Zach Wilson, Mac Jones, Justin Fields, Trevor Lawrence, Davis Mills, Trey Lance
The overall #1 pick in draft ’21 has yet to meet the hype surrounding him coming out of Clemson. Lawrence still has plenty of time to turn things around, but it’s going to be tough in the early stages. You wouldn’t know it by the Jaguars’ record (2-6), but there has been some progress for Trevor Lawrence in his first year under new head coach Doug Pederson.
By Lawrence passerby ratings, QBR, completion rate, metric per try and metric per match all from his rookie campaign. Most of Lawrence’s personal stats were better compared to last year, but it still hasn’t translated into many wins. Lawrence still has the potential to be QB in the top 10 in this league, just takes him longer than some of the others to get there. Keep this in mind: Josh Allen didn’t explode until his third year, and everyone was ready to slap the bust label on him. Now he’s the top QB in the league – the worst.
It’s been a rough start for Lawrence, but when you move on to a lousy franchise, that’s usually how the story begins.