Trevor Lawrence has produced what the Jacksonville Jaguars describe as the best spring of his six-year career, aided by stability and continuity. Lawrence did not have to recover from a shoulder injury, alter longstanding footwork on his drops or learn a new offense, and said the result has been a calmer approach. “It’s just a lot calmer,” he said.
Coach Liam Coen said Lawrence has resembled the quarterback from the final seven games of last season, when he threw 18 touchdown passes, rushed for four more and committed only five turnovers. The Jaguars won every game in that stretch, captured the AFC South title and Lawrence finished fifth in MVP voting, Coen added.
Coen traced Lawrence’s late-season surge in 2025 to a Monday conversation after a Week 10 loss in Houston in which he told the quarterback to “let it rip.” Lawrence had been making correct protection calls and audibles but was not playing as freely as Coen wanted. After Lawrence loosened up, the passing offense accelerated. Jacksonville averaged 24 points per game in the first 11 weeks of last season and 34.4 points in the final seven games, second only to the Los Angeles Rams (35.1).
Coen said that continuity has allowed more development and chemistry this spring, including a focus on stretching the field with Brian Thomas Jr. Lawrence said he is more confident in his progressions and the offense, which lets him react faster and work on finer details in routes and communication rather than on basic reads and adjustments.
Offensive coordinator Grant Udinski pointed to a specific example of that preparation, noting Lawrence put in a protection call this spring that had not been used with the group since the season and the offense executed it. The Jaguars signed center Robert Hainsey in March 2025; Hainsey, who played in Tampa in 2024 when Coen was the Buccaneers’ offensive coordinator, said Lawrence’s growth has been a catalyst for team improvement and that he has taken additional steps over the offseason. Coen also noted Lawrence threw fewer than five interceptions during OTAs and minicamp.
