Aaron Rodgers believes Alex Smith has played well enough to be an NFL starter again next season.

Smith and Rodgers were each members of the 2005 NFL Draft.

“He comes in, he’s (got a) 70 percent completion (percentage), he’s (got a) 100-plus quarterback rating," said Rodgers. "Last year, he’s like barely over one percent interception percentage,” Rodgers said. “He’s a great quarterback, he just needs to go somewhere he gets appreciated for the skills he has and hopefully he gets a chance next year.”