| Rutgers Scarlet Knights–No. 7 | |
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| Position | Cornerback |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Criminal Justice |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 18, 2001 [1] |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | T. C. Williams (Alexandria, Virginia) |
Robert Longerbeam (born January 18, 2001) [1] is an American football cornerback for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
Longerbeam attended T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, where he ran track in addition to playing football. [2] He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. [3]
During Longerbeam's first two seasons in 2020 and 2021, he appeared in 18 total games, notching 30 tackles, ten pass deflections, and two forced fumbles. [4] In 2022, he tallied 36 tackles with eight pass deflections and two interceptions in ten games while making six starts. [5] In week 7 of the 2023 season, Longerbeam notched four tackles, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery in a win over Michigan State. [6] He started every game for the Scarlet Knights that season, totaling 43 tackles with 11 pass deflections and an interception. [7] [8]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 4.39 s | 1.50 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) | |||||
| All values from NFL Combine [9] [10] [11] | ||||||||||||