
Alabama State’s undersized, disruptive edge rusher with room to pop
Charlie Long’s current Alabama State profile is murky because publicly available 2026 player stats for him are not clearly listed, but his value is the classic DE selling point: get-off, effort, and edge-setting rather than just box-score shine. He’s a name to watch if you want a hungry front-seven piece who can bring intensity and physicality off the edge, especially in a rotation. The main question for fit is simple: can he turn motor and leverage into consistent production against bigger, older linemen?