Rasheed Lovelace holds the LDT · Backup spot in James Madison Dukes’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Rasheed Lovelace is a defensive lineman from Pensacola, FL, who attended Pine Forest High School before playing at Nicholls. As a high school senior, he recorded 121 tackles, 26.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks while helping lead Pine Forest to a 12-1 record and a Florida 6A state title game appearance. At Nicholls, Lovelace earned Southland Conference Freshman of the Year honors in 2023 after starting all 11 games at nose tackle with 27 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss. He was named First Team All-Southland in 2024, accumulating 46 tackles across 11 games with a pick-six return against Louisiana Tech. Lovelace started five games in 2025 at Nicholls, totaling 19 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss before transferring to James Madison.

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