Running back Jeremiyah Love appears to have established himself as one of the most coveted prospects in the NFL Draft, and teams looking to get him in the back half of the top ten may not even get the opportunity.
Jordan Ranaan of ESPN wrote Tuesday that he could not see John Harbaugh and the New York Giants passing on Love if the former Notre Dame playmaker is still on the board at No. 5 overall. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler added that there are people within the Giants organization “holding out hope for this scenario.”
There are people in the Giants building holding out hope for this scenario. Would be hard to pass him up there. https://t.co/O1BUalc2cm
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) April 21, 2026
The Giants used a committee of Tyrone Tracy, Cam Skattebo, and Devin Singletary out of their backfield last season. While not terrible, Love would profile as being better than each of them, and would give the offense another weapon as Jaxson Dart tries to establish himself as the team’s unquestioned long-term starter.
Love is said to be regarded by some teams as the best player in the draft, through his position does limit his value a bit. He is the reigning Doak Walker Award winner after a season in which he ran for 1,372 yards and 18 touchdowns. He had back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons for the Fighting Irish and scored 35 total touchdowns over two years.
If the Giants did nab Love early, it would come as a disappointment to at least one team picking not far behind them.
