Jordan Love has been an analytical darling among NFL analysts over the last several seasons, but has not received the same recognition from NFL fans. He has shown flashes of greatness over his three years as a starter and has led the Green Bay Packers to the playoffs in each of those seasons, helping him secure a long-term contract.
One NFL analyst addressed how little attention Love gets and compared him to another great Packers quarterback.
Colin Cowherd Applauds Jordan Love’s Underappreciated Talent
After sitting behind Aaron Rodgers for the first three years, many questioned his ability to be the long-term starter for the Packers. However, after Rodgers left Green Bay, Love solidified himself as the franchise quarterback.
Due to his lack of awards and deep playoff runs, Love doesn’t get the credit that many other great quarterbacks do, but some quarterbacks who haven’t won MVP awards or won consistently in the postseason get much more recognition than Love does.
“This is a quarterback that doesn’t have the resume of Patrick Mahomes, but his resume is a lot better, like Justin Herbert level, then people give him credit for, but nobody talks about him, and that’s Jordan Love,” said Colin Cowherd. “I don’t think he’s undervalued; I just think he’s under-the-radar and underdiscussed.”
“When you compare him and his first 3 years statistically he’s better than Favre and basically even with Rodgers.”@colincowherd breaks down the numbers and explains why Jordan Love is quietly becoming the next great Packers QB pic.twitter.com/nEdT6T8qNh
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) August 26, 2026
Love ranked as the No. 4 quarterback in PFN’s Quarterback Impact Metric (QBi) in 2025, completing 66.3% of his passes for 3,381 yards, with 23 touchdowns and 6 interceptions.
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In addition to his lack of hardware and deep playoff runs, one thing going against Love in the minds and psyches of many is what he has to live up to as the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers.
He is the third quarterback in a direct succession plan after Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers. The Hall of Famer and future Hall of Famer combined for seven NFL MVP’s and two Lombardi trophies as members of the Packers, making Love’s play look pedestrian in comparison.
However, Cowherd argues that when you take a deeper dive into the numbers, the three are a lot closer than you would think, through three years as the starter for the Packers.
“He doesn’t have the appeal from the advertisers of Favre and Rodgers, but what’s interesting is, when you compare him and his first 3 years statistically, he’s better than Favre and basically even with Aaron Rodgers,” Cowherd added.
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Based on the graphic shared on “The Herd With Colin Cowherd,” through three seasons as the starter, Love has led the Packers to a 27-19-1 record, completing 64.5% of his passes, averaging 232.5 passing yards per game, with an 80-28 touchdown-to-interception ratio, and a 97.8 passer rating.
Compared to Favre and Rodgers through their first three seasons as starters, the records are nearly identical, with a slight nod to Love. The former Utah State star’s numbers are better in each category over Favre.
As for Rodgers, while Rodgers has a pretty significant advantage in passing yards per game, Love only slightly trails Rodgers in touchdowns and rating. At the same time, the completion percentages between Rodgers and Love are nearly identical, and Love has thrown fewer interceptions.
Favre and Rodgers each won their first MVP award in their fourth year as a starter, with Rodgers winning the Super Bowl in his third season as a starter, and Favre not winning the Super Bowl until his fifth year as the Packers’ starting quarterback.
Clearly, his numbers live up to those that came before him thus far in his career thus far. Only time will tell if Love can follow in the footsteps of his predecessors in Green Bay, with an MVP-caliber season in year four as a starter. Green Bay is hoping for a jump like that, as well as a deep postseason run and its first Super Bowl Championship since the 2010 season.
