Houston Texans’ CJ Stroud leads Green Bay Packers’ Jordan Love in latest rankings

Controversy time, Jordan Love is a little overrated. The Green Bay Packers youngster had a rough start to 2023, but finished strong, throwing for 4,100 yards and 31 touchdowns. Solid numbers, but his tape told a different story. He was inconsistent throughout the first half of the season, regularly completing less than 60% of his passes in most games. Still, Love got better as the competition got easier, facing more losing teams and teams headed to the playoffs.

Perhaps this is a natural evolution. Maybe he was just a better quarterback. He may also have had a red herring season. Something closer to Daniel Jones or Case Keenum. If that’s the case, the Packers are in a tough spot. Otherwise, they found their third perennial Pro Bowl-caliber quarterback in 30 years.

Still, Love is, in my opinion, one of the most overrated players right now. So I’m not at all surprised to see CJ Stroud pass Love on a new list. CBS released their Top 25 Under 25, and while Stroud was way too low (9th), he was higher than Love and San Francisco 49ers player Brock Purdy.

Stroud was the highest-rated quarterback. Considering that he is only 22 years old and this is only his second season, it is very likely that Stroud will be at the top of this list in 2025. After all, Stroud had one of the seasons most effective rookies of all time. He threw just four interceptions and led his team to an AFC South championship and a playoff victory.

His Pro Bowl selection is all the more anticipated. Stroud has one of the best offenses around him in 2024, and the hype is unreal. This upcoming roster may be the most anticipated in Texans history. This isn’t a knock on another season, either. It’s simply the potential of this team.

Love could end up being a very good quarterback, and we’re certainly not against him. We’re just very aware of the fact that Stroud was consistently a top-five quarterback in the AFC last season, week in and week out. The same cannot be said for Love in the NFC.