Trevor Lawrence (American football)

Trevor Lawrence
Lawrence in 2017
Clemson Tigers – No. 16
Position Quarterback
Class Freshman
Career history
College
High school Cartersville (GA)
Personal information
Born: (1999-10-06) October 6, 1999
Johnson City, Tennessee
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • Hall Trophy (2017)
  • USA Today High School All-American (2017)
  • USA Today Offensive Player of the Year (2017)
  • Rivals High School Football Junior of the Year (2016)
  • Maxwell Football Club Offensive National High School Player of the Year (2017)

Trevor Lawrence (born October 6, 1999) is a collegiate American football quarterback for the Clemson Tigers. Lawrence was one of the most highly rated quarterback recruits ever, with multiple recruiting experts calling him a ″once in a generation″ type of player.[1] [2]

Early years

Lawrence attended Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia. As a junior in 2016, he was The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Player of the Year after completing 250 of 406 passes for 3,904 yards and 51 touchdowns.[3] As a sophomore, he passed for 3,655 yards and 43 touchdowns and as a freshman had 3,042 yards and 26 touchdowns. In 2017, Lawrence broke the Georgia state record for passing yards and passing touchdowns, which were previously owned by Deshaun Watson, who also played for the Clemson Tigers [4][5]

Lawrence was a five-star recruit and ranked as the number one overall recruit in his class by Rivals.com and Scout.com.[6][7]

On December 16, 2016, Lawrence committed to Clemson University to play college football.[8][9]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trevor Lawrence
QB		 Cartersville, Georgia Cartersville High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Dec 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    References

    1. ↑ "Trevor Lawrence, College Football's Next Big Thing, Might Not Have to Wait Long". BleacherReport.com. February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
    2. ↑ "Trevor Lawrence or Justin Fields? Debating 2018's top battle". 247Sports.com. December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
    3. ↑ Cartersville quarterback Trevor Lawrence is 2016 Player of the Year
    4. ↑ Top QB recruit narrows choices to Clemson, UGA
    5. ↑ How Trevor Lawrence, nation's No. 1 sophomore football recruit, survives the hype
    6. ↑ https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2018/trevor-lawrence-1731
    7. ↑ https://www.scout.com/Player/Trevor-Lawrence-61350
    8. ↑ Clemson lands Trevor Lawrence, No. 1 QB recruit of 2018
    9. ↑ Nation’s No. 1 QB commits to Clemson
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