Jeremiyah Love RB Notre Dame | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Jeremiyah Love RB Notre Dame
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| ROLE: DUAL-ROLE Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 05/06/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 time: 4.44 seconds (86%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ROLE: DUAL-ROLE Back | |
| Last Updated: 05/06/2025 | |
| Draft Year: 2026 | |
| 40 time: 4.44 seconds (86%*) | |
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| Overall Rating: | 88.1 / 100 | |
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| Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced | ||
| Defense Rating: |
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76% |
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| Rushing: |
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94% |
| Break Tackles: |
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97% |
| Receiving/Hands: |
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78% |
| Pass Blocking: |
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50% |
| Run Blocking: |
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73% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
1st - Mid
Overall Rank:
#12
Position rank:
#1
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| College Games: 28 College Snaps: 571 | ||
ESPN RATING: 84/100
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247 RATING: 95/100
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RIVALS RATING: 5.9 (97%)
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| TreVeyon Henderson - Ohio State |
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83% |
| Omarion Hampton - North Carolina |
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77% |
| Bijan Robinson - Texas |
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75% |
Draft Profile: Bio
Jeremiyah Love, a 6'0", 206-pound running back from St. Louis, Missouri, played his high school football at Christian Brothers College. He led his team to back-to-back state championships in 2021 and 2022, earning Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year honors as a senior after amassing 1,291 yards and 22 touchdowns. Love also excelled in track, winning the Missouri Class 5 state title in the 100 meters with a time of 10.76 seconds and recording a personal best of 22-1 ¾ in the long jump.As a freshman at Notre Dame in 2023, Love appeared in all 13 games behind starter Audric Estime, rushing for 385 yards on 71 carries (5.4 yards per carry) with one touchdown. He added 8 receptions for 77 yards and another score. In 2024, Love started all 16 games during Notre Dame's national championship run, accumulating over 1,000 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns. His sophomore campaign included five 100-yard rushing performances and a 98-yard touchdown run against Indiana in the College Football Playoff first round, which stands as the longest run in CFP history. Despite battling a knee injury late in the season, Love recorded a touchdown in every game, a Notre Dame record.
Love's production increased significantly from his freshman to sophomore seasons, finishing 2024 with approximately 1,400 all-purpose yards and 19 total touchdowns while averaging over 7.0 yards per touch. He demonstrated versatility as both a runner and receiver, registering 24 receptions in his sophomore season, tripling his output from the previous year. Early projections for the 2026 NFL Draft suggest Love could potentially become the first Notre Dame running back selected in the first round since Jerome Bettis in 1993.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Track-verified game-breaker who threatens to house it on every touch – turning routine plays into scoring opportunities with elite acceleration and sustainable top-end speed.
- Shows uncanny contact balance for a speed merchant, keeping his feet through glancing blows while maintaining velocity downfield without gear reduction.
- Dangerous pass-catching weapon who transitions from receiver to runner instantly, turning dump-offs into chunk plays with natural hands and field vision.
- Dazzling open-field creativity with multiple escape plans – can hurdle, juke, or hit a second gear that leaves pursuit angles looking foolish.
- Runs with surprising power through his lower half, consistently falling forward through contact and finishing runs with authority despite leaner frame.
- High-level spatial processor who instinctively finds creases between the tackles and shows patience setting up blocks in zone schemes.
- Offers legitimate three-down versatility, capable of lining up wide, in the slot, or traditional backfield alignments without tipping play calls.
- Accelerated developmental curve suggests untapped ceiling – dramatic improvement from year one to year two indicates coaching responsiveness.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Doesn't consistently demonstrate the anchor strength needed in pass protection against NFL edge rushers, getting walked back into the quarterback's lap too often.
- Frame carries questions about durability – below-average weight at 206 pounds may limit ability to handle bell-cow workload at the next level.
- Route tree remains somewhat underdeveloped when split wide, showing more straight-line concepts without advanced breaks or nuanced stems.
- Vision can occasionally falter on gap/power concepts, missing cutback lanes when linemen pull and create counter opportunities against flow.
- Ball security technique deserves monitoring – carries ball away from body during hurdle attempts and hasn't been tested with heavy volume yet.
Scouting Report: Summary
Love brings a dynamic offensive skill set that translates perfectly to the modern NFL game. His track-verified speed creates instant mismatch problems in both the run and pass game. When watching his film against top competition, you see a back who can take the edge, outrun pursuit angles, and turn routine plays into home runs. What jumps off the tape is how he combines that sprinter's speed with natural backfield instincts – vision through traffic and elusiveness that separates him from one-dimensional speedsters.The development curve from freshman to sophomore year shows a player who's absorbing coaching and refining his craft. His snap count jumped significantly while his efficiency metrics actually improved, speaking to his football intelligence. When projecting forward, you see a weapon tailor-made for offenses that create space and leverage mismatches. His pass-catching chops make him a third-down chess piece who can motion out wide and force defensive adjustments pre-snap. The explosion he brings forces defenses to respect perimeter runs, opening interior lanes for complementary backs.
He's not built to be a 25-touch bruiser in a downhill scheme, but that's not where the league is headed anyway. With a season of growth remaining at Notre Dame, Love has the upward trajectory to emerge as a true difference-maker who changes how defenses approach entire offensive schemes.
How other scouting services rate Jeremiyah Love (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
11.2
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
1.0
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in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.