Sit Jordan Love in Week 2 if you have a real alternative — 14.4 projected points lands 2.6 under the QB starter line.
- Projection
- 14.4 pts
- QB rank
- #18
- Matchup
- at NYJ
Jordan Love's fantasy role in Week 2
Jordan Love goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a deep-league QB flyer for the GB. He is rostered in 45% of leagues and actually started in 10% of them, and we rank him QB18 on our own weekly board at 14.4 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at NYJ. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 2 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting QB baseline of 17 points, his 14.4-point projection is 2.6 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Jordan Love in Week 2 if you have a real alternative — 14.4 projected points lands 2.6 under the QB starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another QB, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Jordan Love (GB QB), our QB18 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at NYJ, projecting 14.4 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. Nothing in the projection defends him — 15% below positional par is a bench line for me. The at NYJ draw matters here — road snaps against NYJ shape how often he's asked to do something. Only 45% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. Spicy on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Jordan Love (GB QB), our QB18 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at NYJ, projecting 14.4 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. Nothing in the projection defends him — 15% below positional par is a bench line for me. The at NYJ draw matters here — road snaps against NYJ shape how often he's asked to do something. Only 45% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. Spicy on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.