Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2021Northern Illinois
Michael Love
WR • 5'9" • 177 lbs • Lagrange, IL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Michael Love reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
18
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
16
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Player Story
Michael Love built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Lagrange, IL wearing No. 2, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Michael Love's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Michael Love, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Michael Love reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 107
- Receptions
- 13
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Michael Love quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 107
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 9 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Miami (OH)
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Nazareth Academy · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Bishop Gorman · 116 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Sophomore
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9 | 13 | 107 | 1 | 52.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 17.1 | Dec 18, 2020 |
Michael Love played WR for Northern Illinois. Across 3 tracked seasons, Michael Love recorded 7 passing yards, -1 rushing yards, and 107 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 107 primary output with 37.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 37.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
11.9
Efficiency
37.6
Usage
12.7
Consistency
28.8
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 5. Nebraska: -1. Vanderbilt: 0. Ball State: 0. Ohio: 16. Miami (OH): 60. Akron: 18. Central Michigan: 10. Western Michigan: -1
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 2 by 16.7. Nebraska: 1 by 0. Ohio: 2 by 53.3. Miami (OH): 3 by 100. Akron: 2 by 60. Central Michigan: 2 by 33.3. Western Michigan: 1 by 0
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins11 · Games = 3 · -1.3 vs Losses
Losses12.3 · Games = 6 · +1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
Best efficiency game
100 vs Miami (OH)
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/27 | vs Western Michigan | W 17-14 | — | 1 | -1 | 2.5 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Central Michigan | L 10-48 | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Akron | W 49-0 | — | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Miami (OH) | L 24-27 | — | 3 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 38 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Ohio | W 39-36 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Ball State | L 20-27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Vanderbilt | L 18-24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Nebraska | L 8-44 | — | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Utah | L 17-35 | — | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 0 | 4 |
Player Story
Michael Love story
Michael Love built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Lagrange, IL wearing No. 2, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Michael Love's career was his receiving role: 13 catches and 107 receiving yards across 9 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 passing yards and 13 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Michael Love's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2019-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 107 | 37.6 | 12.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | -107 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Miami (OH)
Week 8 · L 24-27 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
60
Receiving Yards
82.6 takeover
60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Akron
Week 9 · W 49-0 · Conference game
18
Receiving Yards
61.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
18 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#3
@ Ohio
Week 7 · W 39-36 · Conference game
16
Receiving Yards
35.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
16 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.
#4
@ Central Michigan
Week 10 · L 10-48 · Conference game
10
Receiving Yards
28.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
10 receiving yards with a 33.3 efficiency score.
#5
@ Utah
Week 2 · L 17-35
5
Receiving Yards
18.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
5 receiving yards with a 16.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
107 primary output · 37.6 efficiency · 12.7 usage
52.2
#2
2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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