David

Long

Long, not to be confused with the linebacker David Long who was also drafted in 2019, never advanced beyond part-time work with the Rams in his four seasons on his rookie deal. He started 10 games in four seasons, and peaked at 516 defensive snaps in 2021. This is a great depth chart for him to get a chance, but it’s hard to say for sure that he’ll get major snaps in 2023.

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Nobody too notable here after the Rams took a conservative approach with preseason usage. The question becomes if Jared Goff can break off his bad home/road splits.

Long (5’11/196) turned pro as a true junior after making 26 starts in Jim Harbaugh’s secondary, logging 17 career pass breakups and three interceptions and earning first-team All-Big Ten in the coaches’ vote in 2018. Long yielded just nine completed passes on targets into his coverage all last year. Also a 92nd-percentile SPARQ athlete, Long blazed 4.45 with a 39 ½-inch vertical along with the quickest three-cone (6.45) and short shuttle (3.97) times of any player invited to Indy. Physical and fiercely competitive on tape, Long dominated in constant outside press-man position at Michigan and has the requisite skill set to dominate in the slot. He profiles as rich man’s Kareem Jackson. The Rams dealt with corner injuries last season, so expect Long to initially fill a depth role.