Jake Edward Long is an American football offensive tackle for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He starred at Lapeer East High School in football, basketball and baseball. Long played college football for the University of Michigan and was a two-time consensus All-American. The Miami Dolphins drafted him with the first overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft and he earned four Pro Bowl invitations for the Dolphins. In high school, Long was the first player in his high school's history to earn all-state "Dream Team" honors in football from the Detroit News. He was a two-time first-team All-Metro League player in both basketball and football, where he was honored both on offense and defense. In baseball, he was a two-time second-team All-Metro League selection. In both basketball and football, he led his team to regular and post season success that had not been seen in many years. At the University of Michigan, he redshirted for a year and then became a starter at offensive tackle for the football team in the third game of his redshirt freshman season. He earned second-team All-Big Ten Conference recognition and Rivals.com Freshman All-American recognition. 

May 9th, 1985 in Lapeer, Michigan (Age 40)