Jeremiyah Love is projected to be a top 10 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, showcasing his talent as a running back. He has already completed four top 30 pre-draft visits, indicating strong interest from NFL teams.
Key points
Jeremiyah Love is a top prospect for the 2026 NFL Draft
He has completed four top 30 pre-draft visits
Love's playing style is compared to Alvin Kamara
He has a sponsorship deal with PayPal
Most teams expect him to be picked before the top 10
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Jeremiyah Love
In a league that's still not quite sure how to value running backs, Jeremiyah Love looks like a surefire top 10 pick at the 2026 NFL Draft anyway.
The Notre Dame star has emerged as one of the top prospects in the latest edition of pro football's debutante ball. Love is so sought after that most teams haven't even bothered to go to great lengths to court him, fully understanding he'll likely be snapped up before the first round's selections hit double digits. That's an honor, but not one the All-American tailback is taking for granted.
Love partnered with PayPal to knock out some pre-draft interviews and showcase his new sponsorship with a brand that's been around for (prepare to feel old) his entire life. Here's what he had to say about his NFL projection, how he built himself into the first running back selected in 2026 and why you should draft his Notre Dame teammates.
On why his pre-draft visits point to a top 10 draft slot:
"I've had four [top 30 pre-draft visits]. That's not as many as other guys. It's a good sign. But those visits have been great though.
"I've visited the Titans, Giants, Bengals and the Commanders and all of them are great. Had great conversations with the OC, running back coaches and then the GMs as well. So hey man, I don't know where I'm gonna go."
On the offense he'd like to play in on Sundays:
Nov 23, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love (4) leaps over Army Black Knights cornerback Donavon Platt (28) for a touchdown during the first half at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
Nov 23, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love (4) leaps over Army Black Knights cornerback Donavon Platt (28) for a touchdown during the first half at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
"Honestly, I feel like I can run in any scheme, but I would say the one that I had the most success just from my Notre Dame days, having Mike Denbrock as my OC, we did a lot of mid zone, a lot of mid zone and duo, so those are my bread and butter. Those are all we really ran.
Q&A
Why is Jeremiyah Love considered a top 10 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft?
Jeremiyah Love is viewed as a top 10 pick due to his impressive performance at Notre Dame and strong pre-draft interest from NFL teams.
How does Jeremiyah Love compare to Alvin Kamara?
Jeremiyah Love plays in a style similar to Alvin Kamara, which contributes to his high draft stock and appeal as a versatile running back.
What sponsorship deal did Jeremiyah Love recently sign?
Jeremiyah Love partnered with PayPal for a sponsorship deal, showcasing his brand presence ahead of the NFL Draft.
What are the implications of Love's pre-draft visits for his draft position?
Having completed four top 30 pre-draft visits, Love's limited visits suggest strong confidence from teams that he will be selected early in the draft.
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"It would be a seamless connection if I could just go to a system that runs a lot of mid zone and a lot of duo because I've been doing it for a whole two seasons now.
"I just need a good online that's all. Just a good online, decent online so I can find me some creases."
On what got him more involved in passing game at Notre Dame:
"It was [offensive coordinator Mike] Denbrock, it was Coach [JaJuan] Seider. They wanted to get the ball in my hands more out in space, and then I train as a receiver all the time, so when I'm going home training, I'm not even doing running back stuff. So training on my receiving skills, trying to be a better route runner and catcher.
"So it was really me advocating for myself, wanting to get more out on the slot and just out of the backfield and then Coach Denbrock and Coach Seider being open to that and having enough trust in me to where they can put me in those situations to where we create mismatches with linebackers out wide or even a safety or nickel. It was kind of all three of us.
"A good back that I've watched that's been able to do everything, split out wide, release from the backfield and all that stuff. I would say Alvin Kamara, he did a good job with that. I would say I can probably do a little bit more receiving wise. Really, just split me out wide and I think I'll have a lot of success with that. Possibly, more success than Kamara, but I guess we'll see to how that looks whenever I get drafted and whatever they put together a scheme or plan for me to do that.
"But yeah, I've watched a lot of Alvin Kamara, he's a great back that can do everything."
On the nitty gritty of blitz pickups and doing the dirty work
Oct 4, 2025; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love (4) makes a catch against the Boise State Broncos during the first half at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael Caterina-Imagn Images
Oct 4, 2025; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love (4) makes a catch against the Boise State Broncos during the first half at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael Caterina-Imagn Images
"So for me, I'm really looking at the safeties [before the snap], seeing where the safeties are. If we're in three by one, let's say there's a nickel to the three side and the safety stack and the nickel. I know the nickel's probably coming, the backer to my side is probably not going to come. So I'm looking at really the safeties. I'm looking at their rotation, looking at the backers, looking at how their posture is.
"A lot of times when the guys are blitzing, they're kind of finicky. So just watching that stuff, but I really just got a progression that I go through that eliminates all other factors. If I don't, I want to look at safety rotation, it'll go from my back or right in front of me. The left, to the right. Nobody comes. I'm getting out, but that's a progression.
"But if I'm being smart, having football smarts, really looking at my safety... Looking at their coverage. Got one high [safety]? Possibility of what, man? Two high? Probably zone, but really the safeties can tell it all. The safety's rotation; if a safety rotates to my side or to the right side, there's a strong side. There's one guy that can come in and blitz. So we're just looking at safety rotation, looking at trying to uncover the defense that they're in, whether they're in zone man or whatever it may be they're in.
"The safeties kind of tell it all. They're the leaders of the defense and the backers themselves watching tape and just looking at their tendencies can give it away as well. But safeties tell it all for me and just from watching film, you can understand."
On his partnership with PayPal
"PayPal has just always been a part of my life. I've always used it. That's what made me want to partner with PayPal. They showed interest in me first and then, the connection was already there.
"But I would say PayPal is just, it's very convenient. Like I said, I've been using it pretty much my whole experience making money. Ever since I've had a little bit of dough, I've been using PayPal, me and my friends in high school, we would send each other money through PayPal or pool together our money to pay for something. That's one of the things you can do with PayPal. You can pool together your money and you can use that money to pay for what trips or whatever it may be that you and your people want to pay for. Or you can send your buddy an exclusive or a little link, PayPal link to send money and stuff like that and receive money as well."
Jeremiyah Love's scouting reports for his draftable Notre Dame teammates:
RB Jadarian Price
Nov 29, 2025; Stanford, California, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jadarian Price (24) runs with the football against Stanford Cardinal safety Darrius Davis (29) during the first quarter at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-Imagn Images
Nov 29, 2025; Stanford, California, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jadarian Price (24) runs with the football against Stanford Cardinal safety Darrius Davis (29) during the first quarter at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-Imagn Images
"JD can do pretty much everything I can do, if not more. JD is a guy that can play special teams. He's a great kick returner. He is a great running back. He can receive, he can block. So I mean, JD can pretty much do everything you need him to do.
"I feel like whenever he gets his name called, he's going to go into the league and he's going to take over for whatever team he gets drafted to. He's a guy that's going to come in as an immediate starter. I feel like a lot of guys slept on JD in college, but JD had the opportunity to go to any other college in the country and he would've started, guaranteed.
"He chose to stay at Notre Dame because it's Notre Dame, why not stay and be a part of something bigger than yourself? But JD and everybody else that's coming out of Notre Dame and going to the draft, they're going to have an immediate impact on whatever team they go to and they're going to do great things. They're going to shine. They mean we Notre Dame guys, we're smart guys. We're going to do what we got to do to take advantage of our opportunities and that's what JD is going to do as well."
"Malachi is going to bring a lot of explosive plays wherever he's blessed to go. Malachi is a guy that's always working. He's never complacent. Just being able to be around him for a year as letting me know a little bit more about his character.
"He's a man of God. He has a wife, so he's committed, he's loyal, he's faith driven, so he's going to bring all that to the team. Whatever team he's blessed to go to, he's going to be a guy that's ready to work, do whatever he needs to do for the team to, has success, and he's going to make plays at the end of the day.
"That guy, he's very special. He's a very special receiver. As long as he's got a quarterback that can throw it up to him or throw him in the right direction Malachi's going to make some plays. So yeah, man, a lot of guys are going to the draft and Notre Dame are going to do great things. They're great players and great people. Whatever team gets him is going to be excited and they have a weapon on their hands."
