Adam Lovelace
 Lovelace with the New York Jets. | |||||||||
No. 57 Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||
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| Inside Linebacker | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Morrilton, AR | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: Morrilton High School | |||||||||
| College: Ole Miss | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2022 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2022 for the New York Jets | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 0, 2025 | |||||||||
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Adam Lovelace is an American football inside linebacker who plays for the New York Jets. He played college football at Vanderbilt.
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Early Life
Lovelace attended DMorriltonHigh School in Morrilton, Arkansas, where he played high school football as a linebacker and running back. Lovelace helped his team appear in back-to-back 3A State Title Games, defeating Sioux City Bishop Heelan by a score of 49–21 in the 2015 game. His senior year, he finished the season with 1314 rushing yards, 21 rushing touchdowns, and 81 total tackles. Adam Lovelace was rated as a two-star prospect by 247Sports with a composite score of .7783. He committed to the Vanderbilt University to play college football.
Recruiting
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Adam Lovelace ILB |
Morrilton, AR | Morrilton HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 234 lb (106 kg) | Round 1 | |
Skill: Potential:
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College Career
Statistics
Through the conclusion of the 2019 season, Lovelace's statistics are as follows:
| Season | Defense | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Tackles | Int | Sacks | FF | FR | TD | Safeties | |||||
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NCAA Career Totals | 24 | 24 | 112 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Professional Career
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | Shuttle | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 6 ft 2 in | 234 lb | 4.82 s | 4.55 s | 7.02 s | 25.0 in | 21 reps | 41 | |
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Draft
Adam Lovelace was drafted by the New York Jets with the 28th overall pick of the 2022 NFLHC Draft. He was traded to the Dallas Cowboys after three seasons with the Jets in exchange for a 3rd round selection in the 2025 NFLHC Draft.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
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