Josh Love

Joshua Love (born September 12, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at San Jose State University.

Josh Love
Love with San Jose State in 2019
No. 12 – Pittsburgh Maulers
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-12) September 12, 1996
Mission Viejo, California
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Long Beach Polytechnic
(Long Beach, California)
College:San Jose State (2015–2019)
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • MWC Offensive Player of the Year (2019)
  • First-team All-MWC (2019)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and high school

Love grew up in Mission Viejo, California and initially attended Tesoro High School before transferring to Long Beach Polytechnic High School after his sophomore year. He shared snaps at quarterback during his junior year but finished the season with 17 touchdown passes to just two interceptions.[1] As a senior, Love passed for 3,199 yards and 41 touchdowns as he led the Jackrabbits to an 11–2 record and was named the Moore League Offensive Player of the Year.[2][3] Love was lightly recruited coming out of high school and committed to play college football at San Jose State University as a preferred walk-on.[4]

College career

Love walked-on to the San Jose State Spartans football team and redshirted his true freshman season and was awarded a scholarship at the end of the year.[1] He played in all 12 of SJSU's games the following season, serving as the holder on the field goal unit and throwing passes in five games with one start, completing 31 of 60 passes for 392 yards with two touchdowns and five interceptions.[5] As a redshirt sophomore Love played in nine games with five starts, completing 54.1% of his passes for 928 yards and five touchdowns with seven interceptions.[6] He became the Spartans' starting quarterback early during his redshirt junior season and finished the year with 1,963 yards and 14 touchdowns while completing 56.1% of his passes.[7] Love started all of SJSU's games as a senior and was named the Mountain West Conference after completing 32 of 49 passes for 402 yards and two touchdowns in a 31–24 upset win over Arkansas.[8] He finished the season with for 3,923 passing yards and 22 touchdowns with a 60.9% completion percentage and was named first team All-Mountain West Conference and was the first Spartan to be named the conference Offensive Player of the Year since San Jose State joined the conference.[9][10] Love finished his collegiate career with the third most passing yards in school history with 7,206 yards and seventh all-time with 43 touchdown passes.[11]

College statistics
Season Team GP Passing
CompAttPctYdsTDIntRtg
2015San Jose State 0Redshirt
2016San Jose State 12316051.739225100.9
2017San Jose State 99217054.192857101.4
2018San Jose State 816228956.11,963149122.9
2019San Jose State 1229348160.93,923228141.2
Career415781,00057.87,2064329126.7

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 0+3⁄8 in
(1.84 m)		 203 lb
(92 kg)		 30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		 8+3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)
All values from Pro Day[12]

Los Angeles Rams

Love signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2020, shortly after the conclusion of the 2020 NFL Draft.[13] He was waived on August 25, 2020.[14]

On May 4, 2021, Love received an invitation from the Cleveland Browns to their 2021 rookie mini camp.[15]

Carolina Panthers

Love was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad on November 2, 2021.[16] He was released on November 9.[17]

Pittsburgh Maulers

Love was drafted in the 12th round of the 2022 USFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Maulers.[18]

Statistics
USFL statistics
Year Team Games Passing Rushing
GPGSCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2022PIT 33407354.84406.02270.62115.50

References
  1. Lombardi, David (August 22, 2019). "In a career full of challenges, QB Josh Love is ready to helm San Jose State's turnaround bid". The Athletic. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. "UNLV faces a survivor in San Jose State QB Josh Love". Las Vegas Review-Journal. October 25, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  3. "Football: Lobos' Tuioti, Spartans' Love have a close bond". Albuquerque Journal. October 2, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. "San Jose State gets commitment from Long Beach Poly QB". East Bay Times. February 23, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  5. Tucker, Cody (July 23, 2019). "SJSU's Josh Love thought he might be the Pokes next QB … they chose another guy instead". 7220sports.com. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  6. "Quarterback has Love for leadership". Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  7. "Takeaways: Josh Love, defense guide San Jose State to third straight win". The Mercury News. October 4, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  8. "San Jose State rolls into Arkansas, stuns Razorbacks". The Mercury News. September 21, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  9. "San Jose State's Love named Mountain West Offensive Player". The Mercury News. December 4, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  10. Ringolsby, Tracy (December 4, 2019). "QB Josh Love 1st San Jose Spartan to Earn MW Offensive Player of the Year Honors". SI.com. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  11. Hellman, Sam (February 3, 2020). "PFF ranks top 10 quarterback prospects in NFL Draft". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  12. "Josh Love, San Jose State, QB, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  13. "Josh Love: Signing with Rams". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  14. "Rams waive QB Josh Love, sign two linebackers". Rams Wire. August 25, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  15. Cabot, Mary Kay (May 16, 2021). "Browns OTAs will still be virtual this week, but they'll take to the field next week in Phase III: Browns Insider". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  16. Simmons, Myles (November 2, 2021). "Panthers signing Josh Love to practice squad". Profootballtalk.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  17. "Josh Love: Released from practice squad". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. November 9, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  18. "USFL draft: Meet the Pittsburgh Maulers' inaugural class". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
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