| No. 19 – Detroit Lions | |
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 8, 2002 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | East St. Louis Senior (East St. Louis, Illinois) |
| College: | Missouri (2021–2022) Georgia (2023–2024) |
| NFL draft: | 2025: 7th round, 244th pick |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Dominic Zion Lovett (born November 8, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs. Lovett was selected by the Lions in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Lovett grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois and attended East St. Louis Senior High School. He was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at Arizona State over offers from 20 other Power Five schools. [1] Lovett flipped his commitment to Missouri later in his senior year. [2]
Lovett caught 26 passes for 173 yards and also rushed for 40 yards and one touchdown during his freshman season at Missouri. [3] He entered his sophomore season as a starter at wide receiver. [4] Lovett was named first team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) by the Associated Press at the end of the season after leading the Tigers with 56 receptions and 846 receiving yards with three touchdown receptions. [5] He entered the NCAA transfer portal after the conclusion of the regular season. [6]
| Season | Games | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Missouri Tigers | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 173 | 6.7 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 6 | 56 | 846 | 15.1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | |
| Georgia Bulldogs | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 14 | 7 | 54 | 613 | 11.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 56 | 571 | 10.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career [8] | 41 | 19 | 142 | 1,698 | 11.9 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 1 | |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.40 s | 1.53 s | 2.57 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine [9] [10] | ||||||||||||
On April 26, 2025, Lovett was drafted by the Detroit Lions with the 244th overall pick of the 7th round of the 2025 NFL draft. [11]