Trevor Lawrence is Mid

I sat down to write a completely different article about a completely different rookie. I went to look at the 2021 draft order and was reminded that Trevor Lawrence was the no. 1 overall pick. Somehow the ‘greatest quarterback prospect since John Elway’ has been removed from my mind’s eye entirely.

Turns out, Trevor Lawrence is mid. He’s average at best.

Being 6-foot-6 and playing on a stacked Clemson roster made him look like he was god’s gift to the game of football despite never actually once being the best QB in college. Joe Burrow was better in 2019 and we’ve seen him join a terrible Cincinnati Bengals team and transform them into a true AFC threat.

Meanwhile, the Jacksonville Jaguars are 2-8 and there are almost zero moments of Lawrence glory. Few flashes of Elway and plenty of Andy Dalton-esque games.

Let’s look at where Lawrence’s stats rank:

2,141 passing yards (23rd)
8 touchdowns (27th)
72.8 quarterback rating (31st)
58.4% completion percentage (31st)
9 interceptions (4th!!)

I called him average. I misspoke. He’s way worse than that. He’s one of the worst starting quarterbacks in the entire NFL. He has the same number of touchdown passes as Trevor Siemian who has only played in 4 games and has thrown 212 fewer passes than Lawrence. Yuck.

Mac Jones is obviously the best QB from this draft class but it’s insane how far away Lawrence is from Jones.

Now, it’d be unfair to not provide context. One player is being led by the greatest head coach in the history of football. The other, is being led by the horniest head coach in the history of football. His offensive coordinator is unimaginative/in over his head.

The offensive line grants Lawrence no time in the pocket to find his bad receivers who cannot get any separation from their defenders.

But Justin Fields gets crushed every single time he drops back and you can still see moments of brilliance in an even more chaotic Chicago situation. Meanwhile, Trevor Lawrence is putting up Baker Mayfield numbers.

We’ve seen young quarterbacks’ careers get dismantled by low-IQ organizations so even if/when Urban Meyer gets fired, it may be too late for Trevor Lawrence. They may have broken this man forever.

Joey Harrington could’ve been like Justin Herbert if he wasn’t drafted by the Detroit Lions. RGIII was one of the most dynamic QBs we’ve ever seen and Washington ruined that man’s life.

After getting the poison touch of Urban Meyer, Trevor Lawrence will have peaked in college and bounce from team to team being a bridge quarterback between an aging veteran and the next Trevor Lawrence. Being Ryan Fitzpatrick is a great gig if you have the stomach for it. Those direct deposits hit every Friday morning regardless of where you land on the depth chart.

Damn, I just said Trevor Lawrence is the next Ryan Fitzpatrick. Yike.