Overview

Position: RB

College: Notre Dame

Class: Junior

Age: 20

 

Measurables

Height: 6’0 1/4”

Weight: 212 lbs.

Arm length: 32″

Hand size: 9 1/4″

 

Athletic testing

40-yard dash: 4.36 sec.

10-yard split: 1.55 sec.

Vertical jump: N/A

Broad jump: N/A

Bench press: N/A

3-cone drill: N/A

Short shuttle: N/A

 

Strengths

Extremely smooth with a gliding style. Very light feet and great footwork. Extremely instinctive overall runner. Terrific one-cut runner on outside zone plays. Tremendous feel and burst to slightly press runs to the perimeter before cutting through an inside lane. Very patient but goes when he sees things develop. Natural elusiveness to make defenders miss. Outstanding contact balance. Strong through the hole and into the second level to shed arm tackles. Top-tier spin move. Innate feel for using the spin move to avoid an early tackle attempt. Decisive recognizing an opportunity to bounce runs outside. Great acceleration to get around the corner. Possesses breakaway speed in the open field. Explosive and instinctive to use a quick hurdle in space. Quick and smooth to reaccelerate. Has shown a powerful stiff arm. Strong finishing runs to gain additional yardage. Able to keep his balance for several yards while going down after getting tripped up. Will lower his shoulder into contact. Spins and contorts his body to keep moving forward as he finishes runs. Given handoffs on orbit motions. Has experience as a wildcat quarterback. Utilized on pop passes. Outstanding vision and feel to weave in the open field and follow blockers on screen passes. Natural hands. Impressive body control to adjust for throws. Knows how to position himself for yardage after the catch. Quick getting his head around as an outlet target. Very crisp on angle routes and out routes out of the backfield. Runs wheel routes with speed. Had a highlight one-handed touchdown catch versus Texas A&M (2025). Used to run routes like a wide receiver from the slot and outside the numbers. Excellent feet running more complex routes down the field. Has shown he will get across the formation and stone defenders in pass protection. Used as a lead blocker on designed quarterback runs.

 

Weaknesses

Vision can be spottier versus aggressive fronts. Might try to anticipate a different lane opening up when a hole is already there.

 

NFL comparison

Bijan Robinson

 

Conclusion

Overall, Love is a complete running back with great instincts and smoothness along with impressive pass-catching ability. He can be the centerpiece of an NFL offense with a running style and pacing reminiscent of Falcons star Bijan Robinson.

 

Big Board ranking: #2 | Positional ranking: #1