Big Cat Country
It is time to evaluate the most secure position group in Jacksonville: the quarterbacks.
Welcome back to the summer 2025 iteration of the Jacksonville Jaguars state of the roster.
As the entire NFL has seen in the past few weeks, the Jaguars are operating on a whole different level than the one people are used to. This is not the same old, same old under the previous regime(s).
Each week, we will take a detailed look at every Jags position group which have mostly all been retooled under the James Gladstone front office and Liam Coen coaching style.
The simplest group of them all is the quarterback room. There is one quarterback in Duval County that matters. And his name is Trevor Lawrence.
Trevor Lawrence
Contract: First year of a 5-year, $275,000,000 contract.
Age: 25 (26 in October).
Games Played: 60 games over 4 seasons.
Stats: 13,815 yards passing, 4th all-time in Jags history. 1-1 in playoffs. 89 passing TDs, 54 INTs.
Notes:
Everyone and anyone has an opinion on Trevor Lawrence. That is what happens when you are one of the best modern era college quarterbacks who gets drafted No. 1 overall and is billed as the next coming of Jesus on the football field (literally because of the hair and metaphorically because of his skills, of course).
Has Lawrence lived up to the unbelievable hype set in front of him? Not really. Are there 1,001 reasons why he hasn’t been given the infrastructure to succeed to the best of his abilities? Absolutely.
This season will be a huge year for Lawrence in the first year of his mega contract, and with a new team and staff around him. Currently, Lawrence is the fifth-highest-paid quarterback in the league, which you obviously will hear negativity on. But at the end of the day, it’s Trevor freaking Lawrence, man.
A key for Lawrence this year will be figuring out who is his safety blanket on third down situations without tight end Evan Engram. Engram and Lawrence clearly had a strong connection, like the one he had with Marvin Jones Jr. and with Christian Kirk. We know he wants Brian Thomas Jr. involved and there will be plenty of action for Travis Hunter, but there will need to be someone to step up to help Lawrence when things go awry.
This team has invested in the offensive line, has two starting caliber running backs along with a tool shed of running back weapons, a pair of number one receivers and an emerging tight end.
This season has the makings of where we will finally see Lawrence unlocked and playing to his full potential. And at the very least, the guy is only 25 years old. It isn’t like he has been in the NFL for 10 years yet. There are plenty of good things to come from our golden-haired god.
Nick Mullens
Contract: First year of a 2-year, $4,500,000 deal.
Age: 30 (31 in March).
Games Played: 33 across 7 seasons.
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