Jordan Love is back in the summer spotlight for all the wrong reasons, and once again the national conversation doesn’t seem especially interested in giving him his due.
The latest round of leaguewide ranking season has Love sitting outside the top tier of quarterbacks, first in the NFL’s annual Top 100 and then again in ESPN’s quarterback rankings. That’s the kind of thing that keeps the debate machine humming in late July, when minicamp is done, training camp is still a little more than two weeks away, and the league is hungry for anything that can pass for a storyline.
Love landed at No. 72 in the NFL’s Top 100, a spot that immediately invites arguments because that list is built on player votes and has always functioned more like a popularity contest than a clean evaluation. ESPN’s version didn’t exactly settle anything either.
Its analysts ranked the top 10 quarterbacks, and Love didn’t make the cut. Instead, Caleb Williams checked in at No. 10, a placement that came down to a vague “he’s harder to defend” explanation rather than anything concrete.
That’s the kind of reasoning that tends to light people up, and Love’s placement is already doing its job in that regard. Micah Parsons isn’t happy about where Love landed on the list, either.
The whole thing is part of the annual ritual: rankings drop, fans argue, and everyone pretends the exercise is more than a content engine. This time, though, the frustration around Love’s standing is spilling into more than one list, which only adds to the feeling that he still isn’t getting much respect from the national media.
There’s also a Packers angle beyond Love. Micah Parsons is expected to return to the field in week 5, and the hope is that he can channel some of that irritation somewhere useful. For now, though, the latest rankings have done exactly what they were designed to do: get people talking.
Elsewhere around the Packers, there’s also reason to think Karl Brooks could be in line for a better season in 2026 if his workload is managed more carefully. Brooks was forced into heavier snap counts last year because of the trade of Kenny Clark and an injury to Devonte Wyatt, and the idea is that a more reasonable workload should help his play.
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