Ty Long - 2
	Class: Junior Hometown: Roswell, Ga. High School: Roswell HS Height / Weight: 6-2 / 188 Position: Kicker Experience: 2L

Coming off outstanding freshman season for the Blazers ... earned Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors and third-team Freshman All-America honors in 2011 ... named to 2012 Groza Award Watch List.

2011: Had outstanding season as a true freshman ... connected on 16-of-19 field goals ... had a pair of game-winning field goals (vs. UCF and Southern Miss) ... ranked No. 2 among Conference USA kickers in field goal percentage at 84.2 and was third in field goals made per game (1.33) ... ranked second nationally among freshman in FGs made per game and was third among NCAA freshmen in FG percentage ... his 72 points scored ranked third in the country among freshman kickers overall and was the second-highest mark among true freshmen ... his 16 field goals were the most of any true freshman kicker in the country in 2011 and second-highest among all freshmen (Oklahoma redshirt frosh Mike Hunnicutt had 21 FGs) ... Long's 1.33 field goal goals per game ranked No. 26 in the NCAA statistics among all kickers ... set UAB freshman record for most field goals with 16 ... was named to C-USA All-Freshman Team and picked up league Special Teams Player-of-the-Week honors following his performance in the Blazers' win over UCF ... was tabbed to third-team Freshman All-America Team by Phil Steele's College Football Preview ... against the Knights, he converted both of his field goal attempts, including his 40-yard game-winner with :21 remaining ... booted a season-high three field goals (four attempts) vs. Troy ... converted a pair of three-pointers in five other games ... kicked a season-long 49-yarder in game at Tulsa ... also had 46-yarder a week later in win over UCF.

High School: Attended Roswell High School ... was regarded as one of top prep kickers in Georgia as a senior ... was named to 2010 High School All-American Team by Kohl's Professional Kicking Camp ... was outstanding as a placekicker and punter at Roswell ... connected on 14-of-21 field goals with a long of 52 yards ... his 52-yarder came on the final play of 29-27 victory over Parkview in first round of Class 6-AAAAA state playoffs ... averaged 45 yards on 38 punts ... recorded an impressive 61 touchbacks on 65 kickoffs ... had field goals of 44 and 50 yards against West Forsyth ... was named first-team All-Region 6-AAAAA by Georgia High School Football Daily ... also tabbed to All-North Fulton Team by Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Personal: Born April 6, 1993 at Roswell, Ga. ... son of Gale and Gary Long ... major is business.