| Jeremy Longstreet |
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Made the transition from linebacker to running back during spring practice...Had a productive spring learning the system and is expected to add speed and depth to a depleted running backs corps in the fall...Logged 12 carries for 41 yards in the 2008 Blue-Gray Game...Also caught a pass and registered 19 yards on the reception in the scrimmage.
2008: Played in all 13 games with nine starts at left outside linebacker...Closed out the season ranked second on the team in tackles with 80...Led the team in quarterback hurries with three and in forced fumbles with two...Posted double-digit tackles in two games (vs. Nicholls St. and Louisville)...Logged at least five tackles in 10 contests...Registered a TFL in the last three-straight games...Ole Miss: Made five tackles in the season opener and assisted on a tackle for a loss of one yard...Rice: Logged three tackles, including two solo stops...Marshall: Played in the game, but was not credited with a tackle...Nicholls State: Made his first career start at linebacker...Led the U of M with 12 tackles...Notched six solo tackles and six assisted tackles...Also forced and recovered a fumble on a kickoff...Arkansas State: Started and made five tackles with three solo stops...UAB: Tied for second on the team with eight tackles, including five assisted stops...Four of the eight tackles were stops of two yards or less...Louisville: Started at outside linebacker and had a career-high 13 tackles with seven solo stops...Three of his tackles came on special teams...Six of his 10 tackles on defense were for gains of seven yards or less, including an assisted stop on third down in the third quarter that resulted in a punt...East Carolina: Second on the team with eight tackles and had six assisted stops...Logged a quarterback hurry in the second quarter on a Rob Kass incompletion...Southern Miss: Had five tackles with one tackle for loss...Stopped Ed Morgan for a loss of five yards in the second quarter deep in Memphis territory...SMU: Did not start for the first time in seven games in a six DB lineup...Had one solo tackle on special teams...UCF: Started and tied for the team lead with nine tackles...Had a career-high two tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries...Assisted on a sack for a loss of six yards on third down in the first quarter to force a punt...Forced a fumble on a kickoff in the fourth quarter...Tulane: Started and made six tackles with one TFL and a quarterback hurry...Assisted on a tackle for a loss of a yard on third down in the second quarter...Also had an assist on a TFL for a loss of three yards on a first and goal situation that later resulted in a blocked field goal...Had a quarterback hurry on third down in the second quarter that resulted in a dropped pass and forced a punt...Had three tackles on special teams...USF: Started on the outside in the bowl game...Tallied five tackles, including four solo stops versus the Bulls...Sacked Matt Grothe on 2nd-and-7 for a 10-yard loss in the third quarter...Credited with one tackle on kick coverage...Three of his tackles denied first-down yardage.
2007: Saw action in nine of the Tigers' 13 games as a member of the special teams unit and at linebacker...Registered his first career tackle, a solo stop, versus Rice on a Tiger kickoff to the Owls...Credited with another solo stop on special teams the following week against Tulane...Missed four games with an injury before returning to the field for the New Orleans Bowl.
2006:Redshirted during the 2006 season...Was one of the recipients of the Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year award at the postseason team banquet.
Prep: Played for Coach Jamie Mitchell at Olive Branch HS...Led Olive Branch to a 12-2 season with a team-high 88 tackles and eight sacks...Also tallied a fumble recovery in 2005...Led OBHS in solo tackles with 48...Listed as a finalist for 2005 Commercial Appeal Defensive Player of the Year Award...Rushed for 448 yards on 59 carries and six touchdowns as a senior...Averaged 7.6 yards per carry in 2005...Scored on a 16-yard run in the MHSAA Class 5A playoffs against Warren Central...Olive Branch advanced to the 5-A North Half Championship game, and lost to eventual state champion South Panola...Tallied 13 tackles and caused a fumble in the game versus South Panola...Also rushed for 81 yards on 13 carries against SPHS...Named second team All-State by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger...Listed as a Fab 40 by MagnoliaPreps.com...Also returned two kickoffs for 49 yards in 2005...Totaled 497 all-purpose yards last season...Totaled 800 rushing yards on 132 carries from 2003-05...Also tallied eight rushing scores in his final three seasons at OBHS...Was a Class 5A All-Region 1 selection as a senior.
Personal: Jeremy Lonell Longstreet is the son of Alonzo and Gloria Longstreet...Born May 7, 1987, in Memphis, Tenn.
LONGSTREET'S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
YR G/S UT AT TOT PD FR FF TFL SACK INT
2007 9/0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2008 13/9 40 40 80 0 1 2 5.5-25 1.5-13 0-0
TOTAL 22/9 42 40 82 0 1 2 5.5-25 1.5-13 0-0
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Tackles: 13 (vs. Louisville 2008)
Solo Tackles: 7 (vs. Louisville 2008)
Assisted Tackles: 6 (3 games; last vs. East Carolina 2008)
Tackles For Loss: 2 (vs. UCF 2008)
Sacks: 1 (vs. USF 2008)
Quarterback Hurries: 2 (vs. UCF 2008)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (2 games; last vs. UCF 2008)
Fumbles Recovered: 1 (vs. Nicholls State 2008)
LONGSTREET'S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME
Defense Opponent UT AT TT TFL SK FR PBU INT
8/30/08 Ole Miss 1 4 5 .5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/6/08 Rice 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/13/08 Marshall 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/20/08* NSU 6 6 12 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0
9/27/08* ASU 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/2/08* UAB 3 5 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/10/08* L'ville 7 6 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/18/08* ECU 2 6 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/25/08* USM 3 2 5 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
11/8/08 SMU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
11/22/08* UCF 5 4 9 2-6 0.5-3 0-0 0 0-0
11/29/08* Tulane 3 3 6 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
12/20/08* USF 4 1 5 1-10 1-10 0-0 0 0-0
