Bryce Love in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: TeachAids, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Stanford, 2015–⁠18

Bryce Love

Number
No. 20
Height
5′10″
Weight
196 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Wake Forest, NC
Born
Jul 8, 1997, in Raleigh, North Carolina

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Bryce Love played running back at Stanford (2015–⁠18). He won the 2017 Doak Walker Award and the 2017 Lombardi Award. He finished second in the 2017 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2017. The Washington Redskins took Love in round 4, No. 112 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,118
Rushing yards, 2017 (Stanford, 9–⁠5)
Best game
301 yards
Vs. Arizona State, week 5, 2017: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in rushing yards, 2017
Drafted
No. 112
Round 4, 2019 NFL Draft (Washington Redskins)

Career highs

301rushing yards, career highvs. Arizona State, 20173rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Washington, 2017135receiving yards, career highvs. UCF, 2015

Honors

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2015

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Stanford292267.8248
2016Stanford1127797.0359
2017Stanford2632,1188.11975
2018Stanford1657364.5659
Career5693,8596.83075

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Stanford1525016.7193
2016Stanford88310.4149
2017Stanford6335.5012
2018Stanford20995.0015
Career494659.5293

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2015Stanford1220
2016Stanford5470
2018Stanford3560
Career91250

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Stanford20RBFr.
2016Stanford20RBSo.
2017Stanford20RBJr.
2018Stanford20RBSr.5′10″196

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015Stanford460.34––15.85%0.12
2016Stanford1250.2479th (n=259)0.1330.316%0.24
2017Stanford2700.2583rd (n=287)0.1266.434%0.42
2018Stanford192-0.0410th (n=300)0.15-8.130%0.03

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Stanford 10 games, 736 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.San Diego StateW 31–⁠101829014318
Sep 8vs.USCW 17–⁠322136159––
Sep 22atOregonW 38–⁠31198912219
Sep 29atNotre DameL 17–⁠38177313927
Oct 18atArizona StateW 20–⁠13112106210
Oct 27vs.Washington StateL 38–⁠41568043414
Nov 3atWashingtonL 23–⁠271871128318
Nov 10vs.Oregon StateW 48–⁠17119012817
Nov 24atUCLAW 49–⁠4222851222−3
Dec 1atCaliforniaW 23–⁠132274013219
2017 Stanford 13 games, 2,118 rushing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 26vs.RiceW 62–⁠713180162––
Sep 9atUSCL 24–⁠4217160175––
Sep 16atSan Diego StateL 17–⁠201318425313
Sep 23vs.UCLAW 58–⁠343026316912
Sep 30vs.Arizona StateW 34–⁠2425301361––
Oct 7atUtahW 23–⁠2020152168214
Oct 14vs.OregonW 49–⁠717147267––
Nov 4atWashington StateL 21–⁠241669152––
Nov 10vs.WashingtonW 30–⁠2230166335112
Nov 18vs.CaliforniaW 17–⁠141410115712
Nov 25vs.Notre DameW 38–⁠2020125031––
Dec 1vs.USCL 28–⁠3122125152––
Dec 28 ✦vs.TCUL 37–⁠3926145269––
2016 Stanford 12 games, 779 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 17vs.USCW 27–⁠101151016––
Sep 24atUCLAW 22–⁠13551030––
Sep 30atWashingtonL 6–⁠44130315
Oct 8vs.Washington StateL 16–⁠424304214
Oct 15atNotre DameW 17–⁠102312911719
Oct 22vs.ColoradoL 5–⁠1032402115
Oct 29atArizonaW 34–⁠101278030––
Nov 5vs.Oregon StateW 26–⁠15989156––
Nov 12atOregonW 52–⁠27582029––
Nov 19atCaliforniaW 45–⁠311043081−4
Nov 26vs.RiceW 41–⁠17711115015
Dec 30 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 25–⁠2322115059149
2015 Stanford 14 games, 226 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5atNorthwesternL 6–⁠161−200––
Sep 12vs.UCFW 31–⁠718082135
Sep 19atUSCW 41–⁠311000121
Sep 25atOregon StateW 42–⁠2428081−5
Oct 3vs.ArizonaW 55–⁠1754001525
Oct 15vs.UCLAW 56–⁠3561105––
Oct 24vs.WashingtonW 31–⁠142303228
Oct 31atWashington StateW 30–⁠28––––225
Nov 7atColoradoW 42–⁠1035814729
Nov 14vs.OregonL 36–⁠38––––117
Nov 21vs.CaliforniaW 35–⁠2225614815
Nov 28vs.Notre DameW 38–⁠3633302108
Dec 5vs.USCW 41–⁠22213013––
Jan 1 ✦vs.IowaW 45–⁠161−20012

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019
Height5′8⅞″
Weight200 lb
Arm length29⅜″
Hand size9⅛″
Bench press18 reps

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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