Julian Love

Julian Love (born March 19, 1998) is an American football cornerback and safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame.

Julian Love
No. 20 – New York Giants
Position:Cornerback
Safety
Personal information
Born: (1998-03-19) March 19, 1998
Westchester, Illinois
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
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:36
Sacks:0
Pass deflections:3
Interceptions:1
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com

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
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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)		 4.54 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

Love was drafted by the New York Giants with the 108th pick in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.[10] In Week 12 against the Chicago Bears, Love recorded his first career interception off Mitch Trubisky and returned it for 30 yards in the 19–14 loss. [11]

References
  1. "2015 Sun-Times Football Player of the Year: Nazareth's Julian Love". November 25, 2015.
  2. @TJamesNDI, Tyler James South Bend Tribune tjames@ndinsider.com. "CB recruit Julian Love commits to 'dream school' Notre Dame".
  3. "Love living out his dream - Notre Dame - Journal Gazette". www.journalgazette.net.
  4. Pope, LaMond. "What's not to like about Notre Dame defensive back Julian Love?".
  5. Pope, LaMond. "Despite his star status, Notre Dame cornerback Julian Love stays humble".
  6. "Julian Love more important than ever because of Notre Dame offense".
  7. 981-3125, Mark Berman mark.berman@roanoke.com. "Julian Love a master of breakups at Notre Dame".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. "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.
  9. Berardino, Mike (January 4, 2019). "Notre Dame All-American CB Julian Love declares for 2019 NFL draft". Indy Star. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  10. Salomone, Dan (April 27, 2019). "Giants select CB Julian Love with 108th pick". Giants.com.
  11. "Mack, Robinson lead Bears to 19-14 win over Giants". www.espn.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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