Jordan Love has landed inside FOX Sports’ top 10 quarterback rankings, and the Green Bay Packers are counting on that number to mean a lot more than just respect on a list.
FOX Sports slotted Love eighth among NFL quarterbacks, putting him ahead of Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers and Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions. Henry McKenna explained the placement this way: "I’m happy we have Love on this list," Henry McKenna of FOX Sports wrote.
"I’m not sure that Love’s statistical breakthrough season is coming this year, given that he still doesn’t have a bona fide WR1. But I will say that his breakthrough season - from a decision-making and consistency standpoint - was last year.
His game was clunky and filled with easy mistakes in 2024, perhaps because of pressure or perhaps because of injuries. But in 2025, he looked like the NFL’s best decision-maker, capable of managing games from throw to throw and drive to drive.
He didn’t throw a million passes, but he generated the explosives when they presented themselves and largely took what the defense gave him. I’m expecting another impressive year on film and in advanced statistics, even if I can’t promise he’s a top-10 fantasy QB."
That’s the kind of praise Green Bay has been waiting to hear about its franchise quarterback. Love has settled in as a solid player under Matt LaFleur, but the Packers clearly aren’t paying him to be merely solid. In 2024, he signed a four-year, $220 million deal, the kind of contract that comes with heavyweight expectations.
Last season, Love threw for 3,381 yards and 23 touchdowns while completing 66.3% of his passes. Green Bay finished 9-7-1 and then fell to the Chicago Bears in the wild-card round of the 2025 NFL playoffs.
For his career, Love now has 11,535 passing yards and 83 touchdown passes, and he has gone 27-20-1 as a starter.
The Packers will open the 2026 season against the Minnesota Vikings, and there’s already a sense that Love has to come out swinging. Micah Parsons will miss the start of the campaign while recovering from his ACL tear, which only adds to the pressure on Love to carry the offense early.
Green Bay is 1-3 in the playoffs since Love replaced future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers. That history matters, especially in a franchise where Rodgers and Brett Favre each delivered a Super Bowl. Love is now the one being asked to keep that tradition going.
Under LaFleur, the Packers are 79-46-1 in regular season and playoff games combined. With Love’s ranking now in the spotlight, 2026 is shaping up as another revealing year in Green Bay.
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