National Football Foundation

For gridiron success, all you need is Love. A team leader, both athletically and academically, Grayling Love has anchored the Sun Devil's offensive line and made his presence felt in the classroom and community as well.

A 2004 First Team Academic All-Conference selection and two-time Academic All-Conference Honorable Mention, Love graduated with Cum Laude honors in May of 2005. A 2004 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team member and Second Team member in 2003, he is the recipient of the Arthur Ashe Scholar-Athlete Award and the Pat Tillman Leadership Through Action Scholarship. 

A looming presence at 6-foot-3, 301 pounds, Love was a First Team All-Conference performer in 2004 and Second Team honoree in 2003. Recipient of the inaugural PAC-10 Sportsmanship Award, he was named ASU Outstanding Offensive Lineman and ASU's Most Improved Player in 2003. Cited by numerous publications as a 2005 Preseason First Team All-Conference, Love appeared on the Watch Lists for the Rimington and Lombardi Awards as well as the Outland Trophy. 

The president of the ASU Chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Love volunteers at summer camps and is a speaker at local high schools about the importance of education.  He is currently a product line manager for Eaton, an Atlanta-based power management company.