If a jury of his talented football-playing peers is concerned, Trevor Lawrence apparently has a lot more to prove as a professional quarterback.
On Monday, the NFL began unveiling its latest edition of the top-100 list: a catalog known to consistently inspire controversy and fervent debate amongst the football-loving (crazed) populace. Of course, even with active players voting on the top 100, the list is often rife with flaws, and baffling decisions abound.
It’s certainly nothing like a scientific list of the top-102 NFL players in 2023 from two brilliant football writers. We’re one episode into the league’s newest rollout, and Lawrence — fresh off a 25-touchdown, eight-interception, 4,113-yard campaign while winning a playoff game — finished at a paltry No. 96 overall.
Uh-huh. I’m sure that makes sense to someone.
96. @Trevorlawrencee #NFLTop100 pic.twitter.com/0zTdJG9oR2
— NFL (@NFL) July 25, 2023
I can see where the players who voted on this list are coming from because I can buy that Lawrence hasn’t arrived as a bona fide “superstar” yet.
It wasn’t until extremely late in the 2022 calendar that Lawrence and his Jacksonville Jaguars started putting “it” together. The Jaguars, due in large part to Lawrence playing like a deer-in-the-headlights pumpkin, were a first-half afterthought. Before the third-year signal caller can be a household name penciled amongst the Mahomes, Allens, and Burrows of the world, he should probably have at least one great season from wire to wire. A consensus there isn’t outlandish.
But I’ve seen enough flashes from Lawrence to understand he’s already one of the sport’s biggest difference-makers, regardless. He might not yet be “elite,” per se, but I don’t think there are 95 football players better than him. The logic doesn’t add up.
Then again, it rarely does on this list.
This was how Twitter reacted to Lawrence's No. 96 selection
Trevor Lawrence is, by a mile at this point, the most underrated player in the NFL. https://t.co/vXd5mPu8ku
— Max Toscano (@maxtoscano1) July 24, 2023
The NFL Top 100 has Jamaal Williams ranked higher than Trevor Lawrence.
— Mike Kennedy (@MikeKennedyNFL) July 24, 2023
They're gonna somehow rank like 12 QBs over Trevor aren't they https://t.co/M2UNzSXPaZ
— JT Jag (Support Unions) (@JT_Jag) July 25, 2023
How is he this low? Already a trash list. https://t.co/I6TYrpTYNX
— Brett Olsen (@BrettOlsen2) July 25, 2023
This is a disgrace he’s a T17 player in the league https://t.co/9jWi2aQw89
— Kristaps Muse (@KristapsMuse) July 25, 2023
This is crazy low https://t.co/rxGS5KVaXd
— 🧀 head (@LoveLambeauu) July 25, 2023
Remember the mantra: don’t argue about this ridiculous list put together from player votes. https://t.co/Xz5MQoKrkT
— Aaron Schatz 🏈 (@ASchatzNFL) July 25, 2023
There were 95 players in the NFL better than Trevor last year??
Horse feathers. https://t.co/QkVK0m7wcz
— Douggie and the Trevors 🐊🐱🍊⛳ (@jaguargatorguy) July 25, 2023
