2021 SEASON: Played in six games with one start, completing 36 of 62 passes (58.1 pct.) for 411 yards with two TDs and three INTs (68.7 rating)...Had 12 carries for 27 yards (2.3 avg.)…Dressed, but did not play in 10 contests (Weeks 3-8, 10, 12 and 15-16)…Was placed on reserve/COVID-19 on Dec. 6 and was sidelined in Week 14 vs. Chicago...At New Orleans (Sept. 12): Made his NFL regular-season debut, taking over for QB Aaron Rodgers in the fourth quarter with the Packers trailing, 38-3. Completed 5 of 7 passes (71.4 pct.) for 68 yards (102.1 rating), including a 32-yarder to WR Randall Cobb down to the New Orleans 30 with just over three minutes remaining. His first career completion came on a third-and-7 throw to WR Amari Rodgers that picked up 19 yards…At Kansas City (Nov. 7): Made his first NFL start in place of QB Aaron Rodgers (reserve/COVID-19), connecting on 19 of 34 passes (55.9 pct.) for 190 yards and a TD with one INT for a 69.5 rating. Added 23 rushing yards on five carries (4.6 avg.). Threw his first TD pass as a pro when he found WR Allen Lazard on fourth down with 4:54 remaining in the game for a 20-yard score…Vs. Minnesota (Jan. 2): Took over at QB midway through the fourth quarter with the Packers holding a 37-10 lead. Completed 2 of 4 passes for 19 yards and added 9 rushing yards on two carries (4.5 avg.)…At Detroit (Jan. 9): Took over at QB on the final series of the first half (kneel-down) and then played the entire second half, connecting on 10 of 17 passes for 134 yards and a TD with two INTs (64.0 rating). Led the Packers on two TD drives in the fourth quarter, highlighted by his career-long 62-yard TD to TE Josiah Deguara on a screen pass with 4:49 remaining to give the Packers a 30-27 lead.
2020 SEASON: Was inactive (third QB) for all 16 games and both postseason games…Was placed on reserve/COVID-19 on Nov. 6 and was activated on Nov. 10…2020 Draft: Selected by the Packers in the first round (No. 26 overall), a pick obtained from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for Green Bay's first-round pick (No. 30 overall) and its fourth-round selection (No. 136). Became just the fifth Utah State player in school history to be selected in the first round of the NFL draft, joining Bill Munson (L.A. Rams, 1964, No. 7 overall) as the only QBs in school history to be picked in the first round.
COLLEGE: Played in 38 games with 32 starts in three seasons and finished his career ranked No. 2 in school history in passing yards (8,600), completions (689) and attempts (1,125), tied for No. 2 in TD passes (60), and No. 3 in completion percentage (61.2)…Set school career records for total offense (9,003 yards), 300-yard passing games (12) and completions of 80-plus yards (four)…Earned his degree in human movement science…Junior season (2019): Completed 293 of 473 passes (61.9 percent) for 3,402 yards and 20 TDs with 17 INTs…Earned honorable mention All-Mountain West recognition and earned third-team all-league honors from Phil Steele's College Football…Set single-season school records for completions and attempts, while his passing-yardage total ranked No. 2 in school annals…Registered 3,577 yards of total offense, the third most in school history…Ranked No. 3 in the conference and No. 23 in the nation in passing yards per game (261.7 ypg)…Carried the ball 81 times for 175 yards (2.2 avg.)…Completed a career-high 33 passes on 48 attempts (68.8 pct.) for a season-high 416 yards and three TDs at Wake Forest (Aug. 30), with his completion total checking in at No. 2 in school history…Connected on 30 of 39 passes (76.9 pct.) for 388 yards and two TDs at Fresno State (Nov. 9)…Threw three TD passes for the second straight game, completing 30 of 39 passes (76.9 pct.) for 317 yards vs. Kent State (Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl) as he set the USU record for most completions in a bowl game…Sophomore season (2018): Earned second-team All-Mountain West honors from both the league's coaches and Phil Steele's College Football after completing 267 of 417 passes (64.0 pct.) for 3,567 yards and 32 TDs with six INTs…Led the conference and ranked No. 10 in the country in passing efficiency (158.3)…Led the MWC and was tied for No. 8 in the nation in TD passes…Set single-season school records for TD passes, passing yards, 300-yard passing games (seven) and for being named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (five times)…Also tied the single-season school record with a pair of 400-yard passing games…His 267 completions and 3,630 yards of total offense ranked No. 2 in school annals…Posted a career-high seven rushing TDs on the season…Helped Utah State set a Mountain West record with 618 points scored in 13 games, breaking the previous mark of 608 points scored by BYU in 2001 in 14 games…Earned his first MWC Offensive Player of the Week honor after throwing for 356 yards and two TDs on 26-of-38 passing (68.4 pct.) vs. Air Force (Sept. 22)…Earned conference Offensive Player of the Week recognition for the second straight game after throwing four TD passes for the first time in his career in the win at BYU (Oct. 5)…Earned his third straight Offensive Player of the Week award after completing 17 of 23 passes (73.9 pct.) for 322 yards and a career-high five TDs vs. UNLV (Oct. 13), matching the school single-game record for TD passes…Earned his fourth MWC Offensive Player of the Week honor after throwing for 448 yards and four TDs on 23-of-34 passing (67.6 pct.) vs. New Mexico (Oct. 27)…Posted a career-high 491 passing yards vs. San Jose State (Nov. 10), the third most in a game in school history, and matched his career best with five TD passes (including a career-long 88-yarder) as he took home conference Offensive Player of the Week honors for the fifth time on the season…Was named the Offensive Most Valuable Player vs. North Texas (New Mexico Bowl, Dec. 15) after throwing for 359 yards and four TDs on 21-of-43 passing (48.8 pct.) while adding a rushing TD…Set USU records for the most TD passes, the most passing yards and the most yards of total offense (362) in a bowl game…Redshirt freshman season (2017): Appeared in 12 games and started the final six contests of the season, completing 129 of 235 passes (54.9 pct.) for 1,631 yards and eight TDs with six INTs…Set a single-season school record for passing yards by a freshman…Added 165 rushing yards and two TDs on 46 carries (3.6 avg.)…Made his collegiate debut, completing 3 of 6 passes (50.0 pct.) for 18 yards vs. Idaho State (Sept. 7)…Threw his first career TD pass, connecting on a 77-yarder with RB Gerold Bright in the third quarter, and finished with 171 passing yards on 6-of-13 passing (46.2 pct.) at Wake Forest (Sept. 16)…Made his first collegiate start, taking home Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week honors after connecting on 19 of 27 passes (70.4 pct.) for a season-high 316 yards and two TDs while adding eight carries for 42 yards (5.3 avg.) and a TD, the first rushing TD of his college career at UNLV (Oct. 21)…The 316 passing yards were the third most in a game in school history by a freshman…Posted a career-high 47 rushing yards and a TD on six attempts (7.8 avg.) and added 110 passing yards and a TD on 10-of-16 passing (62.5 pct.) vs. Hawaii (Nov. 18)…Connected on 17 of 30 passes (56.7 pct.) for 284 yards and two TDs and added six carries for 32 yards (5.3 avg.) at Air Force (Nov. 25), including a season-long 20-yard run.
PERSONAL: Given name Jordan Alexander Love…Born in Bakersfield, Calif. …High school: Was named the CIF Division I Valley League Offensive Player of the Year by the Bakersfield Californian and earned all-area co-MVP honors as a senior at Liberty High School in Bakersfield, Calif. …Completed 114 of 224 passes (50.9 pct.) for 2,148 yards and 24 TDs while also rushing for 806 yards and eight TDs on 128 carries (6.3 avg.) as he led the Lions to their first-ever Central Section Division I title…Threw for 200-plus yards in six games on the season and threw at least one TD pass in every game…Had a season-long 76-yard pass in two separate games…Posted two 100-yard rushing games on the season and registered a season-high three rushing TDs against Frontier High…As a junior, connected on 102 of 198 passes (51.5 pct.) for 1,930 yards and 18 TDs…Also rushed for 384 yards and five TDs on 86 carries (4.5 avg.)…Played basketball his first three years in high school and did the high jump, long jump and triple jump in track his first two years…Community involvement: Did a virtual visit with patients at Marshfield (Wis.) Children's Hospital…Participated in a virtual bingo event to benefit The Salvation Army...Visited nursing homes and helped at youth football camps while he was in college.
