Dominic Lovett, Georgia: 2025 NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Lovett was a four-star recruit from East St. Louis High School in East St. Louis, Ill. in the class of 2021

Dominic Lovett saw a dip in production after transferring from Missouri to Georgia. With Brock Bowers and Ladd McConkey off to the NFL, Lovett is poised to see more targets and diverse opportunities in 2024. He projects as a Day 3 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

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Dominic Lovett, WR Georgia: 2025 NFL Draft Profile

Classification: Senior slot receiver from Belleville, Ill.

Background: Lovett was a four-star recruit from East St. Louis High School in East St. Louis, Ill. in the class of 2021. He was the No. 331 recruit according to 247Sports and No. 228 for On3.com. Lovett was an unranked four-star recruit for Rivals and an unranked three-star recruit for ESPN with a 79 grade out of 100. He originally committed to Arizona State before flipping to Missouri. He transferred from Missouri to Georgia for the 2023 season. Lovett’s high school senior season was canceled because of COVID-19. As a junior, he hauled in 73 receptions for 1,541 yards and 16 touchdowns and returned kicks and punts while earning All-Metro honors. East St. Louis went 14-0 and won the Illinois 6A State Championship. As a sophomore attending Belleville West High School, Lovett totaled 45 receptions for 1,049 yards and 24 touchdowns.

Injuries & Off-Field: Listed as questionable (vs. Florida) and probable (vs. Vanderbilt) with an ankle injury suffered vs. Georgia in 2022 but played

Awards: 2022 Second Team All-SEC, 2022 First Team All-SEC (Associated Press)

Pros: Experience operating in the slot and out wide, decent arm length for his frame, loose lower half, sudden changes of direction, agile and lightning-fast feet, acceleration to take advantage of free releases, agility, foot speed, and springiness to suddenly work across the DBs face during release, mixes route tempo, sharp and sudden cuts, sharp fakes and cuts generate space vs. tight coverage, athletic tools to run impactful whip routes, uses quick route fakes to manipulate leverage of off-man defenders, quickly out-leverages second level defenders, vertical speed corners need to respect, speed and fluidity make him a weapon on screens, uses his blockers well on screens, solid elusiveness, speed assists with YAC

Cons: Limited special teams experience, ADOT and yards per route run plummeted at Georgia in 2023, benefited from free releases and schemed touches in 2023, slot-only size, concerns about physicality vs. press coverage, not a true burner, speed testing will be important, lacks elite twitch and elusiveness, few reps where he clearly stacks the CB vertically, small catch radius, four drops in 2023, hand size possibly leading to drops, catch strength led to some drops after defender made contact, runs himself into zone defenders, awareness of defensive spacing in zone needs to improve, lacks play strength to survive many tackle attempts, gets folded by significant hits, very physically limited blocker

Overview: Lovett hasn’t taken many special teams snaps in his career, but he has experience operating in the slot and out wide. He is a slot-only prospect with limited size and play strength. Lovett has decent-sized arms for a player with his stature. The role he played at Georgia in 2023 led to his average depth of target (ADOT) and yards per route run dropping off a cliff after an All-SEC season at Missouri. However, he relied heavily on free releases and schemed touches in both offenses. The Bulldogs just threw to him less often on downfield routes than the Tigers. Lovett has a loose lower half and quick, agile feet that allow for sudden changes of direction. He accelerates quickly off the line, taking advantage of space with free releases. The Illinois native faces some concerns when pressed at the line because of his disadvantage against physicality. Fortunately, Lovett has the agility, foot speed, and springiness to separate from defenders and suddenly work across their faces, even when facing press coverage. He mixes route tempo and executes sudden, sharp cuts that generate natural separation. Lovett’s route fakes are also sharp and effective. His quick fakes allow him to manipulate the leverage of off-man defenders. The former four-star recruit quickly out-leverages second level defenders up the seam. Cornerbacks must respect Lovett’s speed when he works vertically, but he isn’t a true burner. His pre-draft speed testing will mean a lot for his profile because undersized receivers running in the mid to late 4.4s rarely hear their names called in the top three rounds. Lovett only posted a few reps in 2023 where he clearly stacked the cornerback downfield. His acceleration and fluidity make him a weapon on screens, but he lacks high-end twitch and elusiveness. The former All-SEC selection has a small catch radius, and limited hand size might be the cause of his drop issues that popped up this past season. Lovett’s limited awareness of spacing in zone leads to him running into coverage and eliminating potential options for his quarterback. He lacks the play strength to survive most tackle attempts and isn’t a reliable blocker.

Overall, Lovett’s size, play strength, and catch radius are all significant limiting factors that take away from his exciting agility. Lovett is a quality route runner capable of creating separation in small spaces, but his open field speed needs to be confirmed by official testing. He can do much more than he was asked to handle at Georgia in 2023, but his reliance on free releases and schemed touches does raise questions about his NFL projection.

Role & Scheme Fit: Slot receiver in an 11 personnel scheme

Round Grade: Fifth Round

Size: 5'10", 179 lbs. (Unofficial)

Submitted: 06-09-24