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

Game by game this season, field goals
  1. 1VMI
  2. 3ODU
  3. 0@MD
  4. 2@BC
  5. 1PITT
  6. 0@CAL
  7. 2GT

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

5field goals, career highvs. Syracuse, 2023

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2022Virginia Tech1250.02336
2023Virginia Tech222491.74744110
2024Virginia Tech161984.2604290
2025Virginia Tech152075.0562570
2026Virginia Tech91275.0452956
Career637781.860143332

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Virginia Tech17PKYr 1
2023Virginia Tech17PKYr 2
2024Virginia Tech17PKYr 3
2025Virginia Tech17PKYr 4
2026Virginia Tech17PKSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2022Virginia Tech––––––-1.3 (2 att.)
2023Virginia Tech––––––10.4 (24 att.)
2024Virginia Tech––––––8.2 (20 att.)
2025Virginia Tech––––––5.2 (20 att.)
2026Virginia 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
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 5vs.VMIW 73–⁠311321013
Sep 12vs.Old DominionW 44–⁠213339514
Sep 19atMarylandW 35–⁠2600033
Sep 26atBoston CollegeW 21–⁠14224517
Oct 2vs.PittsburghL 33–⁠35122647
Oct 10atCaliforniaL 20–⁠2502022
Oct 17vs.Georgia TechW 34–⁠242239410
2025 Virginia Tech 12 games, 15 of 20 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31vs.South CarolinaL 11–⁠24335609
Sep 6vs.VanderbiltL 20–⁠44222828
Sep 13vs.Old DominionL 26–⁠4500022
Sep 20vs.WoffordW 38–⁠6122047
Sep 27atNC StateW 23–⁠213349211
Oct 4vs.Wake ForestL 23–⁠303438211
Oct 11atGeorgia TechL 20–⁠3500022
Oct 24vs.CaliforniaW 42–⁠342352410
Nov 1vs.LouisvilleL 16–⁠2800022
Nov 15atFlorida StateL 14–⁠3401022
Nov 22vs.MiamiL 17–⁠34113025
Nov 29atVirginiaL 7–⁠2701011
2024 Virginia Tech 13 games, 16 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31atVanderbiltL 27–⁠34224039
Sep 7vs.MarshallW 31–⁠14114247
Sep 14atOld DominionW 37–⁠173441413
Sep 21vs.RutgersL 23–⁠2600011
Sep 27atMiamiL 34–⁠382257410
Oct 5atStanfordW 31–⁠7114647
Oct 17vs.Boston CollegeW 42–⁠2100066
Oct 26vs.Georgia TechW 21–⁠601033
Nov 2atSyracuseL 31–⁠38112747
Nov 9vs.ClemsonL 14–⁠2401022
Nov 23atDukeL 28–⁠31223828
Nov 30vs.VirginiaW 37–⁠173344413
Jan 3 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 10–⁠24116014
2023 Virginia Tech 13 games, 22 of 24 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2vs.Old DominionW 36–⁠172227410
Sep 9vs.PurdueL 17–⁠24114125
Sep 16atRutgersL 16–⁠35123014
Sep 23atMarshallL 17–⁠24112125
Sep 30vs.PittsburghW 38–⁠21113258
Oct 7atFlorida StateL 17–⁠39112925
Oct 14vs.Wake ForestW 30–⁠133437312
Oct 26vs.SyracuseW 38–⁠105543318
Nov 4atLouisvilleL 3–⁠34114403
Nov 11atBoston CollegeW 48–⁠222246612
Nov 18vs.NC StateL 28–⁠3500044
Nov 25atVirginiaW 55–⁠172247713
Dec 27 ✦vs.TulaneW 41–⁠202235511
2022 Virginia Tech 2 games, 1 of 2 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Nov 12atDukeL 7–⁠2401011
Nov 19atLibertyW 23–⁠22112325

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

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