Jeremiyah Love

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Spotrac flags Jeremiyah Love's contract as a market-rate deal; FanVerdicts grades it C+ Contract Value Index because the production-to-pay ratio shakes out accordingly. At $13.3M AAV on a four-year rookie deal, Love's contract reflects the reality of being the third overall pick in 2026 — the slot dictates the price, and the price is steep for a running back entering his first professional season with zero NFL production on the ledger. The CVI landing here isn't a knock on Love's ceiling; it's a structural reality of the running back market, where even elite rushers routinely struggle to justify first-round salary investment against the league's cap-efficiency calculus. What keeps this from sliding further is the $53M in guaranteed money, which signals genuine organizational conviction rather than a hedged bet — the Cardinals aren't treating this as a low-risk flier, and that commitment cuts both ways when evaluating value. At just 20 years old in his rookie season, Love has the age-curve runway that gives this deal a chance to look much more favorable as the contract matures, assuming his early reported fit in Mike LaFleur's system translates to on-field production once the regular season arrives. The four-year term gives Arizona cost-controlled years through what should be his developmental and early prime window, but the C+ CVI reflects the honest reality that grading contract value on pre-production investment — regardless of draft pedigree — requires a discount until the field confirms what the tape and the front office already believe.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the C band — a quick read on where Jeremiyah's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance AnalysisPre-Debut

Jeremiyah Love has not appeared in an NFL regular season game.

Fan Sentiment

Beat coverage and fan boards are running roughly even on Jeremiyah Love, landing him at a B sentiment grade. The narrative around Love is uniformly bullish: media outlets have framed his arrival as a watershed moment for Arizona's offensive future, emphasizing his reportedly seamless integration into Mike LaFleur's system and the organizational commitment signaled by his historic $53 million guaranteed rookie contract—a deal that placed him in rare air before he ever took an NFL snap. That enthusiastic coverage has translated directly to fan embrace, with Cardinals supporters rallying around Love as a potential cornerstone talent rather than treating him with the skepticism typically reserved for unproven first-round picks. The recent team moves—Isaiah Oliver and Chase Bisontis signings, among others—read as organizational investment in competitive infrastructure, which subtly reinforces the narrative that Arizona is building around Love as a centerpiece. With zero NFL tape yet available and expectations genuinely high but tempered by the inherent uncertainty of any rookie season, Love occupies the rare space of a prospect carrying maximum upside signal with minimal negative counter-narrative, making him one of the more intriguing and consensus-bullish breakout candidates heading into 2026.