2026North Texas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025South Alabama4-8HC: Major Applewhite · Run-heavy
2026North Texas1-1HC: Neal Brown · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 19.5 YDS/g, 9.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–6
vs UNLV
2 rec · 25 yds
Dominant 38-point win at home against UNLV.
With T. Jackson — 233 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.9 · 15 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · J. White — 124 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Game log
Background
Prior to UNT: Spent the 2025 season at South Alabama and was at Coffeyville CC in 2024 and 2023 … has appeared in 30 games in his career with 10 at the FBS level and 20 in JUCO … saw action in 10 games at South Alabama in 2025 … caught four passes on the year for 20 yards … had one catch in each...
The tight end room · North Texas
- #17Brec Long20 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Max Reese1 receiving yard · 2025
- #88Victor Aderungboye1 game · 2025
- #82Connor Vaughnno box-score line yet
- #85Drew Clemensno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · North Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology