At the risk of jinxing him, Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence is starting to live up to the hype. Once called a can’t-miss prospect, Lawrence whiffed as a rookie bust and was not much better in the first two months of his second season.
At the end of October, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2021 draft was careening in the direction of a lost cause. Lawrence was so bad, he was outplayed by Russell Wilson in a loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 8, at which point the Jaguars were laughingstocks at 2-6.
It’s not exactly a turnaround that could inspire a movie script someday, but Jacksonville (5-8) has won three of its past five games, mostly because Lawrence looks like a different player. Since the beginning of November, he leads the NFL in completion percentage (71.8) while passing for 1,362 yards and 10 touchdowns with no interceptions. In fact, he has thrown 181 consecutive passes without a pick.
If Lawrence continues to trend in a positive direction, the Jaguars will be live dogs Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys and their mistake-prone quarterback, Dak Prescott.