Running back, Purdue (from Illinois), 2020–⁠24

Reggie Love III

Number
No. 23
Height
5′11″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Saint Louis, MO

Reggie Love III played running back at Illinois (2020–⁠23) and Purdue (2024).

Career highs

140rushing yards, career highvs. Indiana, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Indiana, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Illinois10121.208
2021Illinois441583.6033
2022Illinois713304.6233
2023Illinois1165674.9461
2024Purdue833724.5222
Career3241,4394.4861

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Illinois2126.007
2022Illinois4164.007
2023Illinois9586.4011
2024Purdue7213.006
Career221074.9011

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Illinois23RBYr 1
2021Illinois23RBYr 2
2022Illinois23RBYr 3
2023Illinois23RBYr 4
2024Purdue23RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″215

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
2020Illinois10-0.40––-4.0––
2021Illinois48-0.19––-9.312%0.07
2022Illinois62-0.0012th (n=470)0.14-0.18%0.10
2023Illinois1260.0825th (n=450)0.1710.024%0.15
2024Purdue89-0.0011th (n=434)0.16-0.114%0.09

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

2024 Purdue 11 games, 372 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Indiana StateW 49–⁠0738112––
Sep 14vs.Notre DameL 7–⁠661061011––
Sep 21atOregon StateL 21–⁠3810661221−3
Sep 28vs.NebraskaL 10–⁠28103301315
Oct 5atWisconsinL 6–⁠5241206––
Oct 12atIllinoisL 49–⁠503160829
Oct 18vs.OregonL 0–⁠351193016––
Nov 2vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠26560512
Nov 9atOhio StateL 0–⁠451333011––
Nov 16vs.Penn StateL 10–⁠4961205––
Nov 22atMichigan StateL 17–⁠24420128
2023 Illinois 8 games, 567 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.ToledoW 30–⁠28126302919
Sep 8atKansasL 23–⁠3484501014
Sep 16vs.Penn StateL 13–⁠30125512014
Sep 23vs.Florida AtlanticW 23–⁠17128506129
Oct 6vs.NebraskaL 7–⁠2079010110
Nov 11vs.IndianaW 48–⁠4524140237––
Nov 18atIowaL 13–⁠151864113214
Nov 25vs.NorthwesternL 43–⁠452310601418
2022 Illinois 13 games, 330 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 27vs.WyomingW 38–⁠6346133––
Sep 2atIndianaL 20–⁠235708––
Sep 10vs.VirginiaW 24–⁠393309––
Sep 22vs.ChattanoogaW 31–⁠0435023––
Oct 1atWisconsinW 34–⁠1061606––
Oct 8vs.IowaW 9–⁠631601115
Oct 15vs.MinnesotaW 26–⁠141−300––
Oct 29atNebraskaW 26–⁠96120513
Nov 5vs.Michigan StateL 15–⁠2352309––
Nov 12vs.PurdueL 24–⁠31430411
Nov 19atMichiganL 17–⁠192402––
Nov 26atNorthwesternW 41–⁠31185132––
Jan 2 ✦vs.Mississippi StateL 10–⁠19125301317
2021 Illinois 6 games, 158 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28vs.NebraskaW 30–⁠22124509––
Sep 4vs.UTSAL 30–⁠37113901817
Sep 11atVirginiaL 14–⁠421−10015
Sep 17vs.MarylandL 17–⁠201063033––
Sep 25atPurdueL 9–⁠138403––
Nov 27vs.NorthwesternW 47–⁠142806––
2020 Illinois 3 games, 12 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 23atWisconsinL 7–⁠451−200––
Dec 5vs.IowaL 21–⁠3561308––
Dec 12atNorthwesternL 10–⁠283102––

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

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