#82 Jackson Long
Jackson Long is on the Georgia Southern Eagles roster but is not placed on the maintained two-deep. Role and placement populate automatically once he appears on the published chart.
Transfer history
Background & career
Jackson Long is a tight end from Hendersonville, Tennessee, who attended Beech High School. As a senior, he recorded 28 catches for 510 yards and five touchdowns while also earning Class 6A-Region 5 Most Valuable Defensive Lineman honors with 49 tackles, eight tackles for a loss, and five sacks. Long redshirted as a freshman at USF in 2022-23 after appearing in one game, then transferred to Georgia Tech, where he did not see action in 2023-24 or 2024-25 before transferring to Georgia Southern in summer 2025. In 2025-26, he dressed for several games but did not see game action.
South Florida2022
Georgia Tech2023 – 2024
Georgia Southern2025 — present