Love's upside in a Packers offense expected to be tailored to his strengths is what makes him a good prospect. But because he's been mostly unimpressive over 291 career snaps, he's not nearly as exciting to buy into as other non-top-12 QBs. Love has mostly dinked-and-dunked downfield over 83 career pass attempts with only two completions of 16-plus Air Yards on 14 tries. All three of his touchdowns were catch-and-run plays by his receivers, two of which were considerably long. His biggest strength? His mobility, where he's kept plays alive with his legs and averaged 5.5 yards per run when he wasn't kneeling down (six attempts). For what it's worth, his schedule is projected to be the easiest for any quarterback this season. Expect Love to be taken around the 21st QB off the board as an upside-based No. 2 option in Superflex/two-QB formats or as a quality backup in one-QB leagues.
Love completed 22 of 44 passes for 259 yards, a touchdown and an interception in Sunday's 18-17 win over the Saints. He also rushed nine times for 39 yards and another touchdown.
Love drove Green Bay back from a 17-point deficit to begin the fourth quarter, making big plays with both his arm and legs. His first touchdown came on a one-yard run, after which Love passed for a successful two-point conversion. On his next series, Love had a 24-yard scramble before connecting with Romeo Doubs for an eight-yard touchdown with just under three minutes remaining. Although he missed a few open throws during the contest and has completed only 53 percent of his passes on the season, Love will nonetheless be riding high after a dramatic victory in his first start at Lambeau Field. Furthermore, he stands of chance of getting playmakers Aaron Jones (hamstring) and Christian Watson (hamstring) back for Week 4's Thursday night visit from the Lions.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Bust Alert (Start/Sit)
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Love has been among the best surprise stories this season, and he's the No. 2 Fantasy quarterback through two weeks at 27.7 points per game. What's more remarkable is he's done that without Christian Watson (hamstring), and hopefully Watson can return in Week 3 against the Saints. But even if that happens, I would still just use Love in Superflex and two-quarterback leagues. While it isn't the best of opponents, the Saints have shut down Ryan Tannehill and Bryce Young in two games with a combined 351 passing yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. And going back to last year, the Saints have allowed just one quarterback to score multiple touchdowns in their past eight games, with five touchdowns and nine interceptions over that span.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Week 3 Early Waiver Targets (Add/Drop)
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I'm not quite sure what to make of Love's performance through two games. I mean, six touchdowns, no interceptions speaks for itself, so he's obviously been pretty good. But his completion percentage is also below 56% overall, and he hasn't attempted more than 27 passes in either game so far. Still, he's taking his shots down the field, the Packers offense seems well designed, and again, he's about to get his two best weapons back, hopefully.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Another three touchdowns
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Love completed 14 of 25 passes for 151 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 25-24 loss to the Falcons. He also rushed twice for 23 yards.
Love has now thrown three scores in both games this season, with each of Sunday's touchdowns going to a rookie receiver. He opened with an easy nine-yarder to Jayden Reed on a push pass, then found Dontayvion Wicks for a 32-yard score after halftime. Despite hitting Reed for a 10-yard touchdown to end the third quarter, Love and Green Bay's offense stalled in the fourth, leading to a late defeat. While starting guard Elgton Jenkins (knee) was forced out Sunday, Love will hope left tackle David Bakhtiari (knee) and playmakers Aaron Jones (hamstring) and Christian Watson (hamstring) can return to help support him in Week 3 versus the Saints.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Adds/Streamers (QB Preview)
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I'm a little lower than consensus on Love in Week 2, though I'll admit being impressed by his Week 1 performance. If he gets Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs both to 100%, Love showed enough to make me believe he could be a borderline top-12 QB. I just don't love starting him on the road against Arthur Smith's team, especially since we still aren't projecting a return for Watson yet.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Beats Bears with three TDs
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Love completed 15 of 27 passes for 245 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 38-20 win over the Bears. He also rushed three times for 12 yards.
Love picked up where Aaron Rodgers left off by beating the Bears at Soldier Field. The Packers' new quarterback made many key throws on third down, including his opening touchdown pass to Romeo Doubs. Love also found Aaron Jones for a 35-yard score on a critical fourth down in the third quarter before capping his day with another red-zone TD to Doubs. Following his triumphant effort against Green Bay's oldest rival, Love will now hope to get top wideout Christian Watson (hamstring) back ahead of Week 2's trip to Atlanta.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Week 1 Waiver Priority List
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Like Pickett, Love is another good No. 2 quarterback to stash if you're looking for upside. He's looked solid in the preseason, and he has some young playmakers in the passing game with Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Jayden Reed and Luke Musgrave. We know there's a lot of pressure on Love to replace Aaron Rodgers, and if Love succeeds he could be a solid Fantasy option this season. I'm excited to see how he does against the Bears in Week 1. Love is worth adding for 1 percent of your remaining FAB.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Average in preseason finale
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Love completed nine of 15 passes for 63 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's preseason game against the Seahawks.
Love led the Packers to a field goal and touchdown on three drives, but he did it against Seattle's backups and underthrew a wide-open Christian Watson on what could've been a 49-yard touchdown. Love found Watson for a six-yard score to finish that same drive, then gave way to backup QB Sean Clifford and the second-string offense. The Packers open the regular season with a trip to Chicago, kicking off at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sun., Sept. 10.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Another promising exhibition
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Love completed five of eight pass attempts for 84 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions and rushed twice for 11 yards in Saturday's preseason tilt against the Patriots.
Love was on the field for three series with the first-team offense Saturday, throwing a 19-yard dart to rookie wideout Jayden Reed for a touchdown on his third and final drive. The 2020 first-round pick has led two touchdown drives on five possessions so far this preseason as he builds confidence heading into his first year as starter. Lots of eyes will be on Love this season as he takes over for the legendary Aaron Rodgers, who signed with the Jets this past offseason after putting together a Hall of Fame resume during his time in Green Bay.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Throws TD in preseason opener
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Love completed seven of 10 passes for 46 yards and a touchdown in Friday's 36-19 preseason win over the Bengals.
Love played the first two drives, the second of which he capped with a nine-yard touchdown pass to Romeo Doubs. The 24-year-old quarterback looked decent in his limited playing time here, but the jury's still out over how capably Love will be able to step into the starting role vacated by Packers legend Aaron Rodgers. As he prepares for his first season as a starter, Love will likely ramp up his workload in Green Bay's second preseason game against the Patriots.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Slated to play Friday
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Love said Wednesday that he expects to play a few possessions in Friday's preseason game at Cincinnati, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
A 2020 first-round pick, Love didn't see any NFL action until the 2021 preseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, he logged mostly spot duty -- including one start -- in the last two regular seasons, en route to 606 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions on 60.3-percent passing. Now that Aaron Rodgers has moved on to the Jets, Love has taken over direction of the Packers offense behind a steady offensive line. Love will have a one-two punch in running backs Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon to lean on, but the receiving corps mostly boasts first- and second-year options, headlined by 2022 second-round pick Christian Watson.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Preseason workload TBD
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Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said Love may "potentially" see significant preseason reps this summer, Eric Edholm of NFL.com reports. "There's a lot of things I'd like to see out of him," LaFleur said. "It's more or less just the process of becoming better each and every day and the command that he has."
LaFleur indicated that the plan is "fluid," as the Packers certainly don't want to risk a Love injury in meaningless preseason exhibitions as the Utah State product takes the reins of the offense from Aaron Rodgers. Love has attempted just 83 regular-season passes through his first three years in the NFL.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Signs one-year extension
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Love agreed Tuesday with the Packers on a one-year extension worth up to $22.5 million, including $13.5 million fully guaranteed, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Love and the Packers found a workaround shortly before the deadline to lock in fifth-year options for 2020 first-round picks. The team apparently wasn't comfortable guaranteeing Love a $20.3 million salary for 2024, so instead he accepted a one-year extension with a smaller guarantee and a slightly higher ceiling. The 24-year-old is set to take over as Green Bay's starting quarterback after the Aaron Rodgers trade, leading an offense with Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon in the backfield and Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs and Jayden Reed projected as the top three wide receivers. The Packers took Reed in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft while also adding tight end Luke Musgrave in round two, tight end Tucker Kraft in round three and wideout Dontayvion Wicks in round five.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Offense in transition
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Coach Matt LaFleur noted at the Annual League Meeting on Tuesday that "it's going to be a progression" as the Packers move from Aaron Rodgers to Love at quarterback, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.
The expected trade of Rodgers from Green Bay to the Jets has yet to go through, but both LaFleur and GM Brian Gutekunst have relayed this week the Packers' intention to deal their long-time signal-caller. Aside from the pending transaction, the team also must make a decision on whether to pick up the fifth-year option on Love's rookie contract, which needs to happen by May 1. Since being selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, Love hasn't gotten much in-game action with Rodgers leading the offense. In 10 appearances (one start), Love has completed 50 of 83 passes (60.2 percent) for 606 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Spends another season as backup
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Love completed 14 of 21 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown over four appearances during the 2022 season.
The former first-rounder played sparingly in his third season, with the highlight being his late-game performance in the Packers' Week 12 loss to the Eagles. He could finally get a real chance to show what he can do in 2023 if fellow quarterback Aaron Rodgers moves on or retires, but his status will be in limbo until Rodgers' situation is resolved.
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Packers' Jordan Love: One To Stash (QB Preview)
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Aaron Rodgers has talked openly about the possibility of sitting out if the Packers are eliminated. That could be right around the corner if the team's currently in the playoffs keep winning. At the very least, Love is a must-stash in two-QB leagues, but the Packers have a great closing schedule which could make Love a Fantasy starter late in the year if everything goes right.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Will remain in backup role Week 13
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Love is slated to serve as Aaron Rodgers' backup in Sunday's game against the Bears after the latter was cleared to start the Week 13 contest, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Rodgers, who has been playing through a broken right thumb since Week 6, picked up another injury in last Sunday's loss to the Eagles, when he suffered a rib contusion. Though Love finished out the contest in place of the banged-up Rodgers, the third-year quarterback won't get the starting assignment Week 13 after Rodgers was able to practice in a limited fashion Thursday and Friday to ditch his injury designation heading into the weekend. The 4-8 Packers haven't ruled out the possibility of shutting Rodgers down once they're officially eliminated from playoff contention, so Love could have the chance to make some starts before season's end.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Week 13 Waiver Priority List
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We'll see if Aaron Rodgers (ribs) can play in Week 13 at Chicago, but if he's out, Love has the potential to be a low-end starter in deep, one-quarterback leagues. And Love would be a starter in Superflex and two-quarterback leagues if he starts against the Bears. Chicago has allowed a quarterback to score at least 19 Fantasy points in four of the past five games, including three passers getting at least 29 points over that span. Love came on for Rodgers in the second half of Week 12 at Philadelphia and completed 6-of-9 passes for 113 yards and one touchdown. In one-quarterback leagues, Love is worth 1 percent of your remaining FAB. And in Superflex and two-quarterback leagues, Love is worth at least 15 percent.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Takes over for injured Rodgers
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Love completed six of nine pass attempts for 113 yards and a touchdown after Aaron Rodgers (ribs) was forced to leave Sunday's 40-33 loss to the Eagles.
Love stepped in for Rodgers with the Packers down two scores late in the contest, and the backup didn't let the offense skip a beat despite eventually falling short on an improbable comeback attempt. The 2020 first-round pick looked as good as we've ever seen him in limited action, whipping crisp passes to his receivers in stride en route to a near-perfect QB rating in his quarter of action. Initial reports on Rodgers' ribs are unclear, but he was able to avoid a punctured lung after having trouble breathing while being examined postgame. Head coach Matt LaFleur added that he doesn't know if Rodgers will be forced to miss time, but added that if healthy, he will start Sunday against Chicago, according to Jeff Howe of The Athletic. If Love does end up starting for the 4-8 Packers, he showed enough of an improvement in a hostile environment Sunday to warrant fantasy consideration against a struggling Bears defense.
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Packers' Jordan Love: Sees late action in Week 1
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Love completed four of five passes for 65 yards in Sunday's loss to the Vikings.
With just over a minute to go and the Packers trailing by 16 points, Love replaced starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers and handled the final drive of the game. Love completed all four passes he got off, with the lone misfire coming on a spiked ball to stop the clock. The efficient outing bodes well for Love's confidence but does nothing to change his status as the backup behind Rodgers.
