Jordan Love

Jordan Alexander Love (born November 2, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).

Love was born in Bakersfield, California, on November 2, 1998.

His father, Orbin Jr., was a police officer for the Bakersfield Police Department, while his mother, Anna, worked for the California Highway Patrol.

Jordan and his father were close, with Orbin Jr. coaching many of his son's sports teams.

After a doctor changed his medication, Orbin's behavior became abnormal and he died by suicide a short time later.

Love was 14 years old when his father died; he contemplated quitting football but his mother encouraged him to continue for another year to make sure he was not making a rash decision.

Love attended Liberty High School where he played on the football team.

Initially quite small in stature, Love served as the backup quarterback for the freshman team.

Midway through his junior year, he became the starting quarterback for the varsity team, a position he held for the rest of high school.

As a senior, Love passed for 2,148 yards and 24 touchdowns and rushed for 806 yards with eight touchdowns.

He led Liberty to the State semi-final that season.

A two-star recruit, he committed to play college football for Utah State over Division I FCS offers from Eastern Washington, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, and Sacramento State.

His only Division I FBS scholarship offer came from Utah State.

Between his freshman year of high school and his first year of college, Love grew 9 in in height and gained 80 lb. He redshirted his first year at Utah State University in 2016.

As a freshman in 2017, he played in 12 games and started the final six.

He finished the season, completing 129 of 235 passes for 1,631 yards, eight touchdowns and six interceptions.

Following his debut at UNLV, he was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week.

He played college football for the Utah State Aggies, where he was named to the second-team All-MWC (2018) and was selected as the MVP of the 2018 New Mexico Bowl.

As a sophomore in 2018, Love started all 13 games, completing 267 of 417 passes for a school season record 3,567 yards with 32 touchdowns and six interceptions.

He was named the MVP of the 2018 New Mexico Bowl after passing for 359 yards and four touchdowns.

His team finished the season with an 11–2 record and ranked No. 22 on the AP poll.

Following his sophomore season, he was expected to be a future NFL first-round draft pick.

Analyst Lance Zierlein noted in his assessment of Love that "he has the arm to stick throws into tight windows but needs better eye discipline and anticipation to keep windows open. His size, mobility and arm talent combined with his 2018 flashes could be a winning hand that leads a team into the future or a siren's song of erratic play and unfulfilled potential".

Love's measurements and performance at the Scouting Combine were praised and increased interest in him as a high draft pick.

In 2019, Love returned to Utah State under a new head coach and offensive coordinator.

Many teammates from his previous season had graduated, including four starters on the offensive line.

Love again started all 13 games, completing 293 of 473 passes for 3,402 yards with 20 touchdowns and a career-high 17 interceptions.

His team slid to a 7–6 record with the changes to the roster and coaching staff.

Following the end of the 2019 season, Love announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2020 NFL Draft.

He completed his college career passing for 8,600 yards, throwing 60 touchdowns against 29 interceptions and rushing for an additional 403 yards and 9 touchdowns.

After announcing that he would forgo his senior year of college, Love was drafted by the Packers in the first round (26th pick) of the 2020 NFL Draft.

He served as the back-up quarterback to starter Aaron Rodgers for three years, before being named the starting quarterback of the Packers for the 2023 NFL season.

During his first season as a starter, Love recorded over 4,000 passing yards and threw 32 touchdowns while leading the Packers to a victory in the playoffs.

Love participated in the NFL Scouting Combine prior to the 2020 Draft.

He measured in just under 6 foot 4 inches, 224 pounds and a hand span of 10 and a half inches.

During the combine, Love participated in all of the major drills, including recording a 40-yard dash time of 4.74 seconds and a Wonderlic test score of 27.

NFL.com graded him as the fifth best quarterback in the Combine and projected that he would eventually become a starting quarterback in the NFL.

After trading up with the Miami Dolphins, the Green Bay Packers drafted Love in the first round (26th pick) in the 2020 draft, making him the first player from a Group of Five conference to be chosen in that draft.

The move shocked draft analysts and the news media.

The Packers already had an MVP quarterback in Aaron Rodgers.