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#20 Bryce Love/RB/Stanford/5’9”, 200 Lbs
The Good
– Home-run hitter with clear game-breaking speed
– Makes himself small and slips through narrow gaps
– Great patience and vision to let blocks set up
– Light, quick feet that allows him to bounce around and avoid big hits
– Willing pass blocker that isn’t afraid to stick his face into the fan
– Highly-productive back at Stanford throughout four years at Stanford
The Bad
– Rail-thin frame; rarely runs through contact and doesn’t appear to have much power
– Major durability issues throughout his career
– Needs a runway to be effective, which is why you see Stanford pitch the ball back to him after the under-center snap
– Lacks anchor strength to hold up consistently in pass protection
– Limited pass catcher that was rarely used through the air
Bio
– Finished fourth all-time at Stanford with 3,866 career rushing yards, and had 16 career 100-yard rushing games
– Fifth all-time at Stanford with 30 career rushing touchdowns, and sixth all-time at Stanford with 569 career carries
– Finished 10th all-time at Stanford with 4,456 career yards of total offense (3,866 rushing, 465 receiving, 125 kick return)
– 2017 All Pac-12 Player of the Year and a Heisman finalist that season
– Unanimous All-American in 2017
– Voted a team captain for senior season
– Suffered a torn ACL in Cardinal’s final game and had surgery on Dec.