There will be no Jordan Love this week for the Green Bay Packers against Indianapolis Colts as the starting QB deals with a knee injury.
Instead, it’ll be Malik Willis, who is the backup to the star quarterback and who just joined the team this season. As you watch him start, you may be wondering: who is he? Is he any good? Will he be able to give the Packers the kind of start they need after a Week 1 loss?
All good questions. Let’s dive in with a look at Willis and who he is as we get set for the game:
He was at Auburn in 2017 and 2018, but then he transferred when Bo Nix won the job (before Nix landed at Oregon) and was the QB at Liberty.
Although there was some first round buzz ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft, he was a third-round pick for the Tennessee Titans in the hopes he’d be the QB of the future.
Ultimately, he played 11 games total, ran for exactly one touchdown and threw three interceptions in just 66 pass attempts. So, no, not the QB of the future.
They dealt a seventh-round pick in 2025.
It’s harder to say than you’d think. He was sort of a project when he was drafted and may still take time to develop.
