2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 23
Reggie Love III
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- Trinity Catholic
2023 Junior
- Announced plans to enter the transfer portal on Nov. 30, 2023
- Played in eight games with seven starts at running back
- 116 carries for 567 yards and four touchdowns on the season
- Led the team in carries (116), rushing yards (567), rushing yards per game (70.9), and rushing touchdowns (4)
- Missed four games with injuries
- Career-highs for rushing yards (140), carries (24), and rushing touchdowns (2) in win vs. Indiana (11/11/23)
- Doak Walker Award watch list
2022 Sophomore
- Illinois’ Coaches Appreciation Award winner for offense
- Played in all 13 games with one start at running back
- First career start in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Mississippi State 1/2/23
- 72 carries for 329 yards and two rushing touchdowns on the season
- Four receptions for 16 yards on the season
- Career highs in carries (12), receiving yards (7), and longest kick return (30) in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Mississippi State 1/2/23
- Career-high 85 rushing yards at Northwestern 11/26/22 and also scored his first Big Ten touchdown
- Touchdowns against Wyoming 8/27/22 and at Northwestern 11/26/22
2021 Redshirt Freshman
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Third on the team with 44 carries for 158 rushing yards on the season
- Rushed for a team-high 63 yards on 10 carries against Maryland 9/17/21
- Rushed for a team-high 39 yards on 11 carries against UTSA 9/4/21
- Rushed for 46 yards on 12 carries against Nebraska 8/28/21
2020 Freshman
- Played in six games at running back
- 10 carries for 12 yards on the season
- Made Illinois debut at Wisconsin 10/23/20
High School
- Four-star recruit by Rivals, three-star recruit by 247 and ESPN
- National ranks: #178 (Rivals), #430 (247 Composite), #815 (247)
- Running back ranks: #8 (Rivals), #31 (247 Composite), #56 (247), #65 (ESPN)
- Missouri ranks: #4 (Rivals), #8 (247 Composite), #15 (247), #17 (ESPN)
- 108 carries for 668 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns during his high school career
- Played for head coach Cory Patterson, former Illinois assistant coach, during his first two high school seasons
- 2019 all-state, all-district, and all-metro
- National Honor Society
- Elizabeth Seton Scholar
- Committed to Illinois on April 4, 2019, becoming the first commit to the Illini’s class
- Offers included Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Louisville, Minnesota, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Penn State, Purdue, Syracuse, TCU, Tennessee, Utah, Vanderbilt, and Wisconsin
Personal
- Born Oct. 11, 2001
- Son of Reginald Love Jr. and Kimberly Dennis
- One brother, Reginald, and three sisters, Reiandra, Reginae, and Jordyn
- Chose Illinois because it, “felt like home.”
- Plans to run his own business following his playing career
- Majoring in general studies
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