2014 Football Roster
Roster
AJ Long
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 177
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bethlehem, Pa.
- High School:
- Friendship Christian (Tenn.)
At SU: One letter … Member of the 2015 Spring Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2015: Did not play in any games ... Medically disqualified from participation in contact sports at Syracuse University on Oct. 13 due to multiple concussions.
Freshman Year (2014): Played in six games, including five starts … Completed 89-of-165 passes for 935 yards with four touchdowns and eight interceptions ... Made his college debut against Florida State (10/11) and became the first true freshman to throw two touchdown passes in a game in Syracuse history. Long completed 16-of-27 passes for 167 yards versus the Seminoles and rushed three times for 20 yards … At Wake Forest (10/18), earned ACC Rookie of the Week and ECAC Rookie of the Week honors for his performance after becoming the first true freshman in program history to win his first career start. Long was 22-of-32 for 171 yards and rushed for one touchdown against the Demon Deacons … At Clemson (10/25), was 12-of-27 through the air for 82 yards … Against NC State (11/1), threw for a career-high 307 yards on 22-of-42 passing and two touchdowns … At Pittsburgh (11/22), was 10-of-19 passing for 149 yards and gained 30 yards on eight carries … At Boston College (11/29), completed 7-of-18 passes for 59 yards and rushed for a touchdown.
High School: Graduated a semester early from Friendship Christian School in Tennessee where he was coached by John McNeal … Selected to play in the 2013 NUC All-America Game … 2013 Division II Mr. Football Finalist … Led the Commanders to two Tennessee Class 2A state championships … 2012 and 2013 Tennessee Sports Writers Association Division II-A All-State selection … In 2013, was 54-of-116 passing for 1,168 yards and 15 touchdowns, and gained 466 yards on 84 carries and scored 12 touchdowns … In 2011, passed for 2,476 yards and 37 touchdowns, and rushed for 669 yards and 12 touchdowns … In 2010 and 2011, played at Pius X (Pa.) High School for coach Phil Stambaugh and led the Royals to the 2011 American League Championship … MaxPreps Second Team All-American and an Associated Press Class A All-State First Team selection … In 2010, led District 11 with 2,852 passing yards and 28 touchdowns.
Personal: A-Sar La’Mone Long Jr. … Son of A-Sar Long Sr. and Angela Reiss … Three brothers and two sisters … Cousin, Jarrod West, played wide receiver for the Orange from 2011-14 … Enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
