Utah State has received a verbal commitment from Texas Tech University defensive end Kasen Long. Long is 6-foot-5, 270 pounds, and will join the Aggies in time for spring ball, with three years of eligibility remaining.
Long saw action in two games for the Red Raiders in 2025 and was credited with one tackle.
According to On3sports, Long is rated as the 1,576th-best transfer portal player nationally and the 176th-best defensive lineman.
Following the December 3rd early signing period, Long becomes the twenty-fifth transfer portal commitment and the forty-fifth signing/commitment for the Aggies recruiting class of 2026, joining Bishop Gorman HS (NV) wide receiver Kaina Watson, New Mexico State defensive tackle Ta’avili Tuitama, University of Saint Thomas (MN) EDGE rush defensive end Jordan Pendleton, Wyoming cornerback Markie Grant, Oklahoma State University safety David “DK” Kabongo, byu quarterback McCae Hillstead, Oklahoma State University offensive lineman Matt “Chewy” Wade, byu cornerback Marcus McKenzie, Mississippi Valley State EDGE rush defensive end Adonis Jackson, University of Arizona wide receiver Rex Haynes, Purdue University offensive lineman John Randle Jr., William and Mary University offensive lineman Kadin Lynch, Coastal Carolina kicker Kian Afrookhteh, James Campbell High (HI) offensive lineman Chantz Chargualaf, The Citadel outside linebacker Jeremiah Holmes, Texas Tech University safety Chapman Lewis, Oklahoma State running back Sesi Vailahi, California linebacker Harrison Taggart, Georgia State University wide receiver Javon Robinson, University of Virginia quarterback Grady Brosterhous, University of Virginia wide receiver Eli Wood, Virginia Tech University EDGE rush defensive end James Jennette, Arkansas State University defensive tackle Quincy Wright, Elon University linebacker Asher Cunningham, Ashland University tight end Collin Remenowsky, and Shippensburg University defensive tackle Tyler Masdea as post-early signing period additions.