Not heisman, but the best

Jeremiyah Love is the best player in college football—full stop. He won’t win the Heisman (quarterback award in everything but name), and that’s fine. The tape doesn’t lie: he’s the engine you build a season around. Over six yards per carry, 11 touchdowns, and real receiving work (23 for 227) isn’t stat-padding—it’s weekly inevitability. Last year’s 6.9 per carry wasn’t a blip; it was a preview. Love strings explosives without gambling, turns “blocked for four” into eight, and finishes runs like a closer.

What separates him isn’t just burst; it’s versatility. He’s patient to the mesh, sudden through the crease, and violent at the third level. You can live in outside zone, gap schemes, or RPOs and he makes each look good. When defenses spin safeties to stop him, he punishes with outlets and angle routes. And the draft guys aren’t crazy: being a projected first-rounder as a modern running back is a massive compliment—it signals vision, contact balance, pass pro, and Sunday speed.

Sayin, Mendoza, and Simpson are having terrific years and one of them will hoist the hardware. But the guy defensive coordinators fear most right now? It’s Love—college football’s most complete, most inevitable weapon.