Jordan Love disrespected again in new quarterback rankings that refuse to move beyond outdated priors
Some can’t accept that Love has progressed.
It was ok to say that Jordan Love was an imperfect prospect. It was fine to have questions and doubts about him when the Green Bay Packers moved on from Aaron Rodgers. But at some point, people have to move on from their priors and actually analyze what’s happening on the football field.
Nick Shook from NFL.com revealed his latest quarterback rankings, and it’s wild to see how Love is still nationally perceived — and this is not to pick on Shook, it’s a wider problem with many people out there. Love was ranked 14th, opening the third tier of quarterbacks, behind players like Caleb Williams, Jared Goff, Daniel Jones, who were all materially worse in 2025.
“Jordan Love peaked in a Week 8 win over Aaron Rodgers’ Steelers, throwing the Packers to victory on the road, but never quite found the level of consistency Green Bay needs from its franchise quarterback,” Shook wrote. “He certainly enjoyed some highs, with the four-touchdown showing against Detroit on Thanksgiving coming to mind. He just needs to do it more often in order to help the Packers reach their potential.”
Stats and tape tell a different story
How can someone say that Jordan Love “never quite found the level of consistency,” but somehow put Caleb Williams ahead of him? Success rate is an excellent tool to measure consistency — Love was seventh, Williams was 24th.
Love was also third on PFF passing grade, which is also a down-to-down metric, only behind Matthew Stafford and Joe Burrow.
Early in his starting career, Love did lack some consistency. He was much better in EPA/play than he was in success rate, showing volatility despite his explosiveness. But that’s simply not true about his 2025 performance — and Shook’s exercise was exactly about 2025.
This past season, Love had a 2.7% turnover-worthy play. Among quarterbacks who had this same rate or lower, Love and Burrow were the only ones who had a big-time throw rate over 5%. That means the Packers franchise quarterback was both productive and prudent with the ball.
Jordan Love isn’t a perfect quarterback by any means, and you can argue he’s still not an elite player — the 2025 season mostly showed he is, but it’s not a definitive truth.
However, rankings and perceptions like these make it clear that Love is wildly underrated — and most of it is based on narratives and priors that can’t be sustained with what Love has shown on the field since he took over the starting job.
It’s time to evaluate Jordan Love for what he actually does, and not for what you thought of him three years ago.
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