.jpg) Love with theSan Jose State Spartans in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CFL status: | American | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Career spring football statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |||||||||||||||||||
Joshua Michael Love (born September 12, 1996) is an American professionalfootballquarterback for theCalgary Stampeders of theCanadian Football League (CFL). He playedcollege football forSan Jose State. He also played for theLos Angeles Rams andCarolina Panthers of theNational Football League (NFL) and thePittsburgh Maulers of theUnited States Football League (USFL).
Love grew up inMission Viejo, California, and initially attendedTesoro High School before transferring toLong 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 theMoore League Offensive Player of the Year.[2][3] Love was lightly recruited coming out of high school and committed to play college football atSan Jose State University as a preferred walk-on.[4]
Love walked-on to the San Jose State Spartans football team andredshirted 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]
| San Jose State Spartans | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | Passing | ||||||||||||
| Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | |||||||||
| 2015 | San Jose State | 0 | Redshirt | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | San Jose State | 12 | 31 | 60 | 51.7 | 392 | 2 | 5 | 100.9 | ||||||
| 2017 | San Jose State | 9 | 92 | 170 | 54.1 | 928 | 5 | 7 | 101.4 | ||||||
| 2018 | San Jose State | 8 | 162 | 289 | 56.1 | 1,963 | 14 | 9 | 122.9 | ||||||
| 2019 | San Jose State | 12 | 293 | 481 | 60.9 | 3,923 | 22 | 8 | 141.2 | ||||||
| Career | 41 | 578 | 1,000 | 57.8 | 7,206 | 43 | 29 | 126.7 | |||||||
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft0+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] | ||||||||||||
Love signed with theLos Angeles Rams as anundrafted free agent on April 25, 2020, shortly after the conclusion of the2020 NFL draft.[13] He was waived on August 25, 2020.[14]
Love was signed to theCarolina Panthers practice squad on November 2, 2021.[15] He was released on November 9.[16]
Love was selected in the 12th round of the2022 USFL draft by thePittsburgh Maulers of theUnited States Football League (USFL).[17] He was released on May 10, 2022.
On May 10, 2022, Love was claimed off waivers by theMichigan Panthers of theUnited States Football League (USFL).[18]
In the first game of the2023 Michigan Panthers season, Love set the USFL record for highest completion percentage, with 90 percent of his passes having been completed.[19]
On March 13, 2024, Love signed with theMemphis Showboats of theUnited Football League (UFL).[20]
On March 10, 2025, Love signed with theCalgary Stampeders of theCanadian Football League (CFL).[21]
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2022 | PIT | 3 | 3 | 40 | 73 | 54.8 | 440 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 70.6 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| MICH | 4 | 2 | 31 | 59 | 52.5 | 351 | 5.9 | 2 | 2 | 67.8 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | MICH | 9 | 9 | 143 | 236 | 60.6 | 1,556 | 6.6 | 13 | 10 | 80.8 | 27 | 49 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2024 | MEM | 4 | 1 | 38 | 55 | 69.1 | 313 | 5.7 | 2 | 3 | 72.8 | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 1 |
| Career | 20 | 15 | 252 | 423 | 59.5 | 2,660 | 6.2 | 19 | 17 | 75.7 | 41 | 91 | 2.2 | 1 | |
