Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Tormented by pressure in loss
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Lawrence completed 27 of 42 passes for 258 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions while adding three rushes for nine yards in the Jaguars' 20-12 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday.
Lawrence's final passing line with more than adequate, but he also took seven sacks and finished with an ugly 46.6 QBR for the afternoon. The 2021 first overall pick did continue to cultivate his connection with No. 1 receiver Brian Thomas, who he hit on eight occasions for 90 yards, including a 21-yard touchdown late in the first quarter. Lawrence hit Tim Patrick from 26 yards out early in the fourth quarter for his other TD toss, the quarterback's first multi-touchdown-pass tally since Week 2. Despite the solid numbers, the modest point total did Jacksonville in Sunday, a matter he'll look to rectify in a London matchup against the high-powered Rams in Week 7.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: QBs to Sit
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Lawrence was great in leading the Jaguars to a comeback victory against the Chiefs in Week 5 with 28.2 Fantasy points, but that's only his second outing this season with more than 13.7 points. And he only has one game this season with multiple touchdown passes and more than 225 passing yards. This week, he's facing a Seattle defense that should be able to keep Lawrence in check, and the Seahawks allow an average of just 19.6 Fantasy points per game. I expect Lawrence to come in under that number, and I would only start him in Superflex and two-quarterback leagues in Week 6.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Week 6 Waiver Priority List
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Lawrence had a solid outing in Week 5 against the Chiefs on Monday night with 221 passing yards, one touchdown and one interception, and he added 10 carries for 54 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. This is only his second outing with more than 20 Fantasy points, but hopefully it can be the start of a solid run for Lawrence. His upcoming schedule isn't easy with Seattle in Week 6 and the Rams in Week 7 before a bye in Week 8, but no one expected him to do well against Kansas City. In deeper leagues, Lawrence is worth adding for 1 percent of your remaining FAB.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Three total TDs in win
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Lawrence completed 18 of 25 passes for 221 yards with one touchdown and one interception while adding 10 carries for 54 yards and two more scores in the Jaguars' 31-28 win over the Chiefs on Monday night. He also lost a fumble.
Lawrence put the Jaguars on his shoulders for the majority of the night despite a critical early second-quarter fumble at Kansas City's one-yard line, helping spearhead a comeback from an early 14-0 deficit with a three-yard touchdown pass to Parker Washington and the first of two rushing scores to knot the game back up just before the halfway point of the third quarter. Lawrence then saved his best for the most important part of the contest, leading a seven-play, 60-yard game-winning march that he capped off with an eventful one-yard touchdown run that began with him stumbling twice due to having his foot stepped on by an offensive lineman as he dropped back. Lawrence still is a work in progress in head coach Liam Coen's offense, but he completed a season-best 72.0 percent of his passes Monday night ahead of a Week 6 home matchup against a Seahawks defense that allowed the Buccaneers' Baker Mayfield to complete 29 of 33 passes for 379 yards and two TDs in Seattle's Week 5 loss.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: QBs to Sit
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The Jaguars are 3-1, and Lawrence has been a bad Fantasy quarterback in all three victories with 13.7 points or less against Carolina, Houston and San Francisco. The Chiefs are road favorites in this game, and if that holds then maybe Lawrence has the chance for a quality outing. I'm not willing to trust Lawrence against Kansas City since the Chiefs have held Jalen Hurts, Russell Wilson and Lamar Jackson to a combined 29.6 Fantasy points in the past three weeks. Lawrence is only worth starting in Superflex and two-quarterback leagues.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Manages team to victory
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Lawrence completed 21 of 31 pass attempts for 174 yards and a touchdown while taking seven carries for seven yards in Sunday's 26-21 win over the 49ers.
Lawrence played the role of game manager Sunday, protecting the football with safe, short throws en route to Jacksonville's third win of the season. It was still a lackluster showing from a fantasy perspective after the fifth-year pro failed to score multiple touchdowns for the third time in four starts this year. Lawrence has the Jaguars atop the AFC South, but his play does not inspire much optimism in fantasy circles heading into a tough matchup against Kansas City next Monday.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Continues scuffling in Week 3 win
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Lawrence completed 20 of 40 passes for 222 yards with no touchdowns and one interception while rushing twice for nine yards in the Jaguars' 17-10 win over the Texans on Sunday.
Lawrence averaged just 5.6 yards per attempt while failing to throw a touchdown for the first time in three games this season. The 2021 first overall pick spread the ball around to nine different pass catchers overall, and he leveraged another impressive performance by his defense to help the Jaguars garner their second win of the season. To date, Lawrence has concerningly completed just 55.8 of his pass attempts in head coach Liam Coen's typically QB-friendly offense, and he draws another tough matchup in a Week 4 road clash against the 49ers.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: QBs to Sit
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Lawrence scored 25.2 Fantasy points in Week 2 at Cincinnati, but he continues to make costly mistakes with three interceptions on the season, including one in the end zone against the Bengals. He's averaging just 16.0 Fantasy points in his past seven healthy games against Houston, and the Texans are allowing just 19.8 Fantasy points on the season in two matchups against Matthew Stafford and Baker Mayfield. I would only start Lawrence in Superflex and two-quarterback leagues in Week 3.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Pair of picks in Week 2 loss
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Lawrence completed 24 of 42 passes for 271 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions while adding two rushes for four yards in the Jaguars' 31-27 loss to the Bengals on Sunday. He also fumbled once but recovered.
Lawrence had the Jaguars in position for a win until the Bengals managed to rally behind Jake Browning on a 15-play, 92-yard touchdown drive. Lawrence put together an impressive performance overall that included touchdown passes to Dyami Brown (nine yards), Bhayshul Tuten (eight yards) and Travis Etienne (11 yards), but he also short-circuited two Jacksonville drives in the first half with interceptions at the Bengals' three-yard line and his own 34-yard line. The two plays would help lead to a combined 10 points for Cincinnati, certainly key developments in such a close game. Lawrence also continued to struggle in his connection with No. 1 receiver Brian Thomas (four catches on 12 targets), and the duo will encounter a tough defensive matchup in a Week 3 home date against the Texans next Sunday.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Sleeper QBs
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I expected more from Lawrence in Week 1 against Carolina, but he managed just 12.3 Fantasy points. This week, we will hopefully get a shootout for Lawrence against Joe Burrow, and this game is the highest projected total of the week at 49.5 points. Cincinnati held Joe Flacco in check last week with 290 passing yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions, but I would consider Lawrence a low-end starter based on how this game should go. Hopefully, this is the start of the breakout campaign for Lawrence in 2025.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Quiet in Week 1 win
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Lawrence completed 19 of 31 passes for 178 yards and a touchdown with one interception in Sunday's 26-10 win over the Panthers.
It was an odd game that saw the Jaguars take a 20-3 lead into halftime, but only after a lengthy weather delay in the middle of the second quarter due to lightning. Whether that delay impacted Lawrence's performance is tough to say, but he didn't need to do much in the second half. New coach Liam Coen led Baker Mayfield to a career-best season with the Buccaneers in 2024, and while he could eventually do the same for Lawrence, the jury is very much still out. Lawrence will look to deliver better numbers on the road Week 2 in what could be a barn burner against Joe Burrow and the Bengals.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: QBs to Start
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The Panthers were No. 1 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing quarterbacks last season, and Carolina led the NFL with 35 passing touchdowns and 40 total touchdowns allowed to quarterbacks. This matchup should give Lawrence the chance to start off the season playing well, and it's a good thing rookie receiver Travis Hunter (shoulder) is healthy. This will be the first time Lawrence has opened the season at home in his five-year career, and he scored at least 21.8 Fantasy points in two of his four previous season openers. Given the matchup, I like Lawrence to go over his 1.5 passing touchdown prop on FanDuel.
Lawrence is still available in more than a third of leagues. I wouldn't drop Dak Prescott, Jared Goff, Justin Fields, or Brock Purdy for him, but if you have an open roster spot at the end of your bench, I would add Lawrence and start him over those guys. The additions of Liam Coen and Travis Hunter give Lawrence an excellent chance to produce the best season of his career. A great matchup against the Panthers in Week 1 could get him off to a running start. Baker Mayfield was the top suggestion in this section a year ago. That worked out okay.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Next game will be Week 1
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With coach Liam Coen noting Thursday that the Jaguars' starters won't play in Saturday's preseason finale against the Dolphins, per Demetrius Harvey of The Florida Times-Union, Lawrence's next game action will occur in Week 1 against the Panthers.
As the team's regular-season opener approaches, the Jaguars will focus on keeping Lawrence -- who was limited to 10 games last season -- healthy and ready to face Carolina. As long as he can avoid injuries, Lawrence is bounce-back candidate this year while working with Coen, who's coming off a successful season as Tampa's Bay's offensive coordinator. In addition to ascending second-year wideout Brian Thomas, Travis Hunter, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, provides Lawrence with another intriguing playmaker in a pass-catching corps that also includes WRs Dyami Brown and Parker Washington and TE Brenton Strange.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Fumble, TD on Sunday's two drives
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Lawrence completed eight of 10 passes for 76 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 17-17 preseason tie against the Saints. He also rushed once for no gain and lost a fumble.
Lawrence and the starters played two drives and moved the ball well. The first possession got down to the 11-yard line prior to Lawrence's fumble on a botched handoff attempt, but Lawrence bounced back by capping the second drive with a seven-yard touchdown pass to Parker Washington. Jacksonville's final preseason tune-up before the regular season will come Saturday in Miami.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: In line to play Saturday
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Coach Liam Coen announced Thursday that the Jaguars plan to play their starters (including Lawrence) versus the Steelers in Saturday's preseason opener, John Shipley of SI.com reports.
Per the report, Coen indicated that getting Lawrence and the Jaguars' key healthy players some game reps this weekend would be beneficial, as they transition to the team's new offensive scheme. That said, Coen didn't specify how long Lawrence would stay in Saturday's game before giving way to some combo of fellow QBs Nick Mullens, John Wolford and Seth Henigan.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Declares himself 100 percent
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Lawrence (shoulder) said Wednesday that he's 100 percent healthy entering training camp, John Oehser of the Jaguars' official website reports.
"I feel really good," Lawrence said "It's the best I felt in a long time physically." Lawrence played in just 10 regular-season games last season due to a concussion and left (non-throwing) shoulder injury, the latter which required surgery. Lawrence was taking it slow during the offseason program, but he's back to full health and rejuvenated in new coach Liam Coen's offense. The Jaguars return Brian Thomas as the alpha WR1 and used the No. 2 overall pick on Travis Hunter. Lawrence is an intriguing mid-round fantasy quarterback who could greatly outproduce his average draft position if he's able to spike his touchdown rate in an offense flush with playmakers.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Looking sharp at OTAs
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Lawrence (shoulder) has impressed coaches throughout OTAs and has been a quick adapter of new head coach Liam Coen's offensive scheme, John Oehser of the Jaguars' official site reports.
Coen singled out Lawrence's "quick decisions" in 11-on-11 red-zone work as praiseworthy, also noting that the fifth-year pro "has done a nice job with his footwork," an area of emphasis for the new offensive scheme. As Oehser notes, the 2021 first overall pick is currently learning his third offensive system in five seasons, but there's reason to be confident in Coen's scheme being the best fit of the bunch for Lawrence, given his track record as offensive coordinator for the Rams and Buccaneers. Lawrence is over six months removed from surgery undergone to address an AC joint sprain in his left, non-throwing shoulder, and he remains on track to be fully cleared for the start of training camp. Rookie No. 2 overall pick Travis Hunter has begun the offseason focusing on the offensive side of the ball, providing Lawrence another potential star wideout to join 2024 first-round phenom Brian Thomas. Jacksonville also inked Dyami Brown to a one-year deal back in March, with returnees Parker Washington and TE Brenton Strange closing out a pass-catching corps that saw Christian Kirk, Evan Engram (shoulder) and Gabe Davis (knee) all depart.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Shoulder surgery completed
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Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said Lawrence underwent surgery Tuesday to repair the AC joint sprain in his left shoulder, Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com reports.
Surgery for Lawrence's sprained non-throwing shoulder was always on the docket after the Jaguars placed him on injured reserve Dec. 4, but the quarterback waited until he cleared concussion protocol before having the procedure. Now that he's no longer dealing with concussion symptoms from the hit to head he took from the Texans' Azeez Al-Shaair in the Jaguars' Week 13 loss, Lawrence will turn his focus to rehabbing and strengthening the shoulder. Pederson said he expects Lawrence to be a full participant when the Jaguars kick off their offseason program in the spring.
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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Shoulder surgery to wait
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Lawrence needs to clear concussion protocol before undergoing surgery on his sprained AC joint, Demetrius Harvey of The Florida Times-Union reports.
Regardless of the exact timing of surgery, Lawrence won't play again this season and should have plenty of time to recover before Week 1 of 2025. It's his left, non-throwing shoulder that will be operated on, which means there shouldn't be much impact for next season even if the process is delayed a few weeks. Jacksonville's roster and/or coaching staff may look very different by the time Lawrence is healthy.
