Trevor Lawrence

William Trevor Lawrence (born October 6, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). Considered among the highest-touted college football prospects, he won the 2019 National Championship Game as a freshman at Clemson and set the school's record for quarterback wins. Following his collegiate success, he was selected first overall by the Jaguars in the 2021 NFL Draft.

This article is about the American football player. For other people named Trevor Lawrence, see Trevor Lawrence (disambiguation).

Trevor Lawrence
Lawrence with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021
No. 16 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1999-10-06) October 6, 1999
Knoxville, Tennessee
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Cartersville (Cartersville, Georgia)
College:Clemson (2018–2020)
NFL Draft:2021 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
TD–INT:12–17
Passing yards:3,641
Completion percentage:59.6
Passer rating:71.9
Rushing yards:334
Rushing touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years
Lawrence at Cartersville in 2017

William Trevor Lawrence was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on October 6, 1999.[1][2][3] He later attended Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia, where he played football and basketball. As a junior in 2016, he was The Atlanta Journal-Constitution player of the year after completing 250 of 406 passes for 3,904 yards and 51 touchdowns.[4] As a sophomore, he passed for 3,655 yards and 43 touchdowns and as a freshman had 3,042 yards and 26 touchdowns.

From his sophomore year to his senior year, Lawrence led the Purple Hurricanes to 41 straight victories, winning two state championships and four region titles while also receiving numerous national high school player of the year honors. In 2017, Lawrence broke the Georgia state record for passing yards and passing touchdowns, which were previously held by Deshaun Watson of Gainesville, who also played for Clemson.[5][6]

Lawrence was a five-star recruit who was regarded as one of the best high school quarterback prospects of all time.[7][8][9][10] On December 16, 2016, he committed to Clemson University to play college football.[11][12]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trevor Lawrence
QB		 Cartersville, Georgia Cartersville High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Dec 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    College career

    Freshman year
    See also: 2018 Clemson Tigers football team
    Lawrence (#16) during the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship

    Lawrence started his freshman season behind Kelly Bryant on Clemson's depth chart, but was given equal playing time in the season's first games. Head coach Dabo Swinney named Lawrence the new starter after four games, after which Bryant announced his intention to transfer schools.[13] Lawrence led Clemson to an undefeated regular season, a 42–10 victory over Pittsburgh in the ACC Championship Game, and a bid to play in the College Football Playoff. The Tigers were ranked No. 2 in the College Football Playoff rankings, and defeated No. 3 Notre Dame, 30–3, in the 2018 Cotton Bowl Classic.[14] They advanced to the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship game, where they defeated Alabama, 44–16, handing the Crimson Tide their worst loss of the Nick Saban era.[15] Lawrence was named Offensive MVP of the game and became the first true freshman quarterback to start for a national champion since Jamelle Holieway in 1985 for Oklahoma.[16]

    Lawrence threw for 3,280 passing yards and 30 touchdowns on the season, and was awarded the National Freshman of the Year and Archie Griffin Award by the Touchdown Club of Columbus.[17] He was also awarded ACC Rookie of the Year honors.[18]

    Sophomore year
    See also: 2019 Clemson Tigers football team
    Lawrence in 2019

    Returning for his sophomore year with the Tigers, Lawrence was named preseason ACC Player of the Year and was considered a leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy.[19] Relatively inconsistent play in the early part of the season all but lost Lawrence the Heisman Trophy race, but he led FBS in passer rating over the final half of the regular season and ended seventh in Heisman Trophy voting.[20][21] Lawrence helped lead Clemson to an undefeated regular season and an ACC Championship Game victory over Virginia, which gave them the No. 3 ranking in the final College Football Playoff rankings.[22][23] In the 2019 Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State, he had 259 passing yards and two touchdowns to go along with 16 rushes for 107 yards and a touchdown in the 29–23 victory that brought them to the national championship game for the second consecutive year.[24] Lawrence lost the first game of his career in the CFP Championship Game against LSU, as Clemson snapped its 29-game winning streak and lost 42–25. Lawrence posted the worst passer rating of his career as he only completed 18 of 37 passes for 234 yards and zero passing touchdowns in the game.[25][26]

    Junior year
    See also: 2020 Clemson Tigers football team

    Lawrence returned for his junior season with the Tigers. In his first six games of the season, Lawrence threw for 1,833 passing yards with 17 touchdowns and two interceptions. On October 30, 2020, Lawrence tested positive for COVID-19, which resulted in a 10-day quarantine, per ACC protocols. As a result, he missed two games before returning.[27] Clemson lost one of those two games, to Notre Dame.[28] After Lawrence returned to the team, he helped guide the Tigers back to the ACC Championship Game by finishing in second in the division-less format adopted for the 2020 season. They defeated Notre Dame in the rematch in the conference title game with Lawrence starting at quarterback, and were selected to a spot in the College Football Playoff.[29] In the CFP semi-final, the Sugar Bowl, Lawrence and the Tigers lost to Ohio State.[30]

    Lawrence finished his final season with the Tigers 231-of-334 for 3,153 passing yards with 24 touchdowns and five interceptions.[31] He was named ACC Player of the Year, and finished in second in voting for the Heisman Trophy behind Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith.[32] After the season, Lawrence would be the men's recipient of the ACC Athlete of the Year award across all conference sports, sharing honors with women's recipient Charlotte North of Boston College lacrosse.[33]

    Collegiate statistics
    Season Games Passing Rushing
    GPGSRecordCompAttYardsPctTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
    2018 151111–02593983,28065.2304157.6601773.01
    2019 151514–12684073,66565.8368166.71035635.59
    2020 10109–12313343,15369.2245169.2682033.08
    Career403634–27581,13810,09866.69017164.32319434.118

    Professional career
    Pre-draft measurables
    HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
    6 ft 5+5⁄8 in
    (1.97 m)    		 213 lb
    (97 kg)    		 31+1⁄2 in
    (0.80 m)    		 10 in
    (0.25 m)
    All values from Pro Day[34][35][36]

    One of the NFL's highest regarded amateur prospects, Lawrence was nearly unanimously projected to be taken first overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.[37][38] Lawrence drew comparisons to Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbacks John Elway and Peyton Manning and 2012 first overall pick Andrew Luck,[39][40] with the slogan "Tank for Trevor" gaining popularity among fans of struggling teams.[41][42] ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. ranked Lawrence as the fourth highest-graded quarterback he evaluated behind Elway, Luck, and Manning.[43]

    After undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, Lawrence was officially selected first overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars, who had finished with a league-worst 1–15 record the previous season.[44][45][46] He signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $36.8 million and including a $24.1 million signing bonus, on July 5, 2021.[47]

    2021
    See also: 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars season
    Lawrence (left) against the Atlanta Falcons in 2021

    Ahead of the final week of preseason, Lawrence was named the Jaguars' starting quarterback for 2021.[48][49] Making his NFL debut against the Houston Texans, he finished with 332 passing yards, three touchdowns, and three interceptions in a 21–37 defeat. The loss was Lawrence's first in a regular season game.[50] In his second game against the Denver Broncos, he threw a touchdown pass on the opening drive, but completed only eight of 25 passes afterwards and was intercepted twice as the Jaguars lost 13–23.[51] Lawrence had a stronger performance when he faced the Cincinnati Bengals in the Week 4 Thursday Night Football matchup, which also pitted him against fellow first overall pick and 2020 National Championship Game opponent Joe Burrow. He completed 17 of 24 passes for 204 yards and scored his first rushing touchdown, also making it his first NFL game without an interception. Despite his efforts, the Jaguars lost 21–24.[52]

    Lawrence won his first NFL game in Week 6 against the Miami Dolphins, throwing for 319 yards and a touchdown during the 23–20 victory. Having played the game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, he became the first NFL rookie to win in London. The victory was also the Jaguars' first since Week 1 of the 2020 season, ending a 20-game losing streak.[53]

    After losing 7–31 to the Seattle Seahawks, Lawrence took part in the season's biggest upset when he helped the 15.5-point underdog Jaguars defeat the Buffalo Bills 9–6.[54] He briefly exited in the first half with a potential ankle injury, but returned for the remainder of the game.[55] However, the victory also began a stretch that saw Lawrence throw only two touchdown passes in nine games, including seven games without any touchdowns, while having eight interceptions.[56] The Jaguars also went on an eight-game losing streak, dropping them to the league's worst record for a second consecutive year. Nevertheless, Lawrence concluded the season with his strongest performance in Week 18, completing 23 of 32 passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns to secure a 26–11 upset over the Indianapolis Colts.[57] Lawrence finished second in rookie passing yards behind Mac Jones at 3,641. However, he also had a league-high 17 interceptions and the lowest average yards per attempt at 6.0.[58]

    NFL career statistics
    Legend
    Led the league
    Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles
    GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYdsAvgTDSckSckYFumLost
    2021JAX 17173−1435960259.63,6416.0121771.9733344.323223895
    Career17173−1435960259.63,6416.0121771.9733344.323223895

    Personal life

    Lawrence is a Christian.[59][60] He is noted for his long blonde hair.[61][62][63] On April 10, 2021, Lawrence married Marissa Mowry, whom he had been dating since high school.[64][65] Lawrence's older brother, Chase, is a visual artist for whom Trevor has posed before.[66]

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