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Bryce Love

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Bryce Love
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Love in 2018
No. 23
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1997-07-08) July 8, 1997 (age 27)[1]
Wake Forest, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Wake Forest
(Wake Forest, North Carolina)
College:Stanford (2015–2018)
NFL draft:2019 / round: 4 / pick: 112
Career history
Career highlights and awards

Jonathan Bryce Love (born July 8, 1997) is an American former professional football running back. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL draft, although he never played in a game with them due to a lingering issue from a knee injury he suffered at Stanford. In his youth, he was also a sprinter specializing in the 200 meters and 400 meters, earning USA Track & Field Youth Athlete of the Year honors in 2009.[2][3]

Early life

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A native of Wake Forest, North Carolina, Love attended Wake Forest-Rolesville High School. In addition to track, he competed in football and drew comparisons to Keith Marshall.[4] At the combine of the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, Love ran an electronically timed 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash.[5]

A track athlete from an early age, Love attended the 2009 USA Track & Field (USATF) National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships, setting national record times of 11.64 in the 100m, 23.37 in the 200m and 50.75 in the 400m dash. It was the first time a boy from the midget age group (11–12 years old) has set three national records in one year. Love was named USATF Youth Athlete of the Year 2009.[2] Soon after, Love set new records in the 13–14 yrs group at a meet in Hoschton, Georgia. He ran 10.73 in the 100 and 21.83 in the 200 on consecutive days.[citation needed] As a football player, he was rated as a 4-star recruit by ESPN and the No. 18 running back prospect of the class of 2015.[6] He committed to Stanford over offers from Clemson, East Carolina, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, and Wisconsin, among others.[7]

College career

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Love with the Stanford Cardinal in 2018

2015–2016

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In the 2015 and 2016 seasons, Love backed up Christian McCaffrey, a first-round selection in the 2017 NFL draft. Love accumulated 1,009 rushing yards in these two seasons.[8][9]

2017

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Love had a break-out season in 2017 with 2,118 rushing yards. Love was second in the nation in rushing yards and in rushing yards per game. Love reached the 1,000-yard rushing mark in just the fifth game of the season. He had back-to-back games with over 250 rushing yards, making him only the second Pac-12 Conference player to accomplish this (along with Reggie Bush). He ran for a school-record 301 yards in a game. Love ran for at least 100 yards in twelve of his thirteen games, leading all running backs in the nation.

Love won the Doak Walker Award as the nation's best running back.[10] He won the Lombardi Award for 2017.[11] He was a unanimous first-team All-American. The Pac-12 named Love its Offensive Player of the Year. Love also was named to the All-Pac-12 First-team. Like McCaffrey in 2015, Love was the runner-up for the 2017 Heisman Trophy.[12]

2018

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In his senior season, Love was one of the team captains. He was put on several preseason All-American lists as well as preseason award watch lists. He missed some time due to an ACL injury, but managed to finish the year with 739 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns.[13] At the end of the season, he earned Pac-12 honorable mention. Love graduated from Stanford with a degree in human biology in 2019.[14]

Statistics

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Season GP Rushing Receiving
Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD
2015 14 29 225 7.8 2 15 250 16.7 1
2016 12 111 783 7.1 3 8 83 10.4 1
2017 13 263 2,118 8.1 19 6 33 5.5 0
2018 10 166 739 4.5 6 20 99 5.0 0
Career 49 569 3,865 6.8 30 49 465 9.5 2

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Bench press
5 ft 8+7⁄8 in
(1.75 m) 		200 lb
(91 kg) 		29+3⁄8 in
(0.75 m) 		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 18 reps
All values from NFL Combine[15][16]

Prior to the draft, Love suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his final college game which led to a concern among teams.[17] He ultimately was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round, 112th overall, of the 2019 NFL draft.[18] He signed his rookie contract with the team on May 9, 2019.[19] He was placed on the non-football injury list before the start of the season on August 31, 2019. He was active for a few games in 2020 before being placed on injured reserve (IR) on October 2.[20] He was designated to return from IR in November and practiced with the team,[21] but was not elevated to the active roster in time and remained on IR.[22] Love was eventually waived by the team on April 19, 2021, having never played in a game with them.[23]

After football

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Love remained in the Washington area and is an angel investor in technology. He has also expressed interest in going to medical school to be a pediatrician.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Bryce LOVE | Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Love named USATF Youth Athlete of the Year". USATF.com. November 23, 2009.
  3. ^ FitzGerald, Tom (October 5, 2017). "Stanford's Bryce Love". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  4. ^ Spiewak, Stephen (September 11, 2012). "Bryce Love: The next Keith Marshall?". maxpreps.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  5. ^ Morris, Ron (September 20, 2017). "Christian McCaffrey who? A former Wake Forest football star redefines the word speed". NewsObserver.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  6. ^ Bryce Love – Football Recruiting – Player Profiles – ESPN
  7. ^ "Bryce Love, 2015 All Purpose Back, Stanford". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Bryce Love 2015 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "Bryce Love 2016 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  10. ^ "Stanford's Love wins Doak Walker Award as top running back". Palo Alto Online. December 8, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  11. ^ "Love wins Lombardi as nation's best player". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 28, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  12. ^ "2017 Heisman Trophy Voting". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  13. ^ Filipowski, Nick (April 1, 2019). "30 in 30: Stanford RB Bryce Love". News 4 Buffalo. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  14. ^ Roling, Chris (June 18, 2019). "Redskins' Bryce Love graduates from Stanford". Redskins Wire. USA Today. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  15. ^ "Jonathan Love Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  16. ^ "2019 Draft Scout Bryce Love, Stanford NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  17. ^ Bonesteel, Matt (January 11, 2019). "Stanford's Bryce Love tore his ACL on his last play of his last college game". Washington Post. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  18. ^ Stackpole, Kyle (April 27, 2019). "Redskins Select Running Back Bryce Love". Redskins.com. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  19. ^ Stackpole, Kyle (May 9, 2019). "Redskins Sign Eight Members of 2019 Draft Class". Redskins.com. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  20. ^ Hailey, Peter (October 2, 2020). "Washington Places Bryce Love on IR, But His Injury Is Not a Season-Ending One". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  21. ^ "Football Team's Bryce Love: Returning to practice". CBSSports.com. November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  22. ^ Cadeaux, Ethan (December 1, 2020). "Report: Washington RB Bryce Love to Remain on IR, Ending His 2020 Season". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  23. ^ Fortier, Sam (April 19, 2021). "Washington waives running back Bryce Love after two injury-filled seasons". Washington Post. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  24. ^ Ye, Erin (May 14, 2024). "From Doak Walker to venture capital: Bryce Love '19 embarks on a new chapter". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
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