It isn’t just the offensive talent that’s leaving Morgantown.
The 2019 West Virginia team is not only losing quarterback Will Grier, top receivers David Sills V and Gary Jennings, Jr., tight end Trevon Wesco, offensive coordinator Jake Spavital and perhaps head coach Dana Holgorsen, their best defensive player is also gone as well.
Mountaineer linebacker David Long announced on Sunday he will forgo his final year to declare for the 2019 NFL Draft.
”...I have talked with family and prayed over it numerous times and I have decided to forgo my senior year and enter the 2019 NFL Draft,” Long said in a statement posted to his Twitter account. “This has been my dream since I was young and I thank everyone that has support me along the way. I will continue to represent this great state and program wherever I go.”
Thank you, Once a Mountaineer Always a Monutaineer🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/F7CIZy70ld
— Day✖️2 (@David__Long) December 30, 2018
Long did not let his undersized status -- 5-foot-11, 221 pounds -- stop him from making plays. The Cincinnati native led the club with 111 tackles, 19 TFLs and seven sacks. He was a First Team All-Big 12 performer.