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Originally a 4th-round (108th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2019...As a rookie in 2019, played in 15 games, including starts at strong safety in each of the final 5 games...Totaled 35 tackles (28 solo), one interception, one forced fumble and three passes defensed.

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally a 4th-round (108th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2019.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• As a rookie in 2019, played in 15 games, including starts at strong safety in each of the final 5 games…Inactive at Tampa Bay (9/22)…Made his NFL debut at Dallas (9/8)…Tallied his first special teams tackle vs Minnesota (10/6)…Saw his first extensive defensive action when he replaced an injured Jabrill Peppers at Chicago (11/24)…Had 1 solo tackle and picked up his first career interception when he grabbed a Mitchell Trubisky pass on the first play of the 4th quarter and returned it 30 yards…Started for the first time and collected 7 tackles (4 solo) vs. Green Bay (12/1)…Posted a season-high 6 solo tackles at Philadelphia (12/9)…Recorded a season-high 9 tackles (8 solo) vs. Philadelphia (12/29).

COLLEGE:

• In 3 seasons at Notre Dame, Love played in 38 games with 34 starts…Set the school record with 44 pass breakups…Totaled 176 tackles (126 solo), 6 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, including 2 he returned for touchdowns, 1 forced fumble, and 4 fumble recoveries…As a junior in 2018, started all 13 games and was 1 of 3 finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is presented to the nation's best defensive back…Registered 63 tackles (49 solo), 1 interception, a team-high 15 pass breakups, and 3 fumble recoveries…Broke the Notre Dame record for career pass breakups with his 33rd vs. Stanford…Returned a fumble 42 yards for a touchdown and intercepted a pass vs. Virginia Tech…Registered a season-high 12 tackles at USC…In 2017, started all 13 games…Registered a career-high 68 tackles (45 solo), the top total among any non-linebacker on the team… Led team in passes defensed (23), interceptions (3) and interception return yards (153)…Love's school‐record 20 pass breakups shattered the previous school record of 13 set by Clarence Ellis in 1969…Became the 8th player in Notre Dame history to return 2 interceptions for touchdowns in a season (59 yards at Michigan State and 69 yards vs. N.C. State)…His 153 interception return yards rank 2nd in single‐season school history…As a freshman in 2016, played in 12 games with starts in the final 8 games…Registered 45 tackles (32 solo), 2 tackles for loss, 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery…Led all Fighting Irish freshmen in games started and tackles.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

• Visited young patients and their families on Halloween while wearing fun costumes with rookie teammates at the children's hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center…Set up and served lunch at Eva's Village in Paterson, N.J. with fellow rookie teammates and cleaned up afterwards…Represented the Andrew Weishar Foundation during the NFL's Week 14 My Cause My Cleats initiative…Attended the Muscle Team Gala to support the fundraising efforts of the Muscular Dystrophy Association…Attended the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Gala to raise money for children and families affected by childhood cancer… Joined Daniel Jones, Dalvin Tomlinson, Dexter Lawrence, Blake Martinez, Will Hernandez and Evan Engram in recording messages to the graduating class of 2020. These messages were included in a single video and customized with a display of the school's name in the beginning. Videos were sent to more than 75 school districts in the Tri-State area.

PERSONAL:

• Management consulting major…In his junior and senior seasons (2014-15) at Nazareth Academy (La Grange, Ill.), Love helped lead the football team to records of 14-0 and 12-2 and Illinois High School Association Class 5A championships…In 2015, he was an Illinois High School Coaches Association Class 5A All‐Illinois first team…As a senior, he registered 92 tackles, 19 stops for loss, 3 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery for 54 yards, rushed for 1,067 yards and 18 touchdowns on 104 carries (10.3-yard avg.), and caught 29 passes for 662 yards (22.8-yard avg.) and 7 scores…In his junior season, he collected 41 tackles, 1 stop for loss and had a 93‐yard interception return touchdown…Also rushed for 541 yards and 8 touchdowns on 46 carries (11.8-yard avg.)…Had two 100-yard rushing games and a career‐long run of 74 yards…Caught 14 passes for 375 yards (26.8-yard avg.) and 4 scores, including a season‐long 65-yarder…Returned 6 kickoffs for 130 yards (21.7-yard avg.) and 11 punts for 242 yards (22.0-yard avg.), including a 73‐yard return.