Garrett Long
Second year in the same defensive front at Kent State. On tape: 6 tackles against Western Michigan, Week 6, 2026.
17 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 17 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | Kent State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 18 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles, 1 hurry.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-59@ No. 6 Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-13vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-13vs Ohio | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-38@ Western Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 2-29@ South Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-20vs Akron | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-31@ Sacramento State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
18%3 hurries17 tackles.
2 seasons under Mark Carney — 8-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Pass share
48.2%
271 pass / 291 run
Plays / game
62.4
9 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
310 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #179 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
