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Eastern Michigan · Through Week 8

Joshua Long

#9 · TE · Fr. · 6'5" · 242 lbs · Los Angeles, CA

#36

of 64 tight ends · Bottom 45%

+0.12

points added per game vs an average TE

Receiving +0.129 games
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What the numbers say about Joshua

  • •Top 5% of tight ends in catch rate (80.8%).
  • •Heating up: +0.49 points per play over his last three games, up from +0.30 for the season.
  • •Ranks #36 of 64 tight ends (top 56%) with +0.12 points added per game.

Against every FBS TE

Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.

  • EPA per target0.37Bottom 44%
  • Target success rate50.0%Bottom 50%
  • Catch rate80.8%Top 5%
  • Yards per target7.4Top 46%
  • Average depth of target4.1Bottom 15%
  • Yards after catch5.5Top 33%
  • Target share15.6%Top 37%

What he does best

  • Catch rate (Top 5%)

What to work on

  • EPA per target (Bottom 44%, his lowest mark)
  • Target success rate (Bottom 50%, his lowest mark)
  • 2nd down (+0.24 per play, vs +0.68 3rd/4th down)

No true weak spots at his position, so these are his lowest marks.

Coaching notes

  • By down. Best: 3rd/4th down (+0.68 per play). Toughest: 2nd down (+0.24).
  • Standard vs passing downs. Best: passing downs (+0.47 per play). Toughest: standard downs (+0.28).
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Players like Long

The closest matches at his position across every stat, not just the total.

Situational splits

Points added per play (adjusted for opponents) and success rate in each situation.

By down

  • 1st down+0.24 EPA · 60% succ · 25 plays
  • 3rd/4th down+0.68 EPA · 40% succ · 15 plays
  • 2nd down+0.24 EPA · 42% succ · 12 plays

Standard vs passing downs

  • Standard downs+0.28 EPA · 57% succ · 28 plays
  • Passing downs+0.47 EPA · 42% succ · 24 plays

Red zone

  • Red zone+0.19 EPA · 17% succ · 6 plays

Against top defenses

  • vs everyone else+0.39 EPA · 50% succ · 48 plays
  • vs top-40 defenses+0.14 EPA · 50% succ · 4 plays

Short vs deep

  • Short targets+0.40 EPA · 51% succ · 51 plays
  • Deep targets-1.09 EPA · 0% succ · 1 plays

Season stats

TgtRecCatch%Rec YdsY/TgtRec TDaDOTYACTgt Shr
524280.8%3837.424.15.515.6%

Game log

WkOpponentReceivingEPA/play
1vsSacramento State6/6, 44 yds, 0 TD-0.05
1vsSan José State5/7, 34 yds, 0 TD-0.62
2atMichigan State1/3, 4 yds, 0 TD-0.29
3atWisconsin3/4, 14 yds, 0 TD+0.14
4vsLindenwood2/3, 35 yds, 0 TD+1.01
5atMassachusetts5/6, 37 yds, 1 TD+1.04
6atAkron9/10, 114 yds, 0 TD+0.71
7vsToledo7/9, 84 yds, 1 TD+0.95
8atOhio4/4, 17 yds, 0 TD-0.20