2023 QB Index: Trevor Lawrence Ranks Top-5 Before Week 2
Week 1 went relatively smoot for Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Outside of two unlucky turnovers, Lawrence was efficient and effective in his 2023 debut.
Now, the expectation in Jacksonville and nationally is for him to be even better each week moving forward.
“Yes, I think it’s simple to make the adjustments. It’s sometimes harder to execute. I do think pretty much all of the things were self-inflicted that we did on Sunday to put us in these bad situations," Lawrence said this week.
"We should be able to clean those up and we have to, we got to play cleaner than that if we expect to win. Obviously, our defense had some huge stops. That’s putting a lot of pressure on them time after time to do that and bring us out of that hole, and we don’t want to do that. You got to play cleaner, especially like we talked about playing against a team like the Chiefs this Sunday. You got to execute better than that.”
In this week's annual QB Index from NFL.com, Lawrence comes in at No, 5 overall -- jumping two spots from the pre-Week 1 ranking. Lawrence completed 24-of-32 (75%) of his passes in a 31-21 win over the Indianapolis Colts last week, throwing for 241 yards and two touchdowns.
"Lawrence improvised early and showed off his rare talent when he rolled away from the rush toward his left, flipped his hips and found Calvin Ridley open in the back of the end zone for a touchdown," NFL.com said. "That same talent was evident when he squeezed a bullet through a needle's eye to Ridley for an incredible completion, proving this is going to be a vital connection for the Jaguars this season.
"Then came the dimes: a beauty of a pass along the boundary to Zay Jones for a touchdown, a masterpiece of a deep ball to Evan Engram for a big gain and another difficult, on-the-run completion to Jones that set up Travis Etienne's game-sealing touchdown run. Lawrence's stat line included an interception, but it wasn't truly his fault, as the ball was deflected off the hands of his intended target. Lawrence capitalized in almost every key moment (save for short-yardage situations, which the Jaguars will have to improve on) and led the Jaguars to a gritty season-opening win. Expect more of this from a star who is blossoming before our eyes."
Here is where we will track Lawrence's rank in the QB Index each week:
Week 1: 7
Week 2: 5
