This Clemson Tigers legend could end up on the NFL trade block this offseason.
During his time with the Clemson Tigers, Trevor Lawrence was one of the most dominant forces in college football.
Lawrence led Clemson to a national championship during his rookie campaign, throwing 30 touchdown passes and just four interceptions. He then posted back-to-back strong seasons to conclude his career with the Tigers and was widely viewed as a generational talent heading into the 2021 NFL Draft.
The Jacksonville Jaguars selected him No. 1 overall, and big things were expected. But here we are, five seasons into his professional career, and Lawrence is looking more and more like one of the biggest busts in recent memory.
Outside of his second NFL campaign, when he threw for 25 touchdowns and eight picks while leading the Jaguars to a shocking AFC South division title and a thrilling comeback playoff win over the Los Angeles Chargers, Lawrence hasn't been good. At all.
The 26-year-old led the league with 17 picks during his rookie year, and over the last three seasons, he has amassed a grand total of 42 touchdown passes and 29 interceptions. Not great.
To make matters worse, Lawrence is completing just 59.8 percent of his passes in 2025 and has regressed considerably each year since his breakout campaign in 2022.
Trevor Lawrence. Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images.Jacksonville signed Lawrence to a five-year, $275 million contract extension in 2024, and now, the Jaguars may be looking for a way out of it.
There has been speculation that Jacksonville could attempt to trade Lawrence this offseason with the former top pick continuing to struggle, but that will obviously be easier said than done.
First of all, good luck finding any team willing to take on his contract. The massive extension Lawrence signed doesn't even start until 2026, so if any club acquires him, he will be on its payroll through 2030 at $55 million in average annual value. That isn't ideal for a quarterback who has tossed 11 touchdowns and eight picks with a 79.4 passer rating this season.
Second, if the Jaguars do move Lawrence, it would kind of be like hitting the reset button, which would be strange for a team contending for a playoff spot.
Remember: Jacksonville doesn't have a first-round pick this April, as it traded its 2026 first-rounder to the Cleveland Browns in a deal that netted the Jags the No. 2 overall selection — which they used on Travis Hunter — last spring.
So unless the Jaguars are able to bag a 2026 first-round pick for Lawrence, it's not like they would immediately be able to land his replacement.
The fact that Lawrence's name is even in these conversations is mind boggling considering where his trajectory appeared to be headed after 2022.
Lawrence will always be a Clemson legend, but his NFL future is cloudier than ever.