Dominic Zion Lovett (born November 8, 2002) is an American football wide receiver who plays for the Georgia Bulldogs. He previously played for the Missouri Tigers.
| Georgia Bulldogs – No. 6 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Communication Studies |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 8, 2002 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | East St. Louis Senior (East St. Louis, Illinois) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Early life and high school
editLovett grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois and attended East St. Louis Senior High School. He was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at Arizona State over offers from 20 other Power Five schools.[1] Lovett flipped his commitment to Missouri later in his senior year.[2]
College career
editMissouri
editLovett caught 26 passes for 173 yards and also rushed for 40 yards and one touchdown during his freshman season at Missouri.[3] He entered his sophomore season as a starter at wide receiver.[4] Lovett was named first team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) by the Associated Press at the end of the season after leading the Tigers with 56 receptions and 846 receiving yards with three touchdown receptions.[5] He entered the NCAA transfer portal after the conclusion of the regular season.[6]
Georgia
editIn December 2022, Lovett transferred to Georgia.[7]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Missouri Tigers | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 173 | 6.7 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 6 | 56 | 846 | 15.1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | |
| Georgia Bulldogs | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 14 | 7 | 54 | 613 | 11.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career[8] | 41 | 19 | 142 | 1,698 | 11.9 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 1 | |
References
edit- ^ "East St. Louis receiver commits verbally to Arizona State". Belleville News-Democrat. September 11, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ "East St. Louis four-star receiver Dominic Lovett flips pledge to Mizzou". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ "Why Dominic Lovett's new position could spark Mizzou's offense". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 2, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ "Shifty, fast, good hands: Lovett breaking out for Missouri". Columbia Missourian. September 23, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ "Mizzou's Dominic Lovett, Isaiah McGuire earn AP first-team All-SEC honors". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ Baumgartner, Blake (November 28, 2022). "Source: Missouri WR Dominic Lovett to enter transfer portal". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ Emerson, Seth. "Former Missouri WR Dominic Lovett transfers to Iowa State: How it bolsters Bulldogs' title chances". theathletic.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Dominic Lovett College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 5, 2023.