STANFORD, Calif. - Rising senior running back Bryce Love has been named the winner of the Lombardi Award, as announced Saturday by the Lombardi Foundation during a ceremony held at Houston's Long Star College.
The award is presented to an NCAA Division I player, regardless of position, based on performance, leadership, character and resilience.
Love, the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year, Doak Walker Award winner and Heisman Trophy finalist, paced Power 5 running backs in rushing yards, rushing yards/game, yards/carry and number of runs of 20, 30, 40 and 50 yards. His 13 runs of 50 or more yards set an FBS record. He had 12 100-yard rushing performances.
The Wake Forest, North Carolina, native was Stanford's 10th unanimous All-America selection.
Love was one of seven finalists along with Saquon Barkley (Penn State), Minkah Fitzpatick (Alabama), Shaquem Griffin (UCF), Lamar Jackson (Louisville), Joel Lanning (Iowa State) and Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma).