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Trevor Lawrence

Former quarterback at Clemson. 2020: 3,153 passing yards, 24 TD, 5 INT.

QB · Clemson · Jr. · #16

6′6″ · 220 lb · Cartersville, GA

POTY finalist (model)Jacksonville — drafted 2021, No. 1 overall

Recruiting

5★

PRO recruit

No. 1 nationally · Signed with Clemson

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former quarterback at Clemson. 2020: 3,153 passing yards, 24 TD, 5 INT.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Clemson in 2018.
Drafted round 1 by the Jacksonville in 2021.
Named All-America (FWAA) in 2020.

His career, year by year

Career, closed

Gone at No. 1 overall.

How it ended

Three seasons at Clemson, 10,098 passing yards, an All-American season (2020) — drafted at No. 1 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

201815 games

Signed with Clemson5-star out of Cartersville

20209 games

All-Americafirst
All-ACCfirst

2021

Drafted by Jacksonvilleround 1, pick 1

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#1 national

CFB

College

Clemson

2018–2020

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #1

Jacksonville · 2021

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

7 honors · 2 categories

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2020)

1 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM

All-ACC 1st team (2020)

Badges

Top-10 Recruit

Featured in The Canon

The 100 Best Players of the CFP Era

Program memory

Clemson

Lawrence's freshman title (2019)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2020

1 coach

2018–2020

Dabo Swinney

Clemson

Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

JacksonvilleEntering 6th NFL season

#1Rd 1 · Pick 1

JacksonvilleEntering 6th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2020 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 39-3 over that span.

2018Clemson15-0HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

2019Clemson14-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

2020Clemson10-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: pass yards (95th percentile). Strength: completion % (93rd percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (12th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Pass yards#8 / 141 · 95th pct

3153

Completion %#10 / 141 · 93rd pct

69.2%

Rush TDs#8 / 141 · 93rd pct

Pass TDs#12 / 141 · 92nd pct

Yards / att#13 / 141 · 91st pct

9.4

Rush yards#42 / 141 · 71st pct

203

Interceptions#63 / 141 · 50th pct

Fumbles lost#108 / 130 · 12th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Passing profile

Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

223/325 (68.6%) · 24 TD · 5 INT

325 of 334 attempts matched to play-by-play

Adjusted ANY/A

9.6811 of 171 QBs

Sack rate

3.7%27 of 171 QBs

Rarely sacked (27 of 171 QBs) and still 11 of 171 in Adjusted ANY/A.

Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.

Short

0–9 yds

48%of completions

108 comp4.9 yds avg3 TD

Middle

10–19 yds

29%of completions

65 comp13.9 yds avg4 TD

Deep

20+ yds

22%of completions

50 comp30.4 yds avg10 TD

Overall 68.6% completion on 325 attempts · 50 deep completions averaging 30.4 yds.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home5g	296	2.6	10.4	0.2
Road4g	318	2.2	10.7	0.8

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-75g	309	3.0	11.9	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	302	1.8	8.8	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dabo Swinney

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

POTY finalist (model)

Our Heisman model has him in the top five; no finalist honor is on the books yet.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Selector Grid · 2020

AP—

FWAA1st

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2020	Clemson	231	334	69.2%	3,153	9.4	24	5	169.2	80	--	--
2019	Clemson	268	407	65.8%	3,665	9.0	36	8	166.7	--	--	--
2018	Clemson	259	398	65.1%	3,280	8.2	30	4	157.2	--	--	--
Career		758	1,139	66.5%	10,098	8.9	90	17	164.1	80	--	--

Season	Team
2020	Clemson	68	203	3.0	8	--
2019	Clemson	103	563	5.5	9	--
2018	Clemson	60	177	3.0	1	--
Career		231	943	4.1	18	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 16 · 2020

W 34–10

at Notre Dame

322 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 90 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 24-point win on the road against Notre Dame.

With T. Etienne — 124 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · A. Rodgers — 8 rec · 121 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 14 · Virginia Tech · 2&26 · Q4 · EPA +7.14Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Cornell Powell for 65 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)
Week 7 · Georgia Tech · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +6.54Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Amari Rodgers for 83 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)
Week 16 · Notre Dame · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +5.43Amari Rodgers 67 Yd pass from Trevor Lawrence (B.T. Potter Kick)
Week 5 · Virginia · 3&16 · Q3 · EPA +4.49Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Travis Etienne for 46 yds to the Virg 28 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Ohio State · 3&16 · Q4 · EPA +4.43Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Cornell Powell for 26 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)
Week 5 · Virginia · 3&15 · Q2 · EPA +4.41Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Amari Rodgers for 27 yds for a TD, (B.T. Potter KICK)
Week 13 · Pittsburgh · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +4.19Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Cornell Powell for 70 yds to the Pitt 5 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · The Citadel · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +4.18Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Frank Ladson Jr. for 54 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)
Week 14 · Virginia Tech · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA -4.05Trevor Lawrence pass intercepted, touchback. Divine Deablo return for no gain
Week 16 · Notre Dame · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA -3.95Trevor Lawrence pass intercepted Kyle Hamilton return for 14 yds to the NDame 38

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 2	W 37-13@ Wake Forest	22/28	351	1	0	12.5	—
Wk 3	W 49-0vs The Citadel	8/9	168	3	0	18.7	—	3 TD passes
Wk 5	W 41-23vs Virginia	25/38	329	3	0	8.7	—	3 TD passes
Wk 6	W 42-17vs Miami	29/41	292	3	0	7.1	—	3 TD passes
Wk 7	W 73-7@ Georgia Tech	24/32	404	5	1	12.6	—	Season-high 404 yds
Wk 8	W 47-21vs Syracuse	27/43	289	2	1	6.7	—
Wk 13	W 52-17vs Pittsburgh	26/37	403	2	0	10.9	—	Clean 2-TD game
Wk 14	W 45-10@ Virginia Tech	12/22	195	1	1	8.9	—
Wk 16	W 34-10@ Notre Dame	25/36	322	2	1	8.9	—
Total		198/286	2753	22	4	10.6	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Trevor Lawrence

201815 games

20209 games

2021

Featured in The Canon

Program memory

2020 snapshot

Passing profile

Splits & context

Awards

POTY finalist (model)

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

Heisman trajectory

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