As a Junior (2025)
• Represented team on the SEC Football Leadership Council
• Started all 13 games and tied for the team lead with 71 tackles
• Finished second on the squad with 9 tackles for loss, which included a sack
• Had an interception, two other passes broken up and four QB hurries as well
• Recorded a team-high 13 stops in victory over No. 15/14 Missouri
• Matched that total in a Homecoming win over Auburn, with one tackle for loss
• Shared team-high honors with 11 tackles at No. 10/11 Alabama
• Credited with six stops—including 1½ behind the line—in road defeat of No. 18/18 Tennessee to close the regular season
• Collected five tackles, with one for loss, at No. 20/19 Texas
• Also made five stops with a tackle for loss in comeback victory at Virginia Tech
• Posted four tackles in win at No. 11/10 South Carolina, making 1½ stops behind the line of scrimmage while adding an interception he returned 18 yards
As a Sophomore (2024)
• Represented team at SEC Football Leadership Council
• Started all 13 games and led the team with 89 tackles
• Third on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss and one of three players on the team with a sack and an interception on the season
• Finished eighth in the SEC in tackles, fourth among sophomores
• Made nine tackles and recorded a QB hurry in Birmingham Bowl win over Georgia Tech
• Recorded 10 tackles in the Tennessee game, his third contest this season making at least 10
• Led the Commodore defense for the third time this season after totaling 11 tackles, including one for loss, against Texas
• Named the Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week for his performance in Vandy’s victory over top-ranked Alabama
• Recorded 8 tackles, five solo, in win over Alabama, leading the Commodore defensive for the second consecutive game
• Led the Vanderbilt defense at Missouri with a career-high 12 tackles, including 2.5 for loss and a sack
• Picked off the Georgia State QB’s pass for a seven-yard return and the first interception of his career, also combined with Aeneas DiCosmo on a sack for a loss of 14 yards
• Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Defensive Player of the Week
• Recorded a career-best 9 total tackles, including an assist for loss, and broke up a pass that resulted in an interception and led to a TD drive in defeat of Virginia Tech
• Part of a defensive unit that held the Hokies to 75 yards rushing and 2.5 yards per carry
As a Freshman (2023)
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
• Played in all 12 games as a true freshman, making 36 tackles
• Had at least one tackle in the last 11 games of the season
• Honorable mention All-SEC specialist (College Football Network)
• Posted a career-high seven tackles at Florida
• Made six tackles in the game versus Missouri
• Blocked a punt that resulted in a safety and part of a special teams unit that resulted in all three KO returns going for over 20 yards and averaged 15.6 yards per punt return in win over Alabama A&M
High School
• Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and On3, with a rating of 83.71 in the On3 Industry Consensus
• Ranked a top-40 player in Tennessee by On3 and ESPN
• Slotted the No. 34 linebacker in the class by ESPN
• Made 94 tackles as a senior, with 19 for loss, helping Lipscomb Academy to its second consecutive state championship
• Chose to stay home in Nashville over offers from Auburn, Colorado and Arizona State
• Played for coach Trent Dilfer at Lipscomb Academy
• Prep teammate of fellow 2023 signee Junior Sherrill
The Longwell File
• Full Name: Bryan Longwell
• Hometown: Nashville, Tenn
• Birthday: August 23, 2005
• High School: Lipscomb Academy
• Parents:
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