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

Cornerback, Notre Dame, 2016–⁠18

Julian Love

Number
No. 27
Height
5′11″
Weight
189 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Westchester, IL
Born
Mar 19, 1998, in Westchester, Illinois

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Julian Love played cornerback at Notre Dame (2016–⁠18). He was a consensus All‑American in 2018. The New York Giants took Love in round 4, No. 108 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
58
Tackles, 2018 (Notre Dame, 12–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 108
Round 4, 2019 NFL Draft (New York Giants)

Career highs

14tackles, career highvs. Navy, 2017

Honors

All-America: consensus 2018; College Football News 2017

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2016Notre Dame453220131
2017Notre Dame5737003170
2018Notre Dame5844101160
Career160113305361

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Notre Dame27CBFr.
2017Notre Dame27CBSo.
2018Notre Dame27CBJr.5′11″189

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.

Game by game

2018 Notre Dame 12 games, 58 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 1vs.MichiganW 24–⁠17110000
Sep 8vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠16860004
Sep 15vs.VanderbiltW 22–⁠17320004
Sep 22atWake ForestW 56–⁠27330001
Sep 29vs.StanfordW 38–⁠17220001
Oct 6atVirginia TechW 45–⁠23750011
Oct 13vs.PittsburghW 19–⁠14330001
Oct 27vs.NavyW 44–⁠22220000
Nov 3atNorthwesternW 31–⁠21651001
Nov 10vs.Florida StateW 42–⁠13950001
Nov 24atUSCW 24–⁠171280001
Dec 29 ✦vs.ClemsonL 3–⁠30220001
2017 Notre Dame 12 games, 57 tackles, 3 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 2vs.TempleW 49–⁠16440001
Sep 9vs.GeorgiaL 19–⁠20640000
Sep 16atBoston CollegeW 49–⁠20110002
Sep 23atMichigan StateW 38–⁠18620011
Sep 30vs.Miami (OH)W 52–⁠17430002
Oct 7atNorth CarolinaW 33–⁠10630002
Oct 21vs.USCW 49–⁠14110000
Oct 28vs.NC StateW 35–⁠14220013
Nov 4vs.Wake ForestW 48–⁠37––––1–
Nov 18vs.NavyW 24–⁠1714100000
Nov 25atStanfordL 20–⁠38740003
Jan 1 ✦vs.LSUW 21–⁠17630003
2016 Notre Dame 12 games, 45 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 4atTexasL 47–⁠50320000
Sep 10vs.NevadaW 39–⁠10110000
Sep 17vs.Michigan StateL 28–⁠36110001
Sep 24vs.DukeL 35–⁠38540000
Oct 1vs.SyracuseW 50–⁠33210000
Oct 8atNC StateL 3–⁠10320000
Oct 15vs.StanfordL 10–⁠17430000
Oct 29vs.MiamiW 30–⁠27220001
Nov 5vs.NavyL 27–⁠28851000
Nov 12vs.ArmyW 44–⁠6310.5011
Nov 19vs.Virginia TechL 31–⁠34430000
Nov 26atUSCL 27–⁠45970.5000

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height5′10¾″
Weight195 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9″
Wingspan75⅜″W
40-yard dash4.54 s
10-yard split1.52 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill6.72 s
20-yard shuttle4.10 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

8 seasons, 97 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.

Pro Bowl: 2023

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2019New York Giants83201
2020New York Giants136201
2021New York Giants15630.51
2022New York Giants1611212
2023Seattle Seahawks1711104
2024Seattle Seahawks1710003
2025Seattle Seahawks73311
2026 (so far)Seattle Seahawks42002
NFL career975332.515

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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