NFL Draft: Fantasy football impact of Jordan Love to the Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers made Jordan Love the 26th selection in Thursday's NFL Draft. What does landing in Green Bay mean for his Fantasy outlook?
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With the 26th pick in the NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers selected quarterback Jordan Love out of Utah State. Find his 2020 Fantasy outlook below:
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 225
Age: 21.4
Dynasty Ranking: 3.02 (QB5)
Redraft Ranking: Not ranked
Our partners at CBS predicted that the Patriots would trade up to grab Tom Brady's heir apparent in Jordan Love, but it ended up being Green Bay selecting him to be Aaron Rodgers' eventual replacement.
Love's play took a step backwards from 2018 to 2019, and it is clear going forward that he is a project that still has quite a bit of work to put in. With that said, the tools are there for Love to be one of the best quarterbacks to come out of this loaded draft class. He has the arm talent to find open receivers at all levels of the field, but we saw his accuracy drop off when pressured in 2019.
Assuming good health for Aaron Rodgers, it may be some time before we see Love get any significant reps at the NFL level. Given the amount of polish his game still needs, that is probably for the best. He's well worth a stash in dynasty formats, but isn't someone to concern yourself with in redraft leagues.
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