Trevor Lawrence's Stock Stagnates After Win Over Texans

Trevor Lawrence didn't impress in Week 3

The Jacksonville Jaguars knew not to expect too much from Trevor Lawrence in Week 3, matched up against the Houston Texans and their stingy secondary. He did enough to get the 17-10 win, but his numbers were underwhelming. He finished his afternoon with 222 yards on 20-of-40 passing, was kept out of the end zone, and threw a backbreaking interception that nearly cost his team the game.

Needless to say, that wasn't exactly an encouraging outing from the fifth-year quarterback. There were high hopes that Lawrence could take advantage of the elite tools that made him the top prospect in the 2021 NFL Draft in Head Coach Liam Coen's offense, but that hasn't been the case so far.

He's been a mid-tier quarterback by every conceivable measure this season. Accounting for drops does make his numbers look a lot better, but at some point, Lawrence has to find a way to make plays. NFL.com has him ranked as the 20th-best quarterback heading into Week 4, as does CBS Sports. The Ringer has been a bit more forgiving, currently listing him at 16th, but Steven Ruiz isn't holding out hope that he'll climb much higher than that this year, as he wrote before the season:

"Lawrence lacks the innate feel for the position that the truly elite quarterbacks possess, so it’s unlikely he’ll ever climb very high in these rankings. But if he just tightened up his accuracy and timing, he could move up."

On the bright side, accuracy and timing haven't been the issues for Lawrence so far. Instead, it's a lack of chemistry with his targets and some poor decision-making in each game. Hopefully, he can turn things around in Week 4's matchup with the San Francisco 49ers.