Quarterback, San José State, 2016–⁠19

Josh Love

Number
No. 12
Height
6′2″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Mission Viejo, CA
Born
Nov 28, 1996

Josh Love played quarterback at San José State (2016–⁠19).

At a glance

Best season
3,923
Passing yards, 2019 (San José State, 5–⁠7)
Best game
451 yards
Vs. Hawai’i, week 5, 2018: No. 3 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 7
In FBS in passing yards, 2019

Career highs

465passing yards, career highat UNLV, 20194touchdown passes, career highvs. UNLV, 2018

Honors

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

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2016San José State316051.73926.525
2017San José State9217054.19285.557
2018San José State16228956.11,9636.8149
2019San José State29348061.03,9238.2227
Career57899957.97,2067.24328

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016San José State14−41−2.907
2017San José State19−60−3.2012
2018San José State30−93−3.1010
2019San José State25−88−3.5315
Career88−282−3.2315

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016San José State12QBFr.
2017San José State12QBSo.
2018San José State12QBJr.
2019San José State12QBSr.6′2″205

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. pass
2016San José State74-0.03––-2.420%0.11
2017San José State1880.1012th (n=160)0.2517.932%0.16
2018San José State3180.1011th (n=160)0.2631.553%0.11
2019San José State5030.3577th (n=155)0.27175.961%0.36

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

2019 San José State 12 games, 3,923 passing yards, 22 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.Northern ColoradoW 35–⁠18213122420−2
Sep 7vs.TulsaL 16–⁠34163018910−7
Sep 21atArkansasW 31–⁠24324940221−9
Sep 27atAir ForceL 24–⁠41193519800−12
Oct 4vs.New MexicoW 32–⁠21243640520−30
Oct 12atNevadaL 38–⁠41234540531–
Oct 19vs.San Diego StateL 17–⁠27193621821−5
Oct 26atArmyW 34–⁠292031314301
Nov 2vs.Boise StateL 42–⁠52295243820−4
Nov 9atHawai’iL 40–⁠42304537520−6
Nov 23atUNLVL 35–⁠38375646534–
Nov 30vs.Fresno StateW 17–⁠16233429000−14
2018 San José State 8 games, 1,963 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.UC DavisL 38–⁠441429109113
Sep 15atOregonL 22–⁠35153123812−6
Sep 29vs.Hawai’iL 41–⁠44284945130−27
Oct 6vs.Colorado StateL 30–⁠42174023232−35
Oct 20atSan Diego StateL 13–⁠16263621501−15
Oct 27vs.UNLVW 50–⁠37253633541−13
Nov 3atWyomingL 9–⁠241932173100
Nov 10atUtah StateL 24–⁠62183621012–
2017 San José State 8 games, 928 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 26vs.South FloridaL 22–⁠42183619223−3
Sep 2vs.Cal PolyW 34–⁠134928003
Sep 16atUtahL 16–⁠54132518310−22
Sep 23vs.Utah StateL 10–⁠618205401−23
Sep 30atUNLVL 13–⁠4130483151214
Oct 7vs.Fresno StateL 10–⁠2715259711−24
Oct 14atHawai’iL 26–⁠37465900–
Nov 11atNevadaL 14–⁠5901000−5
2016 San José State 5 games, 392 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 10vs.Portland StateW 66–⁠35010001
Sep 17vs.UtahL 17–⁠34112118411−16
Sep 24atIowa StateL 10–⁠44132715514−15
Oct 8vs.Hawai’iL 17–⁠34231500−4
Oct 21atSan Diego StateL 3–⁠42583800−7

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2020
Height6′0⅜″
Weight203 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size8¾″
Wingspan72″

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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