Aaron Rodgers: Old but Still Good

Ian D’Amato

Staff Writer

Aaron Rodgers is statically a top ten quarterback of all time. Aaron Rodgers has the number one career touchdown to interception ratio in NFL history and is still currently playing meaning it has room for improvement.

Rodgers also has an average career completion percentage of 65.2% which means he is ranked higher than Tom Brady, who had a career completion percentage of 64.2%. Rodgers has thrown for 64,441 yards in his career which puts him at number five all time, and has also thrown for 519 career touchdowns which puts him at number 4 all time.

In the beginning of the 2023-24 season as Rodgers embarked on his inaugural season with the Jets, on the third play of the game Rodgers tore his achilles, and ended his season. The next season Aaron Rodgers bounced back with vengeance, and posted impressive stats despite his team’s overall failure. In the 2024-25 season Rodgers posted similar stats to Patrick Mahomes while being “rusty” coming off injury, and not having the greatest wide receiver core.

In the previous offseason Aaron Rodgers signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers and has been off to a fantastic start. Aaron Rodgers Steelers are atop the AFC North with a record of 4-3. Rodgers’ top two targets this season have been DK Metcalf who has 461 receiving yards and a 23%  target share, and tight end Pat Freiermuth who has 205 receiving yards and a 12% target share.

This season Rodgers has thrown for 1489 yards which places him as the 22nd ranked QB in passing yards. This stat doesn’t seem too impressive, however his team is run heavy as they are led by running backs Jaylen Warren, and Kenneth Gainwell.

This season Rodgers has a completion percentage of 68.3% which is better than his career average, and places him  top 5, and has thrown for 16 touchdowns which ranks him third this season. These are impressive statistics so far considering Rodgers has had a bye week when many quarterbacks have not, meaning he is one game behind and as mentioned his team loves to run.

This weekend Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers get ready to take on the Colts as underdogs, and they look to avoid their third straight loss.