Stanford Secures 4-Star Los Angeles CB David Long
Written by Ryan Wright
Stanford took another big step forward on Thursday towards a 2016 Top 20 recruiting class securing a verbal commitment from 4-star cornerback David Long.
Long has turned into one of the more heavily recruited cornerbacks in the nation out of Loyola High School in Los Angeles. Colleges from all over the nation came calling with scholarship offers after the 6’0”, 175 pound, star recruit pulled down 25 passes for 414 yards with three touchdowns and proved to be a top shut down corner on defense.
The schools to offer Long include Miami, Washington, Duke, Oklahoma, Oregon, Cal, Arizona, USC, UCLA, Michigan, Vanderbilt, Nebraska, Arizona State, Boston College, and Utah among others.
Stanford has been a frontrunner for Long for an extended period of time thanks in part to Coach Duane Akina and former Cardinal Richard Sherman. Per reports Sherman talked to Long about playing in Palo Alto selling him on what it means to play for Stanford. The other reported teams in the running for Long’s commitment were Washington, USC, and UCLA.
Loyola’s secondary arguably could be one of the best in the nation at the high school level. In addition to Long, the Cubs have 3-star corner Myles Bryant and 2-star safety Jordan Riordan looking to pick off opposing California high school quarterbacks.
The Cardinal now has 13 verbal commitments to their 2016 recruiting class.
2016 Stanford Commitment List
QB K.J. Costello, 6’4”, 218 lbs, Santa Margarita Catholic, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
RB Beau Bisharat, 6’2”, 210 lbs, Jesuit HS, Carmichael, CA
TE Kaden Smith, 6’5”, 233 lbs, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, TX
WR Simi Fehoko, 6’3”, 195 lbs, Brighton HS, Salt Lake City, UT
OT Nate Herbig, 6’4”, 320 lbs, St. Louis HS, Honolulu, HI
OT Clark Yarbrough, 6’6”, 270 lbs, Woodberry Forest, Woodberry Forest, VA
CB Nygel Edmonds, 5’11”, 181 lbs, McCallie School, Chattanooga, TN
CB David Long, 6’0”, 175 lbs, Loyola HS, Los Angeles, CA
SS Malik Antoine, 5’11”, 185 lbs, Univ. Lab HS, Baton Rouge, LA
DT Bo Peek, 6’3”, 290 lbs, Berkeley Prep, Tampa, FL
DT Michael Williams, 6’2”, 300 lbs, All Saints Episcopal, Fort Worth, TX
LB Bailey McElwain, 6’0”, 227 lbs, Hewitt Trussville HS, Trussville, AL
LB Curtis Robinson, 6’3”, 205 lbs, Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana, CA
Photo credit: bleacherreport.com; David Long.