Robert Longerbeam

{{Short description|American football player (born 2001)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Robert Longerbeam | image =File:Robert Longerbeam.jpg | alt = | caption =Longerbeam with Rutgers in 2023 | current_team = Baltimore Ravens | number = 37 | position = [[Cornerback]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|1|18}} | birth_place = [[Alexandria, Virginia]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 174 | high_school = [[T. C. Williams High School|T. C. Williams]] (Alexandria) | college = [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football|Rutgers]] (2020–2024) | draftyear = 2025 | draftround = 6 | draftpick = 212 | pastteams = * [[Baltimore Ravens]] ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present) | status = Active | highlights = | statseason = 2025 | statweek = | statlabel1 = [[Tackle (football move)|Tackles]] | statvalue1 = | statlabel2 = [[Quarterback sacks|Sacks]] | statvalue2 = | statlabel3 = [[Fumble|Forced fumbles]] | statvalue3 = | statlabel4 = [[Fumble|Fumble recoveries]] | statvalue4 = | statlabel5 = [[Pass deflections]] | statvalue5 = | statlabel6 = [[Interception]]s | statvalue6 = | statlabel7 = [[Touchdown]]s | statvalue7 = | pfr = LongRo00 }}

'''Robert Longerbeam''' (born January 18, 2001) is an American professional [[American football|football]] [[cornerback]] for the [[Baltimore Ravens]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football|Rutgers Scarlet Knights]] and was selected by the Ravens in the sixth round of the [[2025 NFL draft]].

==Early life== Longerbeam attended [[T. C. Williams High School]] in [[Alexandria, Virginia]], where he ran track in addition to playing football.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lanni |first1=Patrick |title=Rutgers' fastest football player? That may be the son of a track coach who sparked the debate |url=https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2024/08/rutgers-fastest-football-player-that-may-be-the-son-of-a-track-coach-who-sparked-the-debate.html |website=NJ.com |date=6 August 2024 |access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref> He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play [[college football]] for the [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football|Rutgers Scarlet Knights]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hunt |first1=Todderick |title=Rutgers flips 3-star speedster Rob Longerbeam from Temple for 2nd pledge of the day |url=https://www.nj.com/rutgers/2019/12/rutgers-flips-3-star-speedster-rob-longerbeam-from-temple-for-2nd-pledge-of-the-day.html |website=NJ.com |date=11 December 2019 |access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref>

==College career== 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Longerbeam College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, and Splits |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/robert-longerbeam-1.html |website=Sports Reference |access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref> In 2022, he tallied 36 tackles with eight pass deflections and two interceptions in ten games while making six starts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tsakonas |first=Chris |date=August 14, 2023 |title=Robert Longerbeam brings veteran experience to Rutgers defense |url=https://247sports.com/college/rutgers/article/robert-longerbeam-brings-veteran-experience-to-rutgers-defense-214271663/ |access-date=6 August 2024 |website=247Sports}}</ref> In week 7 of the 2023 season, Longerbeam notched four tackles, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery in a win over [[2023 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dyer |first1=Kristian |title=Watch: Robert Longerbean creates a fumble then recovers it for Rutgers |url=https://rutgerswire.usatoday.com/2023/10/14/watch-robert-longerbean-creates-a-fumble-then-recovers-it-for-rutgers/ |website=Rutgers Wire |date=14 October 2023 |access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref> He started every game for the Scarlet Knights that season, totaling 43 tackles with 11 pass deflections and an interception.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lanni |first1=Patrick |title=Rutgers cornerback returning for final year after best season yet |url=https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2023/12/rutgers-cornerback-returning-for-final-year-after-best-season-yet.html |website=NJ.com |date=19 December 2023 |access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Iseman |first1=Chris |title=Rutgers football: How Greg Schiano kept Robert Longerbeam from leaving |url=https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/rutgers/2024/05/02/rutgers-football-how-greg-schiano-kept-robert-longerbeam-from-leaving/73549798007/ |website=Asbury Park Press |date=2 May 2024 |access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref>

==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 5 | height in = 11 | weight = 175 | dash = 4.39 | ten split = 1.50 | twenty split = 2.59 | shuttle = 4.25 | cone drill = 6.76 | vertical = 36.5 | broad ft = 11 | broad in = 2 | arm span = 31 1/2 | hand span = 8 1/2 | note = All values from [[NFL Combine]]/[[Pro Day]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reuter |first=Chad |last2=Zierlein |first2=Lance |title=Robert Longerbeam Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/robert-longerbeam/32004c4f-4e67-9052-5c43-02f0f91d4f56 |access-date=March 1, 2025 |website=NFL.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1041166&DraftYear=2025 |title=Robert Longerbeam College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 1, 2025}}</ref> }}

Longerbeam was selected by the [[Baltimore Ravens]] with the 212th overall pick in the sixth round of the [[2025 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eck |first=Kevin |date=April 30, 2025 |title=Late for Work: Pundits Are Raving About Ravens' Sixth-Round Cornerback |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-robert-longerbeam-nfl-draft-malaki-starks-mike-green |access-date=30 April 2025 |website=BaltimoreRavens.com}}</ref> He was placed on injured reserve on August 10, 2025, after suffering a knee injury in training camp.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Clifton |date=August 10, 2025 |title=Ravens Place Sixth-Round Pick Robert Longerbeam on Injured Reserve |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/robert-longerbeam-injured-reserve-training-camp-2025 |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=BaltimoreRavens.com}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{Twitter|RobLongerbeam7}} *[https://www.baltimoreravens.com/team/players-roster/robert-longerbeam/ Baltimore Ravens bio] *[https://scarletknights.com/sports/football/roster/robert-longerbeam/14146 Rutgers Scarlet Knights bio]

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