Kentucky Wildcats · QB RoomQB

#16 JacQai Long

Class  RS SO/TRFrom  Marshall (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'2" · 203 lbHometown  Hurricane, WV · Hurricane

Depth-chart placement

Current role

QB2

Placement

Backup

Room

Quarterback

Experience

3-SO

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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QB room context

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JacQai Long holds the QB · Backup spot in Kentucky Wildcats’s quarterback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

QB · StarterKenny MincheyStarter

QB · BackupJacQai LongBackup

Transfer history

2026Marshall→Kentucky Wildcats

Background & career

JacQai Long is a quarterback for the Kentucky Wildcats who transferred in after playing at Marshall. The 6'2", 203-pound signal caller hails from Hurricane, West Virginia, where he attended Hurricane High School. Long was a three-star recruit in the 2024 class with a rating of 0.8411 and national ranking of 1811. He currently holds the No. 16 jersey and is classified as a redshirt sophomore or true redshirt sophomore for the 2026 season.

Marshall2024 – 2025

Kentucky2026 — present

Previous schoolMarshallRecruiting3-star · No. 1811 nationalOriginHurricane, WV · Hurricane