Bryce Love

2017 Heisman Candidate

PositionRunning back
ClassJunior
Height5-10
Weight196
HometownWake Forest, N.C.
High SchoolWake Forest
MajorHuman Biology

As A Junior (2017)

Maxwell Award watch list
Sporting News midseason All-America
USA Today midseason All-America
ESPN.com midseason All-America
CBSsports.com midseason All-America
AP midseason All-America
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 25)
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 2)
Rose Bowl Game Player of the Week (Sept. 25)
Rose Bowl Game Player of the Week (Oct. 2)
Walter Camp Football Foundation Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 2)
Athlon Sports Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 2)
Maxwell Award Player of the Week (Oct. 2)
180 yards rushing and one touchdown on 13 carries (13.8 yards/rush) vs. Rice
160 yards rushing and one touchdown on 17 carries (9.4 yards/rush) at USC
184 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 13 carries (14.2 yards/rush) at San Diego State
263 yards rushing on 30 carries, 69-yard touchdown vs. UCLA
» Third-most single-game rushing yards in school history
School-record 301 rushing yards on 25 carries (12.0 yards/rush), three touchdowns vs. Arizona State
» Eighth-best single-game rushing total in Pac-12 history
» 175 yards rushing after contact
» 1,088 rushing yards through five games are fourth-most by any player in FBS history
   - Garrett Wolfe (1,181 in 2006), Marcus Allen (1,136 in 1981), Byron Hanspard (1,112 in 1996)
» More rushing yards (1,088) than 111 FBS teams through five games
» 11th running back in FBS history to gain 1,000 yards in his team's first five games
   - Others include Marcus Allen, Barry Sanders, Ricky Williams and Leonard Fournette
» Fastest Stanford running back to gain 1,000 yards rushing (fifth game, 87 carries)
   - Previous Stanford record holder Christian McCaffrey gained 1,000th rushing yard in eighth game of 2015 (163rd carry)
» 12th running back in Stanford history with at least 2,000 career rushing yards
» 217.6 rushing yards/game through five games were more than 100 FBS teams, including 14 of AP Top 25
» 11 longest runs through five games totaled 591 yards
   - Only one other Power 5 player had more than 591 rushing yards through Sept. 30 (Oregon’s Royce Freeman - 592)
» 542 yards rushing after contact through five games would have ranked seventh nationally for total rushing yards
» 564 combined yards rushing against UCLA and Arizona State, third-most over two-game stretch in Pac-12 history
» Second game with 250 or more rushing yards, equaling total of rest of FBS players
   - Joined USC's Reggie Bush as only Pac-12 players ever with 250 or more rushing yards in consecutive games
152 yards rushing on 20 attempts and one touchdown at Utah
» 68-yard rushing touchdown

147 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 17 attempts vs. Oregon
» 115 yards rushing and two touchdowns on five carries in the first 4:23 of the game
» Tied school record with ninth consecutive 100-yard outing
» 5-yard rushing touchdown
» 67-yard touchdown
- Ninth straight game with rushing touchdown of 50 or more yards
» Only one second-half rushing attempt

52-yard touchdown run at Washington State
» FBS-record 10th consecutive game with 50-yard rush
» 10th consecutive game with a rush of 50 yards or more
» 9.6 yards/rush ranks first among Heisman-winning running backs through eight games

As A Sophomore (2016)

All-Pac-12 honorable mention
Set single-season record with Christian McCaffrey as top rushing tandem (2,386 yards) in school history
Third in school history with 7.05 yards/carry
Ninth in Pac-12 in rushing yards/game (65.2)
12 games played (missed opener vs. Kansas State due to injury)
111 rushes for 783 yards and three touchdowns
Eight catches for 83 yards and one touchdown
Five kick returns for 47 yards
51 yards on 11 carries vs. USC
51 yards on five carries (10.2 yards/carry) at UCLA
One carry for three yards, one catch for five yards at Washington
Two catches for 14 yards, and five rushing yards vs. Washington State
Game-high 161 all-purpose yards, 130 rushing yards on 23 carries (5.6 yards/carry), game-winning seven-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion at Notre Dame
24 yards on three carries (8.0 yards/carry) and five receiving yards vs. Colorado
78 yards on 12 carries (6.5 yards/carry) at Arizona
89 yards and one touchdown on nine carries (9.9 yards/carry) vs. Oregon State
Five carries for 82 yards (16.4 yards/carry) at Oregon
10 carries for 43 yards at Cal
Seven carries for 111 yards (15.9 yards/carry) and one touchdown vs. Rice
21 carries for 119 rushing yards, one catch for 49 yards and a touchdown vs. North Carolina (Sun Bowl)

As A Freshman (2015)

14 games played
29 carries for 226 yards and two touchdowns
15 catches for 250 yards and one touchdown
498 all-purpose yards
35.6 all-purpose yards/game
Career debut at Northwestern
Two catches for 135 yards, 93-yard touchdown catch vs. UCF
One catch for 21 yards at USC
Five rushes for 40 yards vs. Arizona
Two catches for 28 yards vs. Washington
Two catches for 25 yards at Washington State
Three rushes for 58 yards, 47-yard touchdown run at Colorado
Two rushes for 56 yards, 48-yard touchdown run vs. Cal
Three rushes for 33 yards vs. Notre Dame
Two rushes for 13 yards vs. USC (Pac-12 Championship Game)
One rush and one reception vs. Iowa (Rose Bowl)

The Love File

Prepped at Wake Forest (N.C.) under head coach Reggie Lucas
» Four varsity letters in football, three in track and field
Four-star recruit by Scout, Rivals, ESPN and PrepStar
Nation’s sixth-best all-purpose back by Rivals, 11th by 247Sports
Nation’s 18th-best running back by ESPN, 21st by PrepStar, 39th by Scout
North Carolina’s sixth-best recruit by Rivals, eighth by ESPN and PrepStar, 10th by Scout, 20th by 247Sports
6,425 career all-purpose yards
5,372 career rushing yards, 71 touchdowns, 114.3 yards/game, 10.5 yard/rush
20 career receptions for 475 yards and seven touchdowns
37.9 yards/kickoff return on 12 career returns
2,259 rushing yards and 38 touchdowns as a senior
Led team to pair of regional titles
2014 all-state
2014 all-conference
2014 North Carolina Shrine Bowl
2014 4x100 state champion
2009 USATF Youth Athlete of the Year
USATF 11-12 year-old boys national record holder in 100m (11.64), 200m (23.37) and 400m (50.75)
USATF 13-14 year-old boys national record holder in 100m (10.73) and 200m (21.83)
2014 Cap 8 Conference MVP
2014 Wake Forest Stallion Award
2013 U.S. Army All-Combine
2013 Cap 8 all-conference first team
National Achievers Honors Society
National Honor Society
National Beta Club
Distributive Education Clubs of America
Cap 8 Academic All-Conference
Watkins Award finalist
Time Warner Scholar Athlete
Raleigh Athletic Association Scholar Athlete
WRAL Extra Effort Award
Born in Raleigh, N.C.
Full name is Jonathan Bryce Love
Son of Christopher and Angela Love
» Father played football and ran track at South Carolina
One brother, Chris
Uncle, Reggie, played football at North Carolina
Enjoys video games and reading
Majoring in human biology