Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne will now be under contract with the Jaguars through 2025.
The Jacksonville Jaguars will pick up the fifth-year option for quarterback Trevor Lawrence and running back Travis Etienne, general manager Trent Baalke shared during the team’s post-draft press conference.
“Before I do that, I’m going to look to have a beer,” Baalke quipped. “I’m joking. Yes.”
The Jaguars selected Lawrence and Etienne in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft (picks no. 1 and 25, respectively). With their options now picked up, the former Clemson teammates are now under contract through 2025.
Lawrence is projected to earn $25.7 million that season, per Over The Cap; Etienne is projected to earn $6.1 million. Those numbers are both fully guaranteed.
Through three NFL seasons, Lawrence has passed for 11,770 yards, which ranks seventh among all quarterbacks in that span and fourth in franchise history. He became the youngest player in NFL history to throw 4 touchdowns in a playoff game during Jacksonville’s 2023 Wild Card Round victory, and the third-youngest player to reach 10,000 career passing yards during last year’s Week 11 win over Tennessee.
Etienne’s career started even slower than Lawrence’s, as a Lisfranc injury suffered during a preseason game ended his rookie season before it began. Despite the scary injury, Etienne bounced back in 2022 to claim the team’s starting job while ranking near the top of the league in explosive run metrics. In 2023, he became the first Jaguars running back since Maurice Jones-Drew to record 10-plus rushing touchdowns in a season and consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.
The duo will team up with a product of the “other” Death Valley in Brian Thomas Jr. this season. At the very least, Thomas Jr. should open more space for Lawrence and Etienne to operate in 2024.
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