Jordan Alexander Love is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers in the NFL. The Packers drafted Love as the 26th pick in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Love failed to make an appearance in his rookie year and started for a few games in the next two seasons, as a backup to starting quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. He became a starter for the Packers in the 2023 NFL season and completed the season with a 9-8 record completing 372 passes for 4,159 yards. In his five seasons in the NFL, Love has appeared in 32 games completing 532 passes for 6,116 yards. He has a record of 12-11 making two playoff appearances in 2023.
Growing up in California, Love attended Liberty High School. Love finished his senior year with 2,148 passing yards, 24 touchdowns and led his team to the State semi-finals in 2015. Love committed to Utah State University in 2016. He finished his collegiate career with 689 passes completed for 8,600 yards with 60 touchdowns and 29 interceptions. Love holds three Utah State career records with 12 career 300-yard passing games, 9,003 yards of total offence, and four completions of at least 80 yards. Love received Second-Team All-Mountain West and Third-Team All-Mountain West honors in 2018 and 2019 respectively.
Jordan Love Jersey Number
Jordan Love wears the jersey with no. 10 with the Green Bay Packers, as of October 2024. Love was presented with the number by Darrius Shepherd who previously had the number 10 for Packers. He wore the same number at Liberty High and also continued to wear the number 10 in his Utah State University days.
Love wears the number as a tribute to his father as he mentioned he wore the same number, according to PackersNews. In an interview, Love explained the reason he got the no. 10 saying “My dad wore number 10 when he was in high school. That was like a tribute to him. When I was younger, I started wearing 10. I think, like, sixth grade, seventh grade I started wearing 10, and it kind of just stuck with me. Definitely a tribute to my dad, he wore number 10.”
Love followed the footsteps of players like Matt Flynn, Al Del Greco and Blair Kiel who had the number 10 for years with the Packers. After being a backup for the first three seasons in the NFL, Love got his regular starts in 2023. The Packers won their first game in the playoffs since his draft with him starting in 2023. Love has continued to start for the Packers in 2024, as he has 63.3% passing accuracy in the first five games.
FAQs on Jordan Love
A. Jordan Love was born in Bakersfield, California on November 2, 1998.
A. Jordan Love attended Liberty High School in Bakersfield, California.
A. Jordan Love is 6ft 4in tall.
A. Jordan Love is 25 years old, as of October 2024.
