When the Jacksonville Jaguars selected quarterback Trevor Lawrence with the number one overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft from the Clemson Tigers, many thought that Lawrence was going to be a slam dunk pick for this franchise. Entering the 2025 season, there are some questions about his play over the last couple of seasons.
Jacksonville Jaguars Insider Questions How Good Trevor Lawrence Could Become Entering the 2025 NFL Season
Many were thinking that Lawrence would already easily be a Top 10 quarterback in the NFL by the time the 2025 NFL season rolled around. Well, there are some questions about if he is even a Top 15 quarterback in the league currently. Jeff Howe, the Jaguars writer for The Athletic has one question about the starting quarterback entering training camp and said,
“How good can Trevor Lawrence really become?”
“The 2021 No. 1 pick was peaking in the second half of 2022, but both Lawrence and the Jaguars have cratered since that historic playoff comeback victory. It’s been assumed that new head coach Liam Coen will get the best out of Lawrence, much like Coen did last season with Baker Mayfield, but QB success isn’t as simple as the snap of a finger. If Lawrence truly does reach his potential with Coen, he has the tools to be a top-10 quarterback. But if this pairing fails, another exciting new era in Jacksonville will lead to an organizational reset.”
If Lawrence were to have another bad season, there is a chance that they can find a way to trade him to another team and find another quarterback. The one problem with that is that they traded away their first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft to the Cleveland Browns in order to trade up in the 2025 NFL Draft to select Travis Hunter. Jacksonville moved up with Cleveland from five to two.
During the 2024 NFL season, Lawrence completed 60.6% of his passes for 2,045 yards, 11 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. He also rushed for 119 yards on 26 carries and three touchdowns, along with averaging 4.6 yards per carry. The fact that he didn’t throw for a lot of yardage and touchdowns last season is room for concern.
This is one of the reasons why they traded up for Hunter. A pairing of him and Brian Thomas Jr. could potentially help Lawrence during the 2025 season. With Coen making Mayfield into an effective quarterback in 2024 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he will look to help make the Jaguars offense look different with Lawrence leading the way.
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