| High School: Two-year starter in football at Southfield High School for coach David Reese...also competed in sprints for track and field team and played basketball...played wide receiver and kick returner...earned All-Oakland Athletics Association, All-Metro, and honorable mention All-State honors as a senior in 2003 when he caught 56 passes for 755 yards and nine touchdowns...as a junior caught 19 passes for 361 yards and 11 touchdowns...recorded nearly 2,000 return yards his final two seasons...captain of football team as a senior...National Honor Society student.
At Delaware: Sophomore and third-year member of the squad...will start at wide receiver for the second straight year while also once again handling punt return duties...may also serve as a holder on placements as a backup to Jon Heydt...smallest member of the team but also one of the fastest...multiple threat as a receiver, runner, and punt returner...can break open a big gain at any time...is also an effective downfield blocker...team’s top returning receiver among wideouts...had game-high three receptions for 48 yards in Blue-White spring game, including a 34-yard scoring pass from Joe Flacco...2005: Enjoyed a solid collegiate debut as a redshirt freshman...moved into a starting spot at wide receiver vs. Towson and went on to start the final seven contests...led all wide receivers with 24 receptions for 248 yards (10.3 avg.) and two touchdowns...carried the ball seven times for 57 yards (8.1 avg.) on reverse plays and also attempted a pass that went incomplete vs. James Madison...earned third team All-Atlantic 10 honors as a punt returner after he averaged 10.6 yards per return...returned 27 punts for 286 yards (10.6 avg.) with a long return of 54 yards...ranked third in the Atlantic 10 and 27th in NCAA I-AA in punt return average...286 return yards were the fourth highest single season mark in UD history and 10.6 average was sixth best in UD history...led team to 6-5 record for head coach K.C. Keeler...caught a pass in every game except Holy Cross and James Madison...recorded season-highs for receptions and yards vs. Maine when he had eight catches for 78 yards and also recorded a tackle...had four catches for 45 yards and a touchdown vs. West Chester...caught three passes for 28 yards and a touchdown vs. William & Mary...scored game-winner vs. William & Mary on a six-yard reception from Sonny Riccio with 4:17 left...had season-long 39-yard reception vs. Maine...carried the ball four times for a career-high 54 yards vs. James Madison, including a season-long carry of 39 yards...top game as a punt returner came vs. Holy Cross when he returned two kicks for 61 yards, including a season-long 54-yarder that set up a Delaware touchdowns...also picked up 51 yards on three returns vs. West Chester...caught one pass for two yards in spring game...2004: Did not see game action and retained freshman eligibility...team went 9-4, won the Atlantic 10 title, and advanced to the NCAA I-AA quarterfinals.
Personal: Aaron Christopher Love...born Dec. 1, 1986...son of Michael and Alisha Love...criminal justice major at Delaware...one of four children...mother played college volleyball at School Craft College...worked at Jerome Bettis Football Camp in Detroit in summer of 2005. |