Trevor Lawrence

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Trevor Lawrence
2020-0113-TrevorLawrence.jpg
Lawrence after the 2020 CFP National Championship
Position:
Quarterback 		Jersey number:
16
Date of birth: October 6, 1999
Career information
Active: 2018 – today
Teams
Clemson Tigers ( 2018- today)
Career statistics
After two seasons:
  • successful passes: 527 (65.5%)
  • Yards: 6945
  • Touchdowns: 66
  • Interceptions: 12
Career highlights and awards
  • CFP National Champion (2018)
  • CFP National Championship Offensive MVP (2018)
  • 2 × ACC Champion (2018, 2019 )
  • ACC Football Rookie of the Year (2018)
  • First team All-ACC (2019)
  • Second team All-ACC (2018)
  • Archie Griffin Award (2018)
  • Hall Trophy (2017)
  • USA Today High School Football Player of the Year (2017)
  • USA Today High School All-American (2017)

Trevor Lawrence (born October 6, 1999 in Knoxville , Tennessee ) is an American football player on the position of quarterback . He plays college football at Clemson University , where he was considered one of the most promising high school quarterbacks of all time.

Lawrence won the spot at Clemson in the middle of his first season, bringing the Tigers to an undefeated season and a National Championship Game win against Alabama . In his second season he helped Clemson again to an unbeaten regular season, but had to admit defeat in the National Championship Game against the LSU .

Early years

Trevor Lawrence was born on October 6, 1999 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He attended Cartersville High School in Cartersville , Georgia , where he played football and basketball . In his junior year 2016, he was named Player of the Year by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution after selling 250 of 406 passes for 3,904 yards and 51 touchdowns . As a sophomore he fit for 3,655 yards and 43 touchdowns, as a freshman for 3,042 yards and 26 touchdowns.

From sophomore through senior year, Lawrence led the Purple Hurricanes to 41 straight wins, winning two state championships, four regional titles, and receiving numerous high school player of the year honors. In 2017, in Georgia, Lawrence broke the record for passing yards and passing touchdowns previously held by Deshaun Watson of Gainesville , who also played for Clemson.

Lawrence was seen as one of the most promising high school quarterbacks of all time. On December 16, 2016, Lawrence chose Clemson University.

college

2018

Lawrence started his first season on Clemson's Depth Chart behind Kelly Bryant, but received the same playing time in the first few games of the season. Head Coach Dabo Swinney named Lawrence as the new starter after four games, after which Bryant announced that he would change schools. Lawrence led Clemson to an unbeaten regular season and a 42-10 win over Pittsburgh in the ACC Championship Game. The Tigers entered the College Football Playoffs as the second seeded team and defeated Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl Classic 2018 with 30: 3. This moved them into the College Football Playoff National Championship Game 2019, where they defeated Alabama 44:16. Lawrence was named the game's offensive MVP, making it the first freshman quarterback since Jamelle Holieway for Oklahoma in 1985, starting for a National Champion.

Lawrence threw 3,280 passing yards, 30 touchdowns that season, and was recognized by the Touchdown Club of Columbus with the National Freshman of the Year and Archie Griffin Awards. He was also named ACC Rookie of the Year.

2019

Lawrence (# 16) during the 2019 CFP National Championship Game

Back in his sophomore year with the Tigers, Lawrence was named ACC Preseason Player of the Year and was the top candidate for the Heisman Trophy . In the early stages of the season, Lawrence played comparatively inconsistently, which made him virtually eliminated from the Heisman Trophy race. In the final phase of the regular season, however , he led the FBS in the passer rating and was seventh in the vote for the Heisman Trophy. Lawrence helped Clemson to an unbeaten regular season and a victory in the ACC Championship Game against Virginia , which Clemson was in the final ranking of the College Football Playoffs in 3rd place. In the 2019 Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State , he threw the 29:23 win, with which Clemson moved into the National Championship Game for the second time in a row, for 259 passing yards and two touchdowns and ran with 16 runs for 107 yards and one touchdown. Lawrence lost the first game of his career in the CFP Championship Game against LSU , with Clemson's winning streak of 29 games and the Tigers losing 42:25. Lawrence had the worst passer rating of his career as he only made 18 of 37 passes for 234 yards and no touchdown.

statistics

Source: Sports-Reference.com

season Games Balance sheet Passing game Running game
successful

Passports

Pass attempts Yards cut Touchdowns Int tries Yards cut Touchdowns
2018 15th 11: 0 259 398 3.280 65.2 30th 4th 60 177 3.0 1
2019 15th 14: 1 268 407 3,665 65.8 36 8th 103 563 5.5 9
total 30th 25: 1 527 804 6,945 65.5 66 12 163 740 4.5 10

Web links

Commons : Trevor Lawrence  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Freshman Sensation: East Tennessee native Lawrence leads Clemson to playoff. Retrieved June 16, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ Prep Zone: High School Sports blog Todd Holcomb: Cartersville quarterback Trevor Lawrence is 2016 Player of the Year. Retrieved June 16, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ Phil Kornblut: Top QB recruit narrows choices to Clemson, UGA. Retrieved June 16, 2020 (English).
  4. ↑ How Trevor Lawrence, nation's No. 1 sophomore football recruit, survives the hype. In: USA TODAY High School Sports. October 14, 2015, accessed June 16, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Alex Kirshner: Meet Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence. May 9, 2017, accessed June 16, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Trevor Lawrence or Justin Fields? Debating 2018's top battle. Retrieved June 16, 2020 (American English).
  7. ↑ Rivals.com - Ask Farrell: Is Trevor Lawrence the best QB prospect of Rivals era? Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Trevor Lawrence, 2018 Pro-style quarterback - Rivals.com. Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Clemson lands Lawrence, No. 1 QB recruit of '18. December 16, 2016, accessed June 16, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Mania Robinson: In exclusive interview, Clemson football QB Kelly Bryant says he will transfer. Retrieved August 14, 2020 (American English).
  11. ↑ Clemson crushes Notre Dame 30-3 in Cotton Bowl. In: WGN-TV. December 30, 2018, accessed June 16, 2020 (American English).
  12. ↑ Clemson wins college football championship, routs Alabama 44-16. Retrieved June 16, 2020 (American English).
  13. ↑ Best True Freshman Seasons. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
  14. ^ Trevor Lawrence Wins Archie Griffin Award. In: WBTW. January 16, 2019, accessed June 27, 2020 (American English).
  15. ↑ Tigers' Lawrence Named ACC Rookie of the Year. Retrieved June 27, 2020 (English).
  16. ↑ Etienne scores 3 TDs as No. 1 Clemson Routs Georgia Tech . In: Reuters . August 30, 2019 ( reuters.com [accessed June 27, 2020]).
  17. ↑ Trevor Lawrence, defending champ and future No. 1 pick, is title game's 'other' QB. January 12, 2020, accessed on June 27, 2020 .
  18. ↑ Trevor Lawrence drops in ESPN's top players ranking. December 20, 2019, accessed June 27, 2020 .
  19. ↑ Virginia at Clemson Box Score, December 7, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2020 .
  20. ↑ Kevin Bilodeau: Clemson ranked No. 3 in final college football playoff rankings, will play Ohio State in semifinal. Retrieved June 27, 2020 (American English).
  21. ↑ Fiesta Bowl - Clemson vs Ohio State Box Score, December 28, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2020 .
  22. ↑ Clemson vs. LSU - Game Recap - January 13, 2020 - ESPN. Retrieved June 27, 2020 (English).
  23. ^ Trevor Lawrence Career Game Log. Retrieved June 27, 2020 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Lawrence, Trevor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1999
PLACE OF BIRTH Knoxville, Tennessee