Former Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence headed to Pro Bowl

On3 imageby:Matt Connolly01/31/23

MattConnollyOn3

Former Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence took a big step forward in Year 2 in the NFL and is being rewarded for it.

The Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback has been named to the 2023 Pro Bowl games, the NFL announced on Tuesday.

Lawrence is replacing Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes as Kansas City is slated to play in the Super Bowl next month.

Lawrence led Jacksonville to the playoffs in only his second year in the NFL. The Jaguars rallied to beat the Chargers 31-30 in the wild card round of the playoffs, before falling to the Chiefs in the divisional round.

The Georgia native completed better than 66 percent of his passes in the 2022-23 regular season, throwing for 4,113 yards and 25 touchdowns.

Lawrence was one of three players in the NFL to record at least 25 passing touchdowns and 5 rushing touchdowns this season, joining Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and Bills QB Josh Allen.

The 2023 Pro Bowl games will take place in Las Vegas beginning on Thursday. There will be a seven-on-seven flag football game on Sunday at 3 p.m. to wrap up the weekend.

Trevor Lawrence was drafted by the Jaguars with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft after an incredible career at Clemson.

Lawrence signed with the Tigers as the No. 1 overall recruit in the class of 2018 out of Cartersville High School.

As a freshman in 2018, he took over as Clemson’s starting QB four games into the season and went on to lead the Tigers to a national title. He was named a Manning Award Finalist that year after passing for 3,280 yards with 30 touchdowns and four interceptions.

Lawrence had an incredible sophomore season as well, completing 268 of 407 passes for 3,665 yards with a career-high 36 touchdowns and eight interceptions. The Tigers once again reached the national title game but lost to LSU this time.

Lawrence was named a Heisman finalist and first-team All-American during his final college season in 2020. He averaged 315.3 passing yards per game that season, setting a school record.