The Arizona Cardinals have signed their first round pick, Jeremiyah Love.
From the team:
The Arizona Cardinals Football Club today announced the signing of Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, the team’s first-round (3rd overall) selection in the 2026 NFL Draft, to a four-year contract with a team option for a fifth year. The signing took place today at the Dignity Health Arizona Cardinals Training Center in Tempe, AZ.
Love (6-0, 212) was a unanimous first-team All-American selection and finished
third in Heisman Trophy voting while becoming the first player in Notre Dame school history to win the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back in 2025. He ran for 1,372 yards and 18 touchdowns on 199 carries (6.9-yard avg.) while adding 27 receptions for 280 yards and three touchdowns in 12 starts last season. His 21 total touchdowns in 2025 established a new single-season record at Notre Dame while his 18 rushing touchdowns tied the program single-season record. Love finished his Notre Dame career with 2,882 rushing yards and 36 touchdowns on 433 carries (6.7-yard avg.) and 63 receptions for 594 yards and six touchdowns in 41 games (29 starts).
Love is signing a deal worth $53 million guaranteed, the largest guaranteed money given to a running back in NFL history.
Congratulations to Love and to the Cardinals.
