Where Does Jordan Love Rank Among NFL's Most Overrated QBs?

Quarterback is unquestionably the most important position in the NFL.

Having an elite option under center can make or break a franchise's fortunes, with superstars such as Patrick Mahomes, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady proving this by winning eight of the last 11 Super Bowls.

Two of the three other winners in that span—Matthew Stafford and Jalen Hurts—are also widely considered upper-echelon signal-callers. Nick Foles is arguably the only non-star QB to lift the Lombardi Trophy since Brad Johnson in 2002.

With it being clear that a top-end passer is required to win it all, there has been plenty of turnover at the position as organizations work tirelessly to find the right person to lead them to glory. However, certain players have become entrenched with their respective franchises over the past half-decade or more despite a glaring lack of playoff success.

While many of these "franchise" quarterbacks have helped lead their teams to a large number of regular-season victories, they haven't found a way to get things done in January and February when it matters most.

Some haven't even managed to find consistent regular-season success, but were still rewarded with huge contract extensions and job security due to flashes of upside and potential.

Jordan Love is one of the players who falls in the latter group. Despite never winning 10 or more games in the regular season and having just one playoff victory under his belt, the Green Bay Packers made it clear they believe in him with a four-year, $220 million contract agreement last summer.

With that in mind, let's rank five of the most overrated QBs in the league today. These rankings utilized a combination of factors, including stats, record, contract value and public perception along with the heaviest weight being placed on playoff performances and postseason record.

5. Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars

Trevor Lawrence came into the NFL with a huge amount of hype. The No. 1 overall pick in 2021 had won at every stop on his way to the pros—including a national championship with Clemson in 2018—and his presence was largely expected to morph the downtrodden Jacksonville Jaguars into contenders.

Through four-and-a-half seasons, though, he hasn't had anything close to a transformative effect on the long-suffering organization.

Lawrence had the first losing season of his life as a rookie. Prior to joining the Jags, he had never lost a regular-season game and went 34-2 with the Tigers. He finished a trying 2021 campaign with a 3-14 record and had far more interceptions (17) than touchdowns (12) while completing fewer than 60 percent of his throws.

It seemed Lawrence may finally start living up to his billing during a special sophomore season. It was one in which he upped his completion rate to 66.3 percent, threw for more than 4,000 yards and had 25 touchdowns against a meager eight picks while earning a Pro Bowl nod and leading Jacksonville to a 9-8 record plus a postseason berth.

The Jags' incredible come-from-behind victory in the Wild Card Round of the 2022 NFL playoffs has been the high point of his tenure in Duval County.

Since falling to the Kansas City Chiefs the following week, Lawrence has yet to orchestrate a winning season or earn any individual honors. He took a massive step back last year, completing just a shade over 60 percent of his passes for 2,045 yards and 11 touchdowns with seven interceptions in the 10 games he was active for before landing on the IR.

With the Jags a fringe playoff contender at best in 2025—they're a middling 5-4 with Lawrence still struggling with accuracy and turnovers under new head coach Liam Coen—it will take a stark turnaround for him to regain the rising-star status he once held.

4. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys

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The Dallas Cowboys have been riding with Dak Prescott as their starting quarterback for a decade now.

While he's helped the team emerge as a playoff contender for much of that run, his stunning lack of success in the postseason has also held this franchise back from reaching its potential.

Prescott burst onto the scene with his first Pro Bowl and an Offensive Rookie of the Year award in 2016, but that 13-3 team would go on to be upset in the divisional round by the Green Bay Packers. That became the first of his five career playoff losses, three of which have come in the team's opening contest.

With a 2-5 lifetime postseason record, he has one of the lowest winning percentages of any quarterback to start multiple games in the playoffs. His abysmal .286 winning percentage matches Alex Smith's and places him above just six other signal-callers who have made multiple postseason starts in the history of the league.  

Although these failures don't fall squarely on Prescott—he threw for over 300 yards and a trio of touchdowns in each of Dallas' two playoff losses to the Packers in 2016 and 2023—his turnover-prone ways on the biggest stages haven't helped.

His 14 passing touchdowns in seven playoff starts sparked the Cowboys' offense, but many of his seven interceptions in those contests ultimately helped doom the team's chances.

Considering the Cowboys have been desperate to get back to Lombardi Trophy-winning ways, it's been unacceptable that Prescott hasn't found a way to lead the side to its first NFC Championship Game, let alone Super Bowl, in three decades.

As poor as the playoff results have been under Prescott, the quarterback has had fortunate free-agent timing and masterfully utilized his leverage to land blockbuster contract extensions. That, coupled with Dallas' consistent regular-season success, has allowed him to avoid having his job challenged by a first-round draft pick.

If the 3-5-1 Cowboys can't find a way to turn things around and get it done in 2025, however, Dallas' brass must consider drastic options to finally move on from this overrated passer.

3. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers

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The Los Angeles Chargers have been one of the most maddeningly unreliable teams over the last half-decade.

One of the reasons for this is the lack of stable production from quarterback Justin Herbert, an immensely talented but wildly inconsistent passer.

The 27-year-old established himself as the heir to Philip Rivers during an Offensive Rookie of the Year-winning campaign in 2020 and followed that up by leading the Bolts to a 9-8 record while passing for over 5,000 yards and earning a Pro Bowl nod in 2021.

Things started to go downhill in 2022, though. While L.A. did win 10 games and made its first playoff appearance since Rivers' final season in 2018, the team was on the wrong side of one of the largest comebacks in NFL postseason history.

After building a 27-0 lead over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first half of their Wild Card Round clash, Herbert's offense mustered just a single field goal in the final two quarters—a large reason why the Chargers lost 31-30 after blowing the largest lead in franchise history and third-largest in playoff history.

Herbert suffered through an injury-plagued 2023 campaign, but recovered to post a 11-6 record last season under new head coach Jim Harbaugh.

While his numbers were still way down from his early career marks and he failed to make a second Pro Bowl, his lowest point came at the most inopportune time.

In a winnable wild-card game against a middling Houston Texans, Herbert managed to chuck up more picks (four) than he did across all 17 regular-season games (three). That dismal 14-of-32 passing, 242-yard, one-touchdown showing resulted in the Bolts losing by 20 points.

It remains to be seen how Herbert will fare this year. His numbers are up while the Chargers are 7-3 and trending towards another playoff appearance, but the squad will face some strong opponents over the final seven games.

Herbert will need to finish out this tough portion of campaign without losing momentum and finally produce at a high level in the postseason to shed the overrated tag.

2. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers

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The Green Bay Packers' offense fell apart against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night, losing a disappointing 10-7 contest. The result further exposed Jordan Love as one of the NFL's most overrated quarterbacks.

The 27-year-old was hyped as a first-round pick in the 2021 draft, but it took him two years working behind Aaron Rodgers before he eventually saw the field with any regularity.

Since Love emerged as a full-time starter in 2023, the Packers have been an average team and a non-threat to win a Super Bowl. They've been competent enough to avoid bottoming out and earning franchise-altering prospects at the top of the draft, though, which is an unenviable situation for any organization to find itself in.

Although Love displayed promise and potential during a 9-8 campaign and subsequent Wild Card Round win in 2023, he only managed to lead his side to nine victories again in 2024.

Rather than build on the prior year's divisional-round exit, the Packers flamed out in the first round after Love threw three picks—more than he did across both playoff starts the year prior—against the Eagles.

Given a chance to avenge that defeat, Love was a non-factor. He completed a meager 20-of-36 passing attempts for 176 yards. While he avoided the backbreaking picks that cost Green Bay a chance to upset Philadelphia in the playoffs, he coughed up two fumbles in the prime-time clash and led just a single touchdown drive.

With the Packers now rating near the middle of the pack in both total and scoring offense—2024 marked the only season that Love commanded a top-10 unit in these categories—while falling to 5-3-1 and third place in a tight NFC North race, it looks like this team is trending towards another early playoff exit at best.

Given his lack of individual accolades (Love has yet to earn a Pro Bowl nod) and success under his stewardship, the Packers will need to construct a far better supporting cast to have any chance of challenging for a Lombardi Trophy.

1. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

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Lamar Jackson may not just be one of today's most overrated active quarterbacks, but also of all time.

While his regular-season statistics and team success are undoubtedly impressive—his .737 winning percentage is one of the best in history—he hasn't found a way to deliver when it truly counts.

The Baltimore Ravens star has been a four-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro for his inflated regular-season marks, but his two-time MVP status is borderline fraudulent. His credentials simply don't measure up to the other legends who have won the award on numerous occasions.

Of the 10 players who have joined the multiple MVP club during the Super Bowl era, Jackson is the lone member without a Super Bowl ring. All the others—a list that includes Johnny Unitas, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Brett Favre, Joe Montana, Steve Young, Kurt Warner and Patrick Mahomes—were able to take their team to multiple Super Bowl appearances and won at least one.

Jackson has yet to even reach the big game, let alone help raise a banner. He has a 3-5 lifetime playoff record, a .375 postseason winning percentage that stands far and away as the worst among the multiple-time MVPs.

Rodgers is the second-lowest on the list with a .524 playoff win percentage after going 11-10 in the playoffs.

Until Jackson can prove he can take the Ravens beyond the AFC Championship Game (a stage he's reached just once, a 17-10 defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs in 2023 during which he had more turnovers than touchdown passes), he'll remain overrated.