Before he became the Packers QB, Aaron Rodgers played his high school football at Pleasant Valley High School in Chico, California.

Rodgers started for two seasons at the small-town high school, throwing for over 4,400 yards in his career. His senior year saw Rodgers amass over 2,400 total yards, setting a school record.

Despite playing well in high school, Rodgers did not attract interest from high-level college programs as Illinois was the only team that offered him a chance to walk-on at the FBS level.

Aaron Rodgers’ college career started at Butte College, a junior college near his hometown. As the team’s starting quarterback in his freshman year, Rodgers threw 26 touchdown passes and led Butte to a 10-1 season. That year, he impressed the head coach of the University of California, and Rodgers transferred to the Golden Bears ahead of his sophomore year.

Rodgers won seven of his 10 starts as a sophomore, including a win over Illinois. The following year, Rodgers emerged as a star quarterback. He led the Golden Bears to a 10-1 season, which included a win over USC.

He set single-game records at Cal for completion rate and school records for the lowest percentage of passes intercepted.

After helping Cal become a top-five team in his junior year, Rodgers elected to skip his senior season and go to the NFL Draft.

Aaron Rodgers was drafted with the 24th selection of the first round of the NFL Draft in 2005 by the Green Bay Packers. He started his pro career as a backup, sitting behind Brett Favre to learn how to play at the professional level.

For the first three years of his career, he would appear sparingly at the end of regular-season games, attempting 59 passes in those three years. 

When a 38-year-old Favre decided to retire, Rodgers took over the Packers' offense. His first career start came in a win over the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field, while his second career start saw him throw for 328 yards in a win over the Detroit Lions. What has followed has been one of the most incredible careers in NFL history, as he has arguably surpassed Favre as the greatest quarterback in franchise history.

The highlight of Rodgers’ career was winning Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has also won two NFL MVP awards with the honors coming in 2011 and 2014.

In 2011, he set an NFL record for passer rating at 122.5 and threw for 45 touchdown passes. In that 2011 season, the Packers finished behind only the 2007 New England Patriots for scoring in a season. In 2018, Rodgers set a single-season record by throwing just two interceptions in 597 regular season pass attempts.

In terms of career lowlights, Rodgers suffering a fractured collarbone at the hands of the Chicago Bears in 2013 and Minnesota Vikings in 2017 would have to rank at the top. Being passed over in the draft by his hometown San Francisco 49ers would also rank highly, though that worked out well for Rodgers in the end.

In 16 NFL seasons, Rodgers has a career passer rating over 100, with opposing defenses knowing that they are in for one of their toughest games of the season when the Packers are on the schedule.

In 2020, he is leaning heavily on Aaron Jones and Davante Adams to continue to produce at a high level while training quarterback of the future Jordan Love in Green Bay.