Consensus Rankings Establish Jordan Love as NFC North's Top Signal-Caller
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While the league evaluates newcomers like Caleb Williams, a composite of power rankings places Green Bay's Jordan Love in the top 10.
As the NFL enters the preseason, a composite of quarterback power rankings reveals a clear distinction between established starters and the league's newest arrivals. According to a consensus ranking compiled by Sports Illustrated, Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is currently viewed as the No. 1 signal-caller in the NFC North.
The consensus rankings, which aggregated six different sets of QB data, place Love at No. 7 overall. He tied for that spot with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, but Love took the edge due to a higher lowest ranking (13th compared to Prescott's 15th). In the same composite, the Detroit Lions' Jared Goff ranks ninth, while the Chicago Bears' rookie Caleb Williams sits at 11th.
Love's ascent is supported by several individual outlets. Pro Football Focus analysts Dalton Wasserman and Max Chadwick ranked Love 6th, noting his 94.2 PFF passing grade from a clean pocket and a big-time throw rate of 5.9 percent. Similarly, SB Nation placed him 5th based on analytics involving accuracy, explosive plays, and turnover avoidance.
Reporting from Pro Football Network's Jacob Infante highlights Love's statistical growth, noting that the quarterback achieved a career-high 85.1 QB Impact Score in his third year as a starter. Infante further reported that Love's 0.26 EPA per dropback in 2025 was the second-highest in the NFL.
Sports Illustrated's Matt Verderame also ranked Love as the best quarterback in the NFC North. Verderame pointed out that Love has led the Packers to the playoffs in each of his three seasons, maintaining robust yards per play performances despite the absence of a 1,000-yard receiver.
Other perspectives on Love vary. Colin Cowherd of Fox Sports described Love as the league's most underrated player, citing his toughness and intelligence. Conversely, CBS's Bryan DeArdo categorized Love as a "borderline star" rather than a "transcendent talent," noting that Love has yet to reach the position's upper echelon because the Packers have not matched the success of Love's first season as a starter in 2023.
Additionally, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN polled scouts and executives, resulting in Love finishing as an honorable mention (effectively 13th). One scout cited by Fowler noted that Love has shown significant growth in route adjustments, protection, and control of the offense.