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William Trevor Lawrence (born October 6, 1999) is an
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for the
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of the
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(NFL). Considered among the highest-touted college football prospects, he won the 2019 National Championship Game as a freshman at
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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 years

William Trevor Lawrence was born in
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on October 6, 1999. He later attended Cartersville High School 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
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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
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, 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
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in
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for Oklahoma. Lawrence threw for 3,280 passing yards and 30 touchdowns on the season, and was awarded the National Freshman of the Year and
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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 Heisman Trophy. 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
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. 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.


Collegiate statistics


Professional career

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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. Lawrence 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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'' Mel Kiper Jr. ranked Lawrence as the fourth highest-graded quarterback he evaluated behind Elway, Luck, and Manning. 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 that included a $24.1 million signing bonus, on July 5, 2021.


2021

Ahead of the final week of preseason, Lawrence was named the Jaguars' starting quarterback for 2021. Making his NFL debut against the Houston Texans, 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, which also pitted him against fellow first overall pick and 2020 National Championship Game opponent
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. 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 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
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. 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
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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. Down 27–20 near the end of a Week 12 matchup with the
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, Lawrence led a game-winning drive in the final two minutes to secure the 28–27 victory. Lawrence had another comeback victory during Week 15, throwing for 321 yards, four touchdowns, and an interception against the
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as the Jaguars overcame a 27–10 third quarter deficit to win 40–34 in overtime. Lawrence won his next two games against the New York Jets and Houston Texans to bring the Jaguars record to 8–8. In the final week of the season against the
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to determine the
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, Lawerence completed 20-of-32 yards for 212 yards and 1 touchdown in the 20–16 win, clinching the Jaguars first division title since
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. Lawrence finished the regular season with notable improvement in numerous areas, improving his touchdown-to-interception ratio from 12–17 to 25–8, along with his passer rating from 71.9 to 95.2, and completing 66.3% of his passes for 4,113 yards. In the Jaguars' Wild Card Game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Lawrence struggled mightily to begin the game, throwing three interceptions in the first quarter and four in the first half, becoming the first player to throw three interceptions in the first quarter of a playoff game as the Jaguars trailed 27–7 at halftime. After completing 10-of-24 passes for 77 yards and a passer rating of 24.5 in the first two quarters, Lawrence rebounded in the second half, completing 18-of-23 passes for 211 yards, three touchdowns, and a passer rating of 144.5 as the Jaguars overcame a 27-point deficit to win 31–30, marking the third largest comeback in playoff history.


NFL career statistics


Regular season


Postseason


Personal life

Lawrence is a
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. He is noted for his long blond hair. On April 10, 2021, Lawrence married Marissa Mowry, who he had been dating since high school. Lawrence's older brother, Chase, is a visual artist for whom Trevor has posed before. 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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.


References


External links

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Jacksonville Jaguars profile

Clemson Tigers profile
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