2020 NFL Draft: Jordan Love is a talented, but flawed quarterback

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BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – OCTOBER 05: Defensive end Neil Farrell Jr. #92 of the LSU Tigers reacts after sacking quarterback Jordan Love #10 of the Utah State Aggies at Tiger Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /

Jordan Love’s biggest issue is with reading defenses and going through progressions to find open receivers.

Love clearly has the arm and the production, even if not this season, to be a top prospect at the quarterback position. However, his game isn’t perfect or he’d be the unanimous first overall pick. For Love, the bugaboo is with the mental parts of the game.

The tape shows some cracks in Love’s game where reading defenses is concerned. In particular, he tends to read which receiver he wants to throw to, and then targets that player no matter what happens post-snap. That has resulted in incompletions and interceptions more often than anyone would like in 2019.

Here, Love sees the defensive back playing off the slot receiver, who is running a slant and determines that this is his man. Unfortunately, the linebacker drops into the middle zone and is sitting right in front of the receiver. Love never sees him. His 2019 tape is littered with these types of throws where he pre-determines his receiver and it bites him in the end. NFL defenses will eat him alive on these types of plays.

Second interception was another great play by the corner, but also a result of predetermining the throw. pic.twitter.com/ZmUVYyUO1T
— Ian Valentino (@NFLDraftStudy) September 1, 2019

Again, Love decides where he’s going with the ball before the snap, and the defender jumps the route. NFL defenders will be chomping at the bit.

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