John Love
Virginia Tech Hokies
86
Great

John Love

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Projected Starter

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John Love is the projected starter at PK for Virginia Tech Hokies.

Redshirt senior · #17 · 5'11", 192 lbs

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Depth at PK · Virginia Tech Hokies

  1. 11786John LoveStarter
  2. 29375Cole Byrd

Virginia Tech Starting Lineup

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The Story

Focal Point of Special Teams

A 3-star recruit out of Spartanburg, ranked #2,092 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 70 points. That's 99% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 86 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,092 NatlTeam Share99%
Spartanburg, SC
Jersey
#17
Class
RS SR
Height
5'11"
Weight
192 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonPts
202570
202490
2023110

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8181
National Rank
#2092
High School
Spartanburg
Hometown
Spartanburg, SC

Why this rating?

On a 83-rated overall; 64th-percentile production (×0.95 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 86.

Team overall (SP+)
83
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 64% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LCALPTS 2
FG
0-2
LNG
0
XP
2-2
PTS
2

Final L 25-20

Oct 2LPITTPTS 7
FG
1-2
LNG
26
XP
4-4
PTS
7

Final L 35-33

Sep 26WBCPTS 7
FG
2-2
LNG
45
XP
1-1
PTS
7

Final W 21-14

Sep 19WMDPTS 3
FG
0-0
LNG
0
XP
3-4
PTS
3

Final W 35-26

Sep 12WODUPTS 14
FG
3-3
LNG
39
XP
5-5
PTS
14

Final W 44-21

Sep 5WVMIPTS 13
FG
1-1
LNG
32
XP
10-10
PTS
13

Final W 73-3

John Love's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

70 pts (kicker)
Usage / Involvement100%
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