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What's next for Jaguars, Trevor Lawrence after MVP-caliber season?
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Trevor Lawrence is developing exactly how the Jacksonville Jaguars had hoped when selecting him with the first-overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Lawrence's exponential growth under head coach Liam Coen and his staff was just the tip of the iceberg in how the team wants to deploy him and what he can bring.
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After posting 38 total touchdowns (third-most in the NFL in 2025), the Jaguars QB rose quickly as one of the NFL's best, ultimately becoming a finalist for the league's Most Valuable Player award. Lawrence became the first quarterback in Jaguars history to be a finalist for MVP .
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Lawrence helped Jacksonville earn a 13-4 record and first place in the AFC South a year after missing seven games, while Jacksonville finished with a 4-13 record. He posted the fourth-most game-winning drives in the NFL (five) and had four consecutive games with a passer rating of 100.0-plus, tied for the second-longest streak in the NFL in 2025.
Lawrence became one of four players in NFL history to account for 10 total touchdowns and zero turnovers in a two-game span. Lawrence joined quarterbacks Josh Allen (2024), Drew Brees (2019) and Patrick Mahomes (2018). Lawrence was named the AFC Player of the Month for December/January.
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Lawrence's production caught many who haven't watched his every snap since 2021 by surprise. Jaguars general manager James Gladstone explained the uptick at his end-of-season press conference.
"Into the regular season, generally zooming out away from Trevor, just the idea that teams can be built over the course of an offseason is true, but the good ones, the great ones, they evolve over the course of the regular season and you saw that evolution in Trevor over the course of the regular season as you compare the first quarter to the second quarter to first half to second half," Gladstone said.
Through the first nine games of the season, Lawrence completed just 59.5% of his passes for 1,998 yards, 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He ran the ball 44 times for 172 yards and four rushing scores. He lost one fumble.
In the final eight games of the year, Lawrence completed 62.7% of his passes for 2,0009 yards, 19 touchdowns and five interceptions. He ran for 187 yards on 38 scrambles and five rushing scores. He lost one fumble.
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"There was a clear uptick in command, control, comfort, play-making, all that stuff jumped out in a real way, and I look forward to being able to have him carry that momentum into the offseason here and continue to dive into what Liam and our coaching staff would call three better, three best, which is a very pointed offseason attack," said Gladstone.
Jaguars ready to 'unload' playbook on Trevor Lawrence
Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) looks on as head coach Liam Coen talks a play with offensive coordinator Grant Udinski looking on.
So what's next for Lawrence?
Jaguars head coach Coen said at his end-of-season press conference that he was proud of the work Lawrence accomplished this season. At the time, he didn't get into exactly what he felt about Lawrence's season from an evaluation standpoint, but it's clear he's found his quarterback.
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Still, that doesn't mean there isn't anywhere to improve for the former first-overall pick.
"His trust, the growth that he did make, his openness to be coached and coached hard. I think he would be one of the first ones to tell you there's a lot of work to continue to do and to be done," said Coen.
The Coach of the Year finalist expanded on what's next for the team's signal-caller moving forward in an interview with ActionSportsJAX's Brent Martineau at the season-ending Jaguars All-Access taping.
"Look, you throw the whole playbook at somebody within the offseason and in training camp, and then once you're in the season, some things are game-plan specific, and some things are something we need to get done and need to rep," Coen said.
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"Well, it's going to be more about unloading the rest of the playbook on him. Then, hey, how much can we continue to add? What layers can we continue to add to the offense?"
Lawrence's growth appeared to coincide with the acquisition of receiver Jakobi Meyers in a trade from the Las Vegas Raiders . Meyers offered Lawrence a receiver with reliable hands who could extend drives on third down with ease. Meyers finished third on the team in first downs with 28 through nine games.
The team also gained explosiveness on offense via Parker Washington ,who was the team's leading receiver in 2025. Washington caught 58 passes for 857 yards and five touchdowns.
From left, Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen, wide receiver Parker Washington (11) and quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) talk after an NFL training camp session.
Moving forward, using Lawrence's legs might become a broader effort in 2026. The team is likely to utilize receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter on offense, which adds another wrinkle as the coaching staff continues to work through their long-term plan for the former second-overall pick.
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Certainly, the team's view is that Lawrence will continue to rise. Perhaps that's partially why offensive coordinator Grant Udinski is set to rejoin the team.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jaguars plan for Trevor Lawrence in 2026 includes opening the playbook
