He played college football for the Utah State Aggies, where he was named to the second-team All-MWC (2018) and was selected as the MVP of the 2018 New Mexico Bowl.

Even though he missed two games due to injury, Love led the Packers back to the playoffs, where they lost in the Wild Card round to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Midway through his junior year, he became the starting quarterback for the varsity team, a position he held for the rest of high school.

[9] As a sophomore in 2018, Love started all 13 games, completing 267 of 417 passes for a school season record 3,567 yards with 32 touchdowns and six interceptions.

His size, mobility and arm talent combined with his 2018 flashes could be a winning hand that leads a team into the future or a siren's song of erratic play and unfulfilled potential".

[6] Love's measurements and performance at the Scouting Combine were praised and increased interest in him as a high draft pick.

It was the first time the 26th pick in the draft received a fully guaranteed contract since the rookie pay scale was changed.

[25] They went on to lose to the eventual Super Bowl champions Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Championship Game.

[26] With Boyle signing a contract with the Detroit Lions,[27] the Packers made Love their second string quarterback behind Rodgers to start the 2021 NFL season.

[28] After playing twice in the preseason,[29] Love made his NFL regular season debut in the fourth quarter of a 38–3 loss to the New Orleans Saints on September 12, 2021, in relief of Rodgers.

[31] Love made his first NFL start on November 7, 2021, against the Kansas City Chiefs, replacing Rodgers, who had tested positive for COVID-19 four days earlier and was ineligible to play.

[44] In lieu of exercising his fifth-year option, he signed an incentive-laden one-year contract extension worth up to $22.5 million, covering the 2024 season.

[45] In Love's first start of the 2023 season, he threw for 245 yards and three touchdown passes, as the Packers beat the Chicago Bears 38–20.

[47] Two weeks later, Love completed his first come-from-behind victory with a 18–17 win over the Saints, after the Packers trailed by a score of 17–0 in the fourth quarter.

[48] In Week 11 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Love threw for over 300 yards in a game for the first time in his career, leading the Packers to a 23–20 victory.

[49] The next week, in Love's first start during a Thanksgiving Day game, he threw for 268 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the Packers to a 29–22 upset victory over the Lions.

2 seeded Dallas Cowboys, Love threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns, finishing the game with a near-perfect passer rating of 157.2.

[53] Against the top-seeded 49ers, Love completed 21-of-34 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns, but threw two interceptions, one of which was a game-sealing pick as the Packers lost 24–21.

[58] Backup Malik Willis played in his absence for two games, and Love returned ahead of a Week 4 matchup against the Vikings.