In July 2015, the Chicago Tribune reported that Long was considering local schools USC and UCLA as well as Michigan, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Washington, Oregon, Stanford, Duke and Oklahoma for his collegiate football career.

[3] Long, a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) student, became the first player to receive his jersey for the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl on September 22, 2015.

[9] Long graduated from high school with a 3.9 GPA and arrived at Michigan to be mentored by Jourdan Lewis.

[10] As a junior for the 2018 Michigan Wolverines, he was a 2018 All-Big Ten Conference first-team (coaches) and third-team (media) selection.

[16] In Super Bowl LVI, Long recorded four tackles in the 23–20 win against the Cincinnati Bengals.

[24] On January 12, 2024, he was signed to the practice squad and elevated for the first round game of the 2023–24 NFL playoffs a day later.