Jordan Love (Photo by: Sam Wasson/Getty Images)

The new Madden NFL 21 video game will be released later this summer, but we now know some of the player ratings for the upcoming season. One of those players is the Green Bay Packers first-round pick Jordan Love.

Many of the rookie ratings have been releasedfor this years game. Love is 11th for overall rating among the rookie ratings released so far, and third among quarterbacks.

Interestingly, he has a higher overall rating than Justin Herbert, who was selected sixth overall and 20 spots higher than Love in this years draft. Herbert could start for the Los Angeles Chargers right away.

Rookie ratings are often relatively low in the Madden video game series, but the Packers first-round pick shouldnt be too disappointed with his rating in this years game.

His overall rating is 71, which compares to 76 for first overall pick Joe Burrow. While Loves rating on short passes, medium passes, deep passes, as well as throwing on the run, are lower than Burrows, there isnt much in it.

Where Love does have the advantage is with his throw power rating; Love has a 90 rating for THP, Burrow an 86 rating.

Barring an injury to Aaron Rodgers this season, Love wont have too many opportunities to improve his rating, especially with a reduced preseason this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Unlike many of the other rookie quarterbacks this year, Love will begin his NFL career as a backup. It might not help his Madden rating for 2020 too much, but it absolutely could in future years. If Love is given time to develop, he has star potential. And learning from Rodgers in the coming seasons isnt a bad thing.

What are your thoughts on the rookie Madden 21 ratings?

More:

Packers: Jordan Love third-highest rated rookie QB on Madden 21 - Lombardi Ave