Jordan Love Rumors: QB Is NFL Draft's 'True Wildcard'; Could Go from No. 5 to 25

As teams fill out their 2020 NFL draft boards, Utah State quarterback Jordan Love appears to be the most divisive player in regards to where he could be selected in the first round.

Per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Love is the "true wildcard" of the class and could be drafted as high as the No. 5 pick or as low as No. 25.

One reason Love's draft stock is all over the place is that his 2019 performance was a huge letdown. The California native threw for 3,402 yards, 20 touchdowns and 17 interceptions and completed 61.9 percent of his attempts.

By comparison, he put together a resume befitting one of the nation's best quarterbacks in 2018. He led the Aggies to an 11-2 record as he threw for 3,567 yards, 32 touchdowns and only six interceptions while completing 64.0 percent of his 417 attempts.

The circumstances around Love last season weren't ideal. He had to learn a new system under head coach Gary Andersen, who took over after Matt Wells left for Texas Tech. The Aggies offense also lost its top five receivers from 2018.

B/R's Matt Miller has Love ranked as the fourth-best quarterback and No. 31 overall prospect in the 2020 class.

In his most recent mock draft, Miller projected Love to be selected on the low end of his reported draft range at No. 24 to the New Orleans Saints.

Love's regression last season would seem to indicate that he's not ready to be an NFL starter right away. An organization like the Saints could be a perfect fit because they have an offensive-minded head coach and won't need a starter until at least 2021 with Drew Brees still the leader of the team.