#4 Jeremiyah Love 2024-25 Football Roster

HONORS & AWARDS

• 2025 Maxwell Award Finalist
• 2025 Doak Walker Award Finalist
• 2025 Walter Camp Player of the Year Semifinalist
• 2025 Maxwell Award Semifinalist
• 2025 Doak Walker Award Semifinalist
• Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week (Oct. 21, 2025)
• Associated Press National Player of the Week (Oct. 20, 2025)
• 2025 Pony Express Award Finalist
• 2025 Associated Press Midseason All-American – Second Team
• 2025 Sports Illustrated Midseason All-American – Second Team
• 2026 Senior Bowl Top 300
• 2025 Pony Express Award Midseason Watch List
• 2025 Associated Press Preseason All-American – First Team
• 2025 Sporting News Preseason All-American – First Team
• 2025 Phil Steele Preseason All-American – First Team
• 2025 Athlon Sports Preseason All-American – First Team
• 2025 Walter Camp Preseason All-American – First Team
• 2025 ESPN Preseason All-American – First Team
• 2025 CBS Sports Preseason All-American – First Team
• 2025 The Athletic Preseason All-American – First Team
• 2025 Maxwell Award Watch List
• 2025 Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List
• 2025 Doak Walker Award Preseason Candidate
• 2025 Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award Nominee

AS A JUNIOR (2025)

• at MIAMI (8/31): Started at running back… had 10 rushes for 33 yards… longest rush went eight yards… added four catches for 26 yards… longest catch went for 11 yards that helped set up an Irish scoring drive
• TEXAS A&M (9/13): Started at running back… rushed for 94 yards on 23 carries and a TD… caught 4 passes for 53 yards… hauled in one-handed catch on the run for a 36-yard receiving TD in the second quarter
• PURDUE (9/20): Started at running back… Posted a then-career-high 157 rushing yards on 19 carries… averaged 8.3 yards per carry… scored two touchdowns on the ground, including a 46-yard score in the third quarter… had five rushes of 10+ yards
• at ARKANSAS (9/27): Started at running back for the Irish… carried 14 times for 57 yards and two touchdowns… added five receptions for a career-high 70 yards and two touchdowns… Had 127 all-purpose yards on 19 touches… accounted for all four touchdowns in the first half… became first Irish player in the last 30 yards to rush and catch for two touchdowns each
• BOISE STATE (10/4): Started at running back… ran 16 times for 103 yards and a touchdown… had a four-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter to give the Irish the lead… longest rush went for 36 yards… caught his only target for 11 yards
• NC STATE (10/11): Started at running back… recorded 18 carries for 86 yards and two touchdowns for the Irish… opened up the scoring with a two-yard touchdown rush… closed the game with a one-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter… became the fourth-fastest player to reach 2,000-career rushing yards in Notre Dame History
• USC (10/18): Started at running back… Marked a career day, rushing for 228 yards on 24 carries and a touchdown, the most yards by a Notre Dame player in Notre Dame Stadium… averaged 9.4 yards per carry… scored a 12-yard rushing touchdown on Notre Dame’s first offensive possession of the game… broke through for a 63-yard rush on the second-play from scrimmage for the Irish offense… tied his career-high with five receptions for 37 yards… totaled 265 yards of total offense, the most by a Notre Dame player against USC since at least 1996
• AT BOSTON COLLEGE (11/1): Started at running back…carried the ball 17 times for 143 yards… rushed for two touchdowns… had a 94-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to put the Irish back up two scores… became the first player in Notre Dame history to have two 90-yard rushing touchdowns in a career… scored on the ground from three yards out late in the third quarter to cushion Notre Dame’s lead… hauled in four passes for 30 yards
• NAVY (11/9): Started at running back for the 26th-straight time, passing Mark Green (1985-88) for second on Notre Dame’s list for consecutive running back starts… ran 13 times for 94 yards… averaged 7.4 yards per carry… scored two touchdowns… scored from one-yard out to open up the scoring on the opening drive… had a 48-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter where he spun off a tackler on the ground in highlight fashion, moving him into the top-five on Notre Dame’s all-time touchdown list… also had one reception for 27 yards on the first drive
• at PITTSBURGH (11/15): Started at running back for the Irish… rushed 23 times for 147 yards… averaged 6.4 yards per carry… opened the scoring with a 56-yard touchdown run in the first quarter that featured a spectacular spin move… became the sixth Irish running back in program history to rush for 1,000 yards… caught two receptions for 20 yards, including a 15-yard catch in the fourth quarter
• SYRACUSE (11/22): Started at running back for the Irish… ran for 171 yards and a career-high three rushing touchdowns on only eight carries… averaged 21.4 yard per carry… scored a touchdown from 45 yards out on his first touch of the game in the first quarter… found the endzone from 14 yards out in the second quarter to put the Irish up 49-0… logged a 68-yard touchdown run on his first carry in the second half for his 20th total touchdown of the season, tying Jerome Bettis (1991) for most in a single season in Notre Dame history
• AT STANFORD (11/29): Started at running back… ran 14 times for 69 yards and a touchdown on the ground… scored from two yards out on Notre Dame’s first drive for his 21st touchdown of the season, passing Jerome Bettis (1991) for most in single season program history… tied Audric Estimé (2023) for most rushing touchdowns in a single season with 18… caught one pass for nine yards

AS A SOPHOMORE (2024)

• Started in each of the 16 games for the Irish… led the Irish with 19 touchdowns, 17 rushing and 2 receiving… scored a rushing touchdown in 13-straight games… broke the Notre Dame record for most consecutive games with a rushing TD… had a team leading five games with 100+ rushing yards… led the team with 1125 rushing yards… averaged 6.9 yards per carry… 137 yard rushing effort against Virginia was a single game high for the Irish in 2024… set a CFP record with a 98-yard TD and scored the first touchdown of the game… Notre Dame Offensive Player of the Year… Notre Dame Offensive Player of the Game – Army, Virginia, Navy, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Purdue
• at TEXAS A&M (8/31): Made the start at running back.. carried the ball 14 times for 91 yards… averaged 6.5 yards per carry… had four runs of 10 yards of more… rattled off a 29-yard run for longest effort of the game… had a 21-yard touchdown run with 1:54 to play to put the Irish ahead for good
• NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9/7): Started the game… carried the ball 11 times for 79 yards… averaged 7.2 yards per carry… hurdled a defender to register a 34-yard rushing touchdown for his longest carry of the game
• at PURDUE (9/15): Started and made a big impact in the game… rattled off a 48-yard rushing touchdown for the longest run of career to cap off opening drive… had three rushes of 10+ yards… had a career-high 109 yard rushing and averaged 10.9 yards per carry… first career 100+ yard rushing game… added 18 yards receiving for 127 all-purpose yards
• MIAMI UNIVERSITY (9/22): Started in the game… carried 11 times for 60 yards, averaging 5.5 yards per carry… made one catch for nine yards… completed a 15-yard run for a touchdown
• LOUISVILLE (9/28): Started at running back and had a big role in the win… rushed 11 times for 34 yards, averaging 3.1 yards per rush… made five catches and was targeted five times… posted a 32-yard receiving touchdown… 61 all-purpose yards
• STANFORD (10/12): Started in the game… rushed six times for 53 yards, averaging 8.8 yards per rush… rattled off a 39-yard rushing touchdown run in the third quarter… made a 25-yard catch
• at GEORGIA TECH (10/19): Started at running back and saw time on special teams… had 14 carries for 36 yards and a touchdown… pulled in three receptions for career-high 57 receiving yards… gained 22 yards to pick up a first down on a fake punt by the Irish… had 93 yards of all-purpose yardage
• at NAVY (10/26): Started for the Irish… had 12 carries for 102 yards… averaged 8.5 yards per rush… tallied two rushing touchdowns for first game of career with multiple rushing TDs… first TD was a 64-yard run for longest rush in a game of career
  
• FLORIDA STATE (11/09): Started at running back… made a one yard rush to score touchdown for the Irish… pulled in a reception for 13 yards
• VIRGINIA (11/16): Started at running back for the Irish… had a 4-yard rush to score first touchdown… rattled off a 76-yard run to score another touchdown… had 16 carries for 137 yards to average 8.6 yards per run… pulled in a reception… set single-game career-highs for carries (16), rushing yards (137), and longest run (76)… matched single-game career-high for touchdowns in a game (2)
• ARMY (11/23): Started at running back in the win… had seven carries for 130 yards with two rushing touchdowns… averaged 18.6 yards per carry… rattled off a 68-yard TD run to open the third quarter… added one catch for six yards and a touchdown… set new single-game high for touchdowns in a game
• at USC (11/30): Started at running back… registered 12th consecutive game with a touchdown after a 1-yard TD run in the first quarter capped off a 72-yard drive for the Irish… had 13 carries for 99 yards… averaged 7.6 yards per carry… longest run went for 19 yards… added three catches for 38 yards… longest reception went 20 yards… compiled 137 total yards of offense in the game
• INDIANA (12/20): Started at running back… posted the longest rushing TD in College Football Playoff history with a 98-yard carry in the first quarter… was also longest run of career to-date… had eight carries for 108 yards… averaged 13.5 yards per carry… pulled in two receptions for 18 yards… longest catch went for 10 yards… added a tackle
• vs GEORGIA (1/2): Started at running back… had six carries for 19 yards… added one reception for two yards
• vs PENN STATE (1/9): Started at running back for the Irish… had 11 carries for 46 yards and a touchdown… longest rush went for nine yards… added one catch for six yards
• vs OHIO STATE (1/20): Started at running back… had four carries… added two receptions

AS A FRESHMAN (2023)

• Completed in all 13 games, starting the final contest of the season in El Paso … Finished second on the team with 385 rushing yards, averaging 5.4 yards per carry … Scored one rushing touchdown, with a season-long 36 yard carry … Finished with eight receptions for 77 receiving yards … Added a receiving touchdown in the Sun Bowl … Returned two kicks during the season, averaging 21.0 yards per return … Earned 504 all-purpose yards in his first season
• NAVY (8/26): Made his collegiate debut in Dublin, Ireland … Carried four times for 40 yards, including a game-high 21 yard rush
• TENNESSEE STATE (9/2): Scored his first career touchdown to open the scoring of the 56-3 victory … Carried a career-high five times, gaining 51 yards with a 36-yard touchdown run for a career long … Caught one pass, gaining four yards
• at NORTH CAROLINA STATE (9/9): Carried six times for 24 yards
• CENTRAL MICHIGAN (9/16): Ran three times, gaining nine yards … Caught one pass for an 11-yard gain
• OHIO STATE (9/23): Rushed eight times, gaining 57 yards … Totaled a 7.1 yards per cary average
• at DUKE (9/30): Ran for 44 yards on five carries … Game-high 34 yards rushing on a fake punt in the first quarter … Added one catch, gaining seven yards
• at LOUISVILLE (10/7): Rushed for a team-best 37 yards on five carries … Averaged 7.4 yards per carry … Caught two passes, gaining 16 yards
• USC (10/14): Ran three times, gaining six yards in the win
• PITTSBURGH (10/28): Carried three times, gaining 10 yards on the ground … Caught two passes, gaining 26 yards
• at CLEMSON (11/4): Ran three times, gaining 11 yards … Recorded a solo tackle on the punt coverage unit
• WAKE FOREST (11/18): Carried four times for 15 yards
• at STANFORD (11/25): Ran seven times in the win … Went for 47 yards … Averaged 6.7 yards per carry
• OREGON STATE – TONY THE TIGER SUN BOWL (12/29): Made his first career start in El Paso … Finished with a game-high 15 carries … Ran for 39 yards, averaging 2.6 per carry … Caught one pass on one target, gaining 13 yards and scoring a touchdown in the victory

PREP AND PERSONAL

• A consensus four-star recruit as rated by 247 Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals
• The 59th overall prospect, fourth running back and third-ranked player in the state by Rivals
• The 67th overall prospect, fifth running back and second-ranked player in the state by On3
• The 69th overall prospect, fifth running back and second-ranked player in the state by 247 Sports
• The 93rd overall prospect, fifth running back and fourth-ranked player in the state by ESPN
• Under Armour All-American
• 2022 MaxPreps Missouri High School Football Player of the Year
• 2022 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year
• Posted 1,291 rushing yards as a senior with 22 touchdowns, while also catching 13 passes for 370 yards and five scores
• 2021 Class 6 First Team All-State by the Missouri Football Coaches Association
• Finished his junior season with 996 yards on 95 carries and scored 14 touchdowns
• Led Christian Brothers to back-to-back state championships, defeating Lee’s Summit North in 2022
• Led Christian Brothers to a 2021 Class 6 state championship, going 13-1
• Also competed in track, winning the Missouri Class 5 state title in the 100-meters with a time of 10.76
• Also boasts a personal best of 22-1 ¾ in the long jump
• Played for head coach Scott Pingel
• Son of L’Tyona and Jason
• Has one sibling, Jaela