Mark Langston (American football)

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Mark Langston
No. 47  Indiana Hoosiers
Position Long snapper
Class
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Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Savannah Christian (Savannah, Georgia)
College
Awards and highlights
Stats at ESPN

Mark Logan Langston [1] is an American college football long snapper for the Indiana Hoosiers. He previously played for the Kennesaw State Owls and Georgia Southern Eagles.

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Early life

Langston attended Savannah Christian Preparatory School in Savannah, Georgia, where he played on the school's football and baseball teams. On the football team, in addition to long snapper, Langston also played defensive end [2] and linebacker. [3] In his senior year, he was named second-team all state as a defensive player and first-team all-state at long snapper. [4] He won a state championship on the baseball team in 2017. [1]

College career

Langston walked on to the Kennesaw State Owls football team in 2019 [2] alongside his former Savannah Christian teammate, kicker and punter Noah Chumley. [5] He took a redshirt in 2019 and did not appear in a game in 2020, transferring to the Georgia Southern Eagles after the season. In 2021, he started in all 12 games for the Eagles. He also started in 10 games in 2022 before suffering a torn ACL. [1] He missed the entire 2023 season while recovering from the injury. He then transferred to the Indiana Hoosiers, [6] earning an honorable mention to the All-Big Ten team in 2024. [4] Langston was named first-team All-Big Ten in 2025. [7] [8]

Personal life

Langston's father played baseball for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers baseball team. [1] Langston and Indiana Hoosiers punter Mitch McCarthy credit Call of Duty: Warzone for helping the two players build friendship and football rapport. [3] Langston calls himself a "data nerd", and tracks and analyzes his own football performance in Microsoft Excel. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mark Langston". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Knight, Dennis (February 22, 2019). "Savannah Christian athletes sign with colleges". Savannah Morning News . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Flick, Daniel (August 16, 2025). "How Call of Duty Formed Bond Between 2 Indiana Football Specialists". Indiana Hoosiers on SI. Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Mark Langston". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  5. Williams, Dave (February 22, 2019). "Four Savannah Christian Student-Athletes sign scholarships to college". WJCL-TV . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  6. Weaver, Matt (December 20, 2023). "Indiana adds Georgia Southern long snapper Mark Langston on Signing Day". Peegs. 247Sports . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  7. Osterman, Zach (December 3, 2025). "Curt Cignetti named two-time Big Ten coach of the year, IU players honored". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  8. Kelly, Jared (December 3, 2025). "Indiana football: 12 Hoosiers named All-Big Ten Defense & Special Teams; Radicic earns Kicker of the Year". Peegs. 247Sports . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  9. Gonzales, Nicolas (April 16, 2025). "Mark Langston's Snapping Routine is Complicated, but with a Purpose". Hoosier Huddle. Rivals.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.