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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019San José State
Josh Love
QB • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Mission Viejo, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Josh Love is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
64
Solid production for a quarterback
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Reliability
81
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
Josh Love built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a quarterback from Mission Viejo, CA wearing No. 12, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Josh Love's career was his passing role: 7,206...
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- Committed To
- San José State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Josh Love, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · San José State. Josh Love is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 6,924
- Passing yards
- 7,206
- Touchdowns
- 46
Quick Answers
Josh Love quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 6,924
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- UNLV
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Long Beach Poly · San José State
- High school pipeline
- Long Beach Poly · 81 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2019 Total offense rank
- 3,835 total offense · QB 11th (top 3%) · Mountain West 2nd (top 2%) · National 11th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | San José State | 5 | 351 | 392 | -41 | 2 | 24.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 8 | 868 | 928 | -60 | 5 | 30.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 8 | 1,870 | 1,963 | -93 | 14 | 50.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 3,835 | 3,923 | -88 | 25 | 64.3 |
Related Context
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Josh Love played QB for San José State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Josh Love recorded 7,206 passing yards, -282 rushing yards, and 1 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
San José State paired 3,835 primary output with 59.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 59.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · San José State
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
319.6
Efficiency
59.1
Usage
8.7
Consistency
78.8
Best Game by takeover score
UNLV
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Colorado: 222. Tulsa: 182. Arkansas: 393. Air Force: 186. New Mexico: 375. Nevada: 405. San Diego State: 213. Army: 315. Boise State: 434. Hawai'i: 369. UNLV: 465. Fresno State: 276
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Colorado: 33 by 57. Tulsa: 33 by 51.5. Arkansas: 50 by 56.4. Air Force: 37 by 50.4. New Mexico: 40 by 65.1. Nevada: 45 by 72.4. San Diego State: 37 by 48. Army: 32 by 64.7. Boise State: 54 by 56.5. Hawai'i: 47 by 59. UNLV: 56 by 68.9. Fresno State: 41 by 59.7
Split Comparison
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Wins316.2 · Games = 5 · -5.8 vs Losses
Losses322 · Games = 7 · +5.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
UNLV
Best efficiency game
72.4 vs Nevada
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | vs Fresno State | W 17-16 | 23 | 34 | 290 | 67.6 | 0 | 0 | 59.7 | 7 | -14 | -2 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ UNLV300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 35-38 | 37 | 56 | 465 | 66.1 | 3 | 4 | 68.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Hawai'i300-yard game | L 40-42 | 30 | 45 | 375 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 2 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 11/3 | vs Boise State300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 42-52 | 29 | 52 | 438 | 55.8 | 2 | 0 | 56.5 | 2 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 4 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Army300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 34-29 | 20 | 31 | 314 | 64.5 | 3 | 0 | 64.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs San Diego State | L 17-27 | 19 | 36 | 218 | 52.8 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 1 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Nevada300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 38-41 | 23 | 45 | 405 | 51.1 | 3 | 1 | 72.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs New Mexico300-yard game | W 32-21 | 24 | 36 | 405 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 65.1 | 4 | -30 | -7.50 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Air Force | L 24-41 | 19 | 35 | 198 | 54.3 | 0 | 0 | 50.4 | 2 | -12 | -6 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Arkansas300-yard game | W 31-24 | 32 | 49 | 402 | 65.3 | 2 | 1 | 56.4 | 1 | -9 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 9/8 | vs Tulsa | L 16-34 | 16 | 30 | 189 | 53.3 | 1 | 0 | 51.5 | 3 | -7 | -2.30 | 0 | 1 |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Northern Colorado3+ TD | W 35-18 | 21 | 31 | 224 | 67.7 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 |
Player Story
Josh Love story
Josh Love built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a quarterback from Mission Viejo, CA wearing No. 12, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Josh Love's career was his passing role: 7,206 passing yards, 43 touchdown passes, and 999 attempts across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 receiving yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Josh Love's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San José State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | San José State | 351 | 43.2 | 7.7 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 868 | 48.2 | 7.2 | 517 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 1,870 | 51.8 | 12.8 | 1,002 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San José State | 3,835 | 59.1 | 8.7 | 1,965 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UNLV
Week 13 · L 35-38 · Conference game
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
465
Total Offense
84.5 takeover
465 total offense with 68.9 efficiency.
#2
@ Nevada
Week 7 · L 38-41 · Conference game
405
Total Offense
79.7 takeover
Loss with 405 yards of offense and 72.4 efficiency.
405 total offense with 72.4 efficiency.
#3
vs Hawai'i
Week 5 · L 41-44 · Conference game
424
Total Offense
72.8 takeover
Loss with 424 yards of offense and 58.5 efficiency.
424 total offense with 58.5 efficiency.
#4
@ UNLV
Week 5 · L 13-41 · Conference game
329
Total Offense
61.7 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
329 total offense with 58.9 efficiency.
#5
vs Utah
Week 3 · L 17-34
168
Total Offense
57.5 takeover
Loss with 168 yards of offense and 51.6 efficiency.
168 total offense with 51.6 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · San José State
3,835 primary output · 59.1 efficiency · 8.7 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · San José State
50.9
1,870 primary · 51.8 efficiency · 12.8 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · San José State
30.2
868 primary · 48.2 efficiency · 7.2 usage
Milestones
11
250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
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3+ TD games
5
Above avg efficiency
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