Julian Love
Julian Love (born March 19, 1998) is an American football safety for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame.
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No. 20 – Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: | Westchester, Illinois, U.S. | March 19, 1998||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Nazareth Academy (La Grange Park, Illinois) | ||||||||||||
College: | Notre Dame (2016–2018) | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Early years
Love attended Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park, Illinois. As a senior in 2015, he was the Chicago Sun-Times Football Player of the Year after recording 92 tackles on defense and 1,067 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns on offense.[1] Love committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.[2]
College career
As a true freshman at Notre Dame in 2016, Love played in 12 games with eight starts and recorded 45 tackles and one interception.[3][4] As a sophomore in 2017, he started all 13 games, recording 68 tackles and three interceptions.[5][6] Love returned as a starter his junior year in 2018.[7][8] On January 4, 2019, Love announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and declare for the 2019 NFL Draft.[9]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 10+3⁄4 in (1.80 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) | 4.50 s | 1.59 s | 2.57 s | 4.10 s | 6.72 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | 14 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[10][11] |
New York Giants
Love was drafted by the New York Giants with the 108th pick in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.[12]
In Week 12 of the 2019 season against the Chicago Bears, Love recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by Mitchell Trubisky and returned it for 30 yards in the 19–14 loss.[13]
In Week 2 of the 2020 season against the Chicago Bears, Love recorded his second career interception off another pass thrown by Trubisky during the 17–13 loss.[14]
Seattle Seahawks
On March 17, 2023, Love signed a two-year, $12 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks.[15]
References
- "2015 Sun-Times Football Player of the Year: Nazareth's Julian Love". November 25, 2015.
- James, Tyler. "CB recruit Julian Love commits to 'dream school' Notre Dame". South Bend Tribune.
- "Love living out his dream – Notre Dame – Journal Gazette". www.journalgazette.net.
- Pope, LaMond. "What's not to like about Notre Dame defensive back Julian Love?".
- Pope, LaMond. "Despite his star status, Notre Dame cornerback Julian Love stays humble".
- "Julian Love more important than ever because of Notre Dame offense".
- Berman, Mark. "Julian Love a master of breakups at Notre Dame".
- "Notre Dame is projected to be special and the play of defender Julian Love is a key reason why – News, Sports, Jobs – News-Sentinel". www.news-sentinel.com.
- Berardino, Mike (January 4, 2019). "Notre Dame All-American CB Julian Love declares for 2019 NFL draft". Indy Star. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- "Julian Love Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- "2019 Draft Scout Julian Love, Notre Dame NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- Salomone, Dan (April 27, 2019). "Giants select CB Julian Love with 108th pick". Giants.com.
- "Mack, Robinson lead Bears to 19–14 win over Giants". www.espn.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- "Trubisky 2 TD passes, Barkley hurt as Bears edge Giants". ESPN. Associated Press. September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- Boyle, John (March 17, 2023). "Seahawks Sign S Julian Love". Seahawks.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.