Josh Love

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Josh Love
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Love with San Jose State in 2019
No. 15 – Memphis Showboats
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-12) September 12, 1996 (age 28)
Mission Viejo, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Long Beach Polytechnic
(Long Beach, California)
College: San Jose State (2015–2019)
Undrafted: 2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • MWC Offensive Player of the Year (2019)
  • First-team All-MWC (2019)
USFL records
  • Highest completion percentage in a regular season game (90.0%)
Career spring football statistics as of 2024
Passing attempts:423
Passing completions:252
Completion percentage:59.1
TD–INT:19-17
Passing yards:2,660
QB Rating:76.0
Rushing yards:90
Rushing touchdowns:1

Joshua Michael Love (born September 12, 1996) is an American professional football quarterback for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for San Jose State. He also played for the Los Angeles Rams and Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL) and the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League (USFL).

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Early life

Love grew up in Mission Viejo, California, and initially attended Tesoro High School before transferring to Long Beach Polytechnic High School after his sophomore year. He shared snaps at quarterback during his junior year but finished the season with 17 touchdown passes to just two interceptions. [1] As a senior, Love passed for 3,199 yards and 41 touchdowns as he led the Jackrabbits to an 11–2 record and was named the Moore League Offensive Player of the Year. [2] [3] Love was lightly recruited coming out of high school and committed to play college football at San Jose State University as a preferred walk-on. [4]

College career

Love walked-on to the San Jose State Spartans football team and redshirted his true freshman season and was awarded a scholarship at the end of the year. [1] He played in all 12 of SJSU's games the following season, serving as the holder on the field goal unit and throwing passes in five games with one start, completing 31 of 60 passes for 392 yards with two touchdowns and five interceptions. [5] As a redshirt sophomore Love played in nine games with five starts, completing 54.1% of his passes for 928 yards and five touchdowns with seven interceptions. [6] He became the Spartans' starting quarterback early during his redshirt junior season and finished the year with 1,963 yards and 14 touchdowns while completing 56.1% of his passes. [7] Love started all of SJSU's games as a senior and was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week after completing 32 of 49 passes for 402 yards and two touchdowns in a 31–24 upset win over Arkansas. [8] He finished the season with for 3,923 passing yards and 22 touchdowns with a 60.9% completion percentage and was named first-team All-Mountain West Conference and was the first Spartan to be named the conference Offensive Player of the Year since San Jose State joined the conference. [9] [10] Love finished his collegiate career with the third most passing yards in school history with 7,206 yards and seventh all-time with 43 touchdown passes. [11]

College statistics

San Jose State Spartans
SeasonTeamGPPassing
CompAttPctYdsTDIntRtg
2015 San Jose State 0Redshirt
2016 San Jose State 12316051.739225100.9
2017 San Jose State 99217054.192857101.4
2018 San Jose State 816228956.11,963149122.9
2019 San Jose State 1229348160.93,923228141.2
Career415781,00057.87,2064329126.7

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 0+3⁄8 in
(1.84 m)		203 lb
(92 kg)		30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		8+3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)
All values from Pro Day [12]

Los Angeles Rams

Love signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2020, shortly after the conclusion of the 2020 NFL draft. [13] He was waived on August 25, 2020. [14]

Carolina Panthers

Love was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad on November 2, 2021. [15] He was released on November 9. [16]

Pittsburgh Maulers

Love was selected in the 12th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League (USFL). [17] He was released on May 10, 2022.

Michigan Panthers

On May 10, 2022, Love was claimed off waivers by the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL). [18]

In the first game of the 2023 Michigan Panthers season, Love set the USFL record for highest completion percentage, with 90 percent of his passes having been completed. [19]

Memphis Showboats

On March 13, 2024, Love signed with the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). [20]

Statistics

USFL statistics
YearTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2022 PIT 33407354.84406.02270.62115.50
MICH 42315952.53515.92267.85214.20
2023 MICH 9914323660.61,5566.6131080.827491.80
2024 MEM 41385569.13135.72372.87101.41
Career201525242359.52,6606.2191775.741912.21

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