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Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence takes exception to low preseason ranking

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 5/4/23

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has taken exception to his low ranking on media personality Kyle Brandt's "AFC QB Tiers."
On Wednesday's edition of "Good Morning Football", Brandt placed Lawrence in tier six along with Kenny Pickett of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mac Jones of the New England Patriots and Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins.

The game ain’t played on paper. https://t.co/UiloK4X8Tm
— Trevor Lawrence (@Trevorlawrencee) May 4, 2023

Lawrence, Pickett, Jones and Tagovailoa are ranked only ahead of incoming rookies Anthony Richardson, C.J. Stroud and Will Levis.

While Jones and Pickett may be accurately ranked, Brandt received flak for placing both Lawrence Tagovailoa where he did.

Co-host and former longtime NFL cornerback Jason McCourty said the 2021 No. 1 overall pick "really took off towards the back end of last season." McCourty added that with both Lawrence and Tagovailoa helping lead their respective teams to the playoffs last winter, "that alone" warranted a bump up to tier five with Jimmy Garoppolo.

Brandt did admit during the segment that he saw plenty of comments on social media regarding Lawrence's spot in tier five.

"Lawrence was the most popular response on Twitter," Brandt said. "'How could you have Trevor Lawrence there?’ I love him... wins a playoff game despite playing terribly in the first half, then makes the comeback, so it’s complicated."

The former Clemson Tiger made a significant jump during the 2022 regular season, recording a 66.3% completion with 4,113 passing yards, 25 touchdowns and eight interceptions, while adding 291 rushing yards and five scores on the ground. Lawrence finished the year with a 95.2 quarterback rating, was seventh in the MVP voting and was a Pro Bowler for the first time.

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