2023 QB Index: Where Does Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence Land Before Week 4?

The Jacksonville Jaguars' offense has been underwhelming through three weeks, but how much of that blame should be placed on quarterback Trevor Lawrence?

That seems to be the primary question after the Jaguars' fell to a 1-2 start and a 20-point blowout loss to the Houston Texans in Week 3. The offense has scored just two touchdowns in the last eight quarters and has been among the worst third-down units in football over the first month.

But how much of that is due to Lawrence's play? Through three weeks, Lawrence has completed 64.6% of his passes for 736 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.

Among all passers with at least 30 drop backs, Lawrence ranks:

No. 26 in EPA/Play
No. 2 big-time throws
No. 3 in big-time throw %
No. 9 in turnover-worthy play %
No. 15 in adjusted completion %
No. 1 in drops by receivers
No. 2 in drop %
No. 2 in responsbile pressure %

"I thought we had a great week of prep. A lot of energy, just continuing to stick to our process and just focusing on execution and the details, really studying our plan," Lawrence said on Friday. "Especially on a week like this where you’re traveling in the middle of the week, on Thursday we’re leaving and traveling overnight to come over here, I think it’s just more important than ever that you know your plan, you know all the details, you’re prepared so you can go play free on Sunday and you’re not thinking."

"You do miss a little bit of prep on that travel time. I think guys understand that and we’re prepared, we still got 48 hours or so to continue to prepare for the game. It’s been a great week; we’ve been flying around. Even today, I thought the energy was great after a long plane ride and guys being a little tired. I thought we brought a lot of juice, and it was good.”

So, where does Lawrence rank in NFL.com's weekly quarterback index?

"Last Sunday marked the second straight week in which Lawrence was just slightly off, living too much on the wrong side of the decreasing margins of an NFL game. He ripped a bullet toward the sideline on an early third down to the only place where Tim Jones could grab it, which was just slightly wide of being catchable in bounds. Lawrence remains on target underneath and over the middle, save for the one time he trusted his arm too much and threw a pick, hauled in by Texans linebacker Blake Cashman,"

NFL.com said.

"It’s the outside targets that aren’t quite as on time or accurate as they need to be. This Jaguars offense as a whole is a little off right now, honestly. It wasn’t all on Lawrence, of course: Calvin Ridley dropped a beautiful ball from Lawrence that should have produced a touchdown, and Jamal Agnew fumbled after catching a Lawrence rocket over the middle. Lawrence also isn’t on the field goal team (one missed attempt, one blocked), nor does he cover kicks (don’t relive the kick-return touchdown, Jaguars fans). Lawrence is still a stud -- he pulled off one incredible magic act of a scramble for positive yards in this contest -- but he’s just not as sharp as he needs to be right now. He started to rediscover it a little too against Houston; perhaps it will carry over into Sunday’s London game vs. Atlanta."

Here is where we will track Lawrence's rank in the QB Index each week:

Week 1: 7

Week 2: 5

Week 3: 6

Week 4: 11

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