In Fantasy Football, drafters are always looking for players that are going to fall down the draft board with high upside. For this season, that might describe Jordan Love to a tee. Going into what will be essentially his fifth season out of Utah State, Love has gotten a reputation for having a big arm, decent running skill, and big play potential. Despite all that, he is being ranked well outside the top 10 quarterbacks in the league. Does that make him the best potential QB2?
Jordan Love’s numbers may not pop out the way Josh Allen’s or Lamar Jackson‘s do, but there is still a lot to be proud of. He only threw for over 300 yards once last season, but up until Week 11, he had only one game below 200 yards. His numbers at the end of the season need to be taken with a grain of salt, too; they ran the ball with Josh Jacobs much more, so Love had fewer attempts and, therefore, fewer numbers overall.
Still, that shouldn’t detract from the fact that he became much more of a game manager towards the end of the season. Love threw at least one interception in his first eight games of last season, after which, he didn’t throw another in any of his remaining games. That simply shows that Love ended up going for the home run ball less and learned how to win games by throwing for fewer yards but being more consistent. He still didn’t reach 230 yards in the last five games he played.
At the moment, Jordan Love’s ADP is 16th among quarterbacks, just ahead of C.J. Stroud, making him a solid QB2 in the majority of leagues. As a QB2, his overall ADP would look very low, since most players don’t draft their second quarterback until late in the draft. There are plenty of reasons why players should have Love on their roster going into the season, though.
The Packers drafted Matthew Golden out of Texas to add to a very underrated receiving core with Jayden Reed , Romeo Doubs, and Dontayvion Wicks. That may be a sign that Green Bay wants to be throwing the ball much more in this new season, since Love will have a full complement of weapons.
If Love takes care of the ball the way he did to end last season, he could be looking at 20+ fantasy points in most games next season. That’s a very high value for someone being drafted as a QB2. When it comes to the latter end of the draft, where benches are being filled out, Love is a player who should be rostered. Leaving him on the board means any play can pick him up and have a huge quarterback plug-in in any given week.
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