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William Trevor Lawrence (born October 6, 1999) is an American professional
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for the
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of the
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prospects, he won the 2019 National Championship Game as a freshman with the
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and set the school's record for quarterback wins. Selected first overall by the Jaguars in the
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, Lawrence had a breakout season in 2022 when he led the Jaguars to their first division title and playoff win since 2017.


Early life

William Trevor Lawrence was born in
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on October 6, 1999. He later attended
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in
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, where he played football and basketball. As a junior in 2016, he was ''
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'' player of the year after completing 250 of 406 passes for 3,904 yards and 51
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. 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
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state record for passing yards and passing
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s, which were previously held by
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of Gainesville, who also played for Clemson. Lawrence was a five-star recruit who was regarded as one of the best high school quarterback prospects of all time. On December 16, 2016, he committed to
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to play college football.


College career


Freshman year

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
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named Lawrence the new starter after four games, after which Bryant announced his intention to transfer schools. Lawrence led Clemson to an undefeated regular season, a 42–10 victory over
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in the
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, and a bid to play in the
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. The Tigers were ranked No. 2 in the College Football Playoff rankings, and defeated No. 3 Notre Dame, 30–3, in the
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. They advanced to the
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game, where they defeated
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, 44–16, handing the Crimson Tide their worst loss of the
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era. Lawrence was named Offensive MVP of the game and became the first
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quarterback to start for a national champion since Jamelle Holieway in
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for
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. 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
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. He was also awarded ACC Rookie of the Year honors.


Sophomore year

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
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. Relatively inconsistent play in the early part of the season all but lost Lawrence the Heisman Trophy race, but he led FBS in
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over the final half of the regular season and ended seventh in Heisman Trophy voting. Lawrence helped lead Clemson to an undefeated regular season and an
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victory over
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, which gave them the No. 3 ranking in the final College Football Playoff rankings. In the 2019 Fiesta Bowl against
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, 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. Lawrence lost the first game of his career in the CFP Championship Game against
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, 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.


Junior year

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
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, which resulted in a 10-day quarantine, per ACC protocols. As a result, he missed two games before returning. Clemson lost one of those two games, to Notre Dame. 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. In the CFP semi-final, the
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, Lawrence and the Tigers lost to
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. Lawrence finished his final season with the Tigers 231-of-334 for 3,153 passing yards with 24 touchdowns and five interceptions. He was named ACC Player of the Year, and finished in second in voting for the Heisman Trophy behind Alabama wide receiver
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. After the season, Lawrence would be the men's recipient of the
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award across all conference sports, sharing honors with women's recipient Charlotte North of Boston College lacrosse.


College statistics


Professional career


Pre-draft

One of the NFL's highest-regarded amateur prospects, Lawrence was nearly unanimously projected to be taken first overall in the
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. He drew comparisons to
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quarterbacks
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and
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and 2012 first overall pick
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, with the slogan " Tank for Trevor" gaining popularity among fans of struggling teams. ''
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''
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ranked Lawrence as the fourth highest-graded quarterback he had ever evaluated, behind Elway, Luck, and Manning.


2021

After undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, Lawrence was officially selected first overall by the
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, who finished with a league-worst 1–15 record the previous season. He signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $36.8 million with a $24.1 million signing bonus, on July 5, 2021. Ahead of the final week of preseason, Lawrence was named the Jaguars' starting quarterback for 2021. Making his NFL debut against the
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, he finished with 332 passing yards, three touchdowns, and three interceptions in a 37–21 defeat. The loss was Lawrence's first in a regular season game. In his second game against the
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, 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 23–13. Lawrence had a stronger performance when he faced the
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in the Week 4 ''
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'' matchup, completing 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 24–21. Lawrence won his first NFL game in Week 6 against the
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, throwing for 319 yards and a touchdown during the 23–20 victory. Having played the game at
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, 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. Following a 31–7 loss to the
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, Lawrence took part in the season's biggest upset when he helped the 15.5-point underdog Jaguars defeat the
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9–6. However, the victory began a stretch that saw Lawrence throw only two touchdown passes in nine games, including seven games without any touchdowns, while having eight interceptions. 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
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. Lawrence finished second in rookie passing yards behind
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with 3,641, but also had a league-high 17 interceptions.


2022

After losing to the
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in the season opener, Lawrence won his next two games against the Colts and
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, throwing for a combined 497 yards and five touchdowns. The latter also marked Lawrence's first road victory and earned him AFC Offensive Player of the Week. However, the Jaguars went on a five-game losing streak, during which Lawrence completed 57.8% of his passes for 1,068 yards, five touchdowns, and five interceptions. He also had two games without any touchdown passes. The losing streak ended with a Week 9 victory over the
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, which saw Lawrence help Jacksonville overcome a 20–10 halftime deficit to win 27–20. The Week 9 victory kicked off the Jaguars winning seven of their last nine games, with Lawrence throwing for 2,273 yards, 15 touchdowns, and two interceptions. During this period, he led a game-winning drive against the
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in the final two minutes of their Week 12 matchup and helped overcome a 17-point third quarter deficit in Week 15 to defeat the
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in overtime. Lawrence was also named AFC Player of the Week in Week 14 after completing 30 of 42 passes for 368 yards and three touchdowns and scoring a rushing touchdown in a 36–22 victory over the
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. In the season finale against the Titans to determine the
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, he completed 20 of 32 passes for 212 yards and one touchdown to win 20–16 and clinch the Jaguars' first division title since 2017. During the
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against the Chargers, Lawrence threw four interceptions in the first half, three of which were in the first quarter, which contributed to the Chargers taking a 27–0 lead. However, Lawrence rebounded by throwing a touchdown pass before halftime and completing 18 of 23 passes for 211 yards and three touchdowns in the second half to secure the 31–30 victory. The Jaguars' 27-point comeback was the third-largest in NFL history. The next week against the eventual
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champion
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in the Divisional Round, Lawrence completed 24 of 39 passes for 217 yards, a touchdown, and an interception in the 27–20 loss, marking his first defeat on a Saturday. Lawrence finished the 2022 season with 4,113 passing yards, 25 touchdowns, eight interceptions, and a 66.3 completion percentage, all noted improvements from his rookie campaign. For his performance, he was named as an alternate to the
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and was the first Jaguars quarterback to receive Pro Bowl honors since
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in 2009. He was ranked 96th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023.


2023

In the season opener, Lawrence completed 24 of 32 passes for 241 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in a 31–21 victory against the Colts. In Week 2, Lawrence completed 22 of 41 attempts for 216 yards in a 17–9 defeat against the Chiefs. In the following week against the Texans, Lawrence threw for 279 yards with a touchdown and an interception in a 37–17 loss. In Week 4 against the
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at
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, Lawrence completed 23 of 30 attempts for 207 yards and a touchdown in a 23–7 victory. In the following week, at
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, Lawrence went 25-of-37 for 315 yards and a touchdown, beating the Bills 25–20, despite losing two fumbles. Returning to
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in Week 6 against the Indianapolis Colts, Lawrence completed 20 of 30 passes including two touchdowns and an interception in a 37–20 victory. Lawrence left the game late with a sprained left knee. In Week 7 against the
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, despite still being hampered by his sprained left knee, Lawrence completed 20 of 29 passes for 204 yards and one touchdown to secure a 31–24 victory. In Week 8, Lawrence completed 24 of 32 passes for 292 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in a 20–10 victory against the
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. After the bye week, Lawrence threw for 185 yards and two interceptions, and lost a fumble in a 34–3 defeat against the
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. Lawrence bounced back from his poor performance against the Titans, completing 24 of 32 attempts for 262 yards and two touchdowns, plus rushing for another two touchdowns to secure a 34–14 victory. Lawrence was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after his performance in Week 11. In Week 13 against the Bengals, Lawrence completed 22 of 29 passes for 259 yards, two passing touchdowns, and a rushing touchdown before suffering an ankle sprain in the fourth quarter. Lawrence was helped off the field and did not return as the Jaguars went on to lose 34–31 in overtime. Despite the ankle sprain, Lawrence played the following week in a 31–27 loss to the
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, where he threw three touchdowns and three interceptions. In Week 15, Lawrence struggled in a 23–7 loss on '' Sunday Night Football'' versus the
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, and in Week 16, Lawrence suffered a shoulder injury in a 30–12 loss to the
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. Lawrence did not play in a Week 17 win versus the
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, marking the first missed game in his NFL career. In his return in Week 18 against the Titans, Lawrence was intercepted twice, and the Jaguars also turned the ball over on downs three times as they lost to the Titans 28–20, finishing the season having lost Lawrence's last five starts and missing the playoffs. He finished the season with 4,016 passing yards, 21 touchdowns and 14 interceptions through 16 games played as he dealt with four separate injuries.


2024

On April 29, 2024, the Jaguars picked up the fifth-year option on Lawrence's contract. On June 14, 2024, Lawrence signed a five-year, $275 million contract extension, including $142 million guaranteed, which tied him with
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as the highest paid player in NFL history at the time of the signing. After the Jaguars dropped to 0–4 and Lawrence suffered his ninth consecutive loss as a starter, he threw for a career-high 371 yards and two touchdowns in Week 5 against the Colts, leading the team to a 37–34 victory on his 25th birthday. On November 3, in a Week 9 loss against the
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, Lawrence sustained a left shoulder injury that later identified as significant AC joint sprain; he was declared inactive for the Jaguars' following two games. Following their bye week, Lawerence returned to the lineup on December 1 against the Texans. He left the game in the second quarter with a concussion after a violent hit from
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during a slide, sparking a sideline brawl. On December 4, Lawrence was placed on injured reserve. Lawrence threw for 2,045 yards, 11 touchdowns and seven interceptions in his ten starts. The Jaguars finished with a 4–13 record with Lawrence leading them to a record of 2–8 under center, missing the playoffs.


NFL career statistics


Regular season


Postseason


Personal life

Lawrence is
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. He is noted for his long blond hair. Lawrence's older brother, Chase, is a visual artist for whom Trevor has posed. On April 10, 2021, Lawrence married Marissa Mowry, whom he had been dating since high school. In June 2024, the couple announced they were expecting their first child. In 2021, Lawrence, among other high-profile athletes and celebrities, was a paid spokesperson for
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, a cryptocurrency exchange. In November 2022, FTX filed for bankruptcy, wiping out billions of dollars in customer funds. Lawrence, alongside other spokespeople, is currently being sued for promoting unregistered securities through a
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. American Eagle featured Lawrence in its "Live Your Life" marketing campaign in 2024.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, Trevor 1999 births Living people All-American college football players Baptists from Georgia (U.S. state) American football quarterbacks Clemson Tigers football players Jacksonville Jaguars players First overall NFL draft picks Sportspeople from Cartersville, Georgia Players of American football from Bartow County, Georgia Players of American football from Knoxville, Tennessee American Conference Pro Bowl players