Julian Love


Julian Love is an American football cornerback and safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football at Notre Dame.

Early years

Love attended Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park, Illinois. As a senior in 2015, he was the Chicago Sun-Times Football Player of the Year after recording 92 tackles on defense and 1,067 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns on offense. Love committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.

College career

As a true freshman at Notre Dame in 2016, Love played in 12 games with eight starts and recorded 45 tackles and one interception. As a sophomore in 2017, he started all 13 games, recording 68 tackles and three interceptions. Love returned as a starter his junior year in 2018. On January 4, 2019, Love announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and declare for the 2019 NFL Draft.

Professional career

Love was drafted by the New York Giants with the 108th pick in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
In Week 12 against the Chicago Bears, Love recorded his first career interception off Mitch Trubisky and returned it for 30 yards in the 19–14 loss.