Kicker, Virginia Tech, 2022–26
John Love
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 192 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Spartanburg, SC
John Love plays kicker for Virginia Tech.
2026 so far
9 of 12 field goals
Last game: vs. Georgia Tech, W 34–24
Next game: at Clemson, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
5field goals, career highvs. Syracuse, 2023Kicking
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | FGM | FGA | Pct | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 23 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | 47 | 44 | 110 |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 60 | 42 | 90 |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 56 | 25 | 70 |
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 45 | 29 | 56 |
| Career | 63 | 77 | 81.8 | 60 | 143 | 332 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 17 | PK | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 17 | PK | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 17 | PK | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 17 | PK | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 17 | PK | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 192 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | PAAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | -1.3 (2 att.) |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.4 (24 att.) |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.2 (20 att.) |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.2 (20 att.) |
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | -2.3 (10 att.) |
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). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2026 Virginia Tech 7 games, 9 of 12 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 73–3 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 13 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 44–21 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 14 |
| Sep 19 | at | W 35–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sep 26 | at | W 21–14 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 33–35 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 20–25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 34–24 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 10 |
2025 Virginia Tech 12 games, 15 of 20 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 11–24 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 20–44 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 8 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 26–45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 38–6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 7 |
| Sep 27 | at | W 23–21 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 11 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | L 23–30 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 11 |
| Oct 11 | at | L 20–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 42–34 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 4 | 10 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 16–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | at | L 14–34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 17–34 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 7–27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2024 Virginia Tech 13 games, 16 of 19 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 27–34 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 9 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 31–14 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 7 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 37–17 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 13 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 23–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at | L 34–38 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 4 | 10 |
| Oct 5 | at | W 31–7 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 42–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 21–6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 31–38 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 7 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 14–24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 28–31 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 8 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 37–17 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 4 | 13 |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. | L 10–24 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 4 |
2023 Virginia Tech 13 games, 22 of 24 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 36–17 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 10 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 16–35 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 38–21 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 8 |
| Oct 7 | at | L 17–39 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 30–13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 12 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 38–10 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 3 | 18 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 3–34 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 48–22 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 6 | 12 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 28–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 55–17 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 7 | 13 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 41–20 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 11 |
2022 Virginia Tech 2 games, 1 of 2 field goals
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.
