Trevor Lawrence's $25.7M Jaguars Contract Option Picked up for 2025 NFL Season

Unsurprisingly, the Jacksonville Jaguars picked up the $25.7 million fifth-year option for quarterback Trevor Lawrence on Saturday, general manager Trent Baalke said, per ProFootballTalk's Charean Williams.

He's now under contract through the 2025 season.

Jacksonville also picked up the $6.1 million fifth-year option for running back Travis Etienne, Baalke said.

The Jaguars were always expected to pick up the option for the 2021 first-round pick, even if it's fair to argue he's yet to live up to the lofty expectations that accompanied his selection. He struggled as a rookie, throwing for 3,641 yards, 12 touchdowns and 17 interceptions while taking 58 sacks and completing just 59.6 percent of his passes. The Jags went 3-14 in his starts.

But both he and Jacksonville had a glow-up in 2022. The team went 9-8 and made the playoffs, even winning a Wild Card matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers after erasing a 27-0 deficit. Lawrence, meanwhile, was far better than his rookie season, throwing for 4,113 yards, 25 touchdowns and eight interceptions while taking 27 sacks and completing 66.3 percent of his throws.

Big things were expected in 2023, but Lawrence battled a number of injuries throughout the season—even missing his first game after making 49 consecutive starts to begin his career—and his his numbers regressed, finishing with 4,016 yards, 21 touchdowns and 14 interceptions while completing 65.6 percent of his passes and taking 35 sacks.

The Jags, meanwhile, went just 9-8 on the year (8-8 in his starts) and narrowly missed the playoffs after a Week 18 loss against the Tennessee Titans.

The campaign started well, as the team opened the season 8-3. But a four-game losing streak and Lawrence's continued battle with injuries turned the Jaguars from prospective contenders to a team that found itself in a fight for its postseason life.

For some fans, that may have called into question whether Lawrence was truly a franchise quarterback worth building around. But the Jags were always going to take at least a fifth year to decide for themselves, and it wouldn't be shocking if an extension was close behind Saturday's news.