As Bart Starr, Brett Favre, and Aaron Rodgers are considered three of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history—normally, the word "arguably" would be used in a statement like that, but that's just a fact—there's obviously something special about being under center for the Green & Gold.
And when the Packers selected Jordan Love in the first round of the 2020 draft with the 26th overall pick, they were naturally hoping he'd be the next all-time great for the franchise. And thus far, the Utah State alum is off to a solid start.
After sitting behind Rodgers for his first three seasons, Love has led the Packers to the postseason in each of his three years as a starter—something Starr, Favre, or Rodgers never did, by the way—and has posted some solid numbers along the way. Including the limited appearances he made over his first few years, Love has ultimately completed 64.3 percent of his regular-season passes for 11,535 yards with 83 touchdowns against 31 interceptions, thus earning a strong 96.8 passer rating.
Now, given those legends' longevity, it's naturally going to take some time for Love to catch those guys on the franchise's all-time statistical leaderboards. However, the California native is rapidly moving up these lists, and as it pertains to the Packers' all-time passing yards list, he literally needs just one yard in Green Bay's Week 1 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings to move into solo fifth.
Jordan Love needs 1 yard to pass Tobin Rote on the Packers' all-time passing yards list
Here's how Green Bay's all-time passing yards list currently shakes out:
- 1. Brett Favre: 61,655 yards
- 2. Aaron Rodgers: 59,055 yards
- 3. Bart Starr: 24,718 yards
- 4. Lynn Dickey: 21,369 yards
- T5. Tobin Rote: 11,535 yards
- T5. Jordan Love: 11,535 yards
As you can see, Love has the exact same 11,535 yards to his name that Rote posted during his run in Green Bay from 1950 to 1956. So, again, Jordan's first completion against Minnesota in Week 1 will move him into solo fifth, unless it randomly goes for negative yardage, that is.
As Rote played on pretty terrible Green Bay teams back in the '50s, he often doesn't get the credit he deserves for his contributions, which included a pair of Second-Team All-Pro nods in 1955 and 1956, seasons in which he led the NFL in touchdown passes.
He also led the league in passing yardage in 1956, which turned out to be his final year with the Packers, as he was traded to the Detroit Lions in 1957 and led the team to its fourth NFL Championship, which remains the franchise's most recent title.
Once Love gets past Rote, he'll begin his pursuit of Lynn Dickey, who also played on some pretty poor Packers teams from 1976 to 1985 but still racked up 21,369 yards. And after that, it's on to Starr, Rodgers, and Favre.
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