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7 Robert Longerbeam

7 Robert Longerbeam

  • Position:
    DB
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-11 / 178
  • Hometown:
    Alexandria, Va.
  • High School:
    T.C. Williams
  • Major:
    Education (Grad)

Summary

Biography

PRONUNCIATION
2025 NFL Draft Pick (Sixth Round, Baltimore Ravens)
2025 Hampshire Honor Society
2024 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media)
2024 Academic All-Big Ten
2024 Team Captain
2023 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Media)
2023 Academic All-Big Ten
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
2021 Academic All-Big Ten
2021 Frank R. Burns Award
Career: Played in 53 games with 31 starts at cornerback ... selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round (pick 212) of the 2025 NFL Draft ... a two-time honorable mention All-Big Ten selection ... totaled 154 tackles with 4.5 for loss and two sacks ... recorded five interceptions and 37 pass breakups ... finished third among rostered 2024 FBS players with 42 career passes defended ... led the Big Ten in passes defended in 2024 ... had three seasons with double-digit pass breakups and eight games with multiple passes defended ... added five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... saw action in three bowl games ... served as a team captain ... a four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.



2024 (Senior): Played in 12 games with 11 starts at cornerback ... invited to the NFL Scouting Combine (1/28) ... voted honorable mention All-Big Ten (12/3) by the coaches and media ... selected to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society (4/17) ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/12) for the fourth time ... led the Big Ten with 13 passes defended (11 breakups, two interceptions) ... compiled multiple passes broken up in three games ... totaled 45 tackles with 1.5 for loss ... picked up an interception and seven stops in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... collected four tackles and a pass breakup in victory at Michigan State (11/30) ... recorded 40th career pass defended against No. 24 Illinois (11/23) ... totaled eight tackles and two pass breakups in the win at Maryland (11/16) ... racked up three pass breakups and four tackles in win over Minnesota (11/9) ... contributed a pass breakup and tackle-for-loss at USC (10/25) ... collected five tackles and a pass breakup in win over Washington (9/27) ... led the team with eight tackles and hauled in game-sealing interception late in the fourth quarter at Virginia Tech (9/21) ... added two pass breakups versus Akron (9/7) ... member of the Reese's Senior Bowl watch list (8/21) ... voted a team captain (8/20) ... picked to the Shrine Bowl 1000 (7/23) ... named Preseason All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports (third team) (6/28) and Phil Steele (fourth team) (6/17).

2023 (Junior): Started all 13 games at cornerback ... voted honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media (11/28) ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) for the third time ... one of two Big Ten players with at least 10 pass breakups ... ranked fourth in the league with 0.85 passes defended per game (10 breakups, one interception) ... totaled 43 tackles with a sack ... forced two fumbles and recovered two fumbles ... contributed four tackles in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ... had a pass breakup and two stops against Maryland (11/25) ... added five tackles at No. 22 Iowa (11/11) ... in on seven stops with a breakup in the end zone versus No. 1/3 Ohio State (11/4) ... broke up a season-high three passes at Indiana (10/21) ... forced two fumbles, recovered a fumble, broke up a pass and tallied four tackles in the comeback win over Michigan State (10/14) ... added a pass breakup at No. 2 Michigan (9/23) ... collected a sack, pass breakup and a career-high nine tackles against Virginia Tech (9/16) ... recorded an interception, pass breakup and four tackles in the opening win over Northwestern (9/3).

2022 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games with six starts at cornerback ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/9) for the second time ... totaled 36 tackles with two for loss and a sack ... intercepted two passes ... tied for second on the defense with six pass breakups ... added a forced fumble ... broke up three passes with four tackles at Maryland (11/26) ... posted four tackles against No. 11 Penn State (11/19) ... in on four stops at Michigan State (11/12) ... broke up a pass with two tackles versus No. 4 Michigan (11/5) ... added four stops at Minnesota (10/29) ... contributed four tackles in the win over Indiana (10/22) ... picked up three stops with a pass breakup against Iowa (9/24) ... broke up a pass and collected five tackles at Temple (9/17) ... added second pick in as many weeks versus Wagner (9/10) ... recorded first career interception and a strip sack at Boston College (9/3).

2021 (Freshman): Played in all 13 games with one start at cornerback ... earned Academic All-Big Ten honors (12/14) ... collected a team-high 10 pass breakups, seventh-most in the Big Ten ... totaled 30 tackles with two forced fumbles ... earned first career start in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl versus No. 20 Wake Forest (12/31) and had three tackles with a pass breakup ... posted a breakup with five tackles against Maryland (11/27) ... recorded five stops with a pass breakup at Penn State (11/20) ... broke up two passes, forced a fumble and logged three tackles in the win at Indiana (11/13) ... credited with five tackles and four pass breakups at Northwestern (10/16) ... picked up five tackles with a pass breakup versus No. 11 Michigan State (10/9) ... forced a fumble in the win over Temple (9/4) ... earned the Frank R. Burns Award (5/20) as the player who displays extraordinary mental and physical toughness during spring practice.

2020 (Freshman): Played in five games ... saw first action at cornerback in the win at Maryland (12/12) ... made collegiate debut on special teams versus Illinois (11/14).

Prior to Rutgers: Played for head coach Jimmy Longerbeam at T.C. Williams ... guided the Titans to an 8-4 record and first playoff win in 28 years ... played quarterback as a junior and senior ... completed 81 passes for 1,623 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2019 ... rushed for 721 yards on 126 carries ... also saw action at wide receiver, cornerback and returned both punts and kickoffs ... earned first team all-district, all-region and all-met ... rated No. 24 prospect in Virginia according to 247Sports.

Major: Education (Grad)
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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2020Freshman

    WR
    5'11" 155 lbs
    25
  • 7

    2021Freshman

    DB
    5'11" 170 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2022Sophomore

    DB
    5'11" 170 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2023Junior

    DB
    5'11" 175 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2024Senior

    DB
    5'11" 178 lbs
    7
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