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No. 1 overall: It s Lawrence … officially and finally Apr 29, 2021 at 08:26 PM Copied!
JACKSONVILLE – What was long expected is official at last.
Trevor Lawrence, widely considered the best quarterback prospect to enter the NFL in nearly a decade, officially became a member of the Jaguars Thursday night.
Lawrence, who played collegiately at Clemson University, was the No. 1 overall selection by the Jaguars in the 2021 NFL Draft. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made the announcement in Cleveland, Ohio – the site of the draft – shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday.
Lawrence had been widely speculated to be the No. 1 selection by the Jaguars since the team secured the selection last December. But the team had not confirmed the selection before the draft.
Lawrence on Jaguars: It s such a good fit… Apr 29, 2021 at 10:19 PM Copied! David J. Phillip/Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved FILE - Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence arrives before the NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game against LSU in New Orleans, in this Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, file photo. Lawrence is a likely top pick in the NFL Draft, April 29-May 1, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
JACKSONVILLE – Trevor Lawrence knew what he wanted.
Shortly after 8:20 p.m. Thursday, he got it.
That was when the Jaguars used the No. 1 overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft on Lawrence, a quarterback from Clemson University. He had been the presumptive first selection in this draft for more than two years, which for more than four months presumptively meant going to the Jaguars.
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The NFL Draft will commence tonight at 8 p.m. ET.
Finally. Very few things in sports feel as long as the lead-up to football s biggest offseason event. Analysis began last fall and the draft became the only football-related thing anyone wanted to talk about as soon as the clock at the Super Bowl struck quadruple zeros.
The dominating storyline over the last six weeks as the draft began to crystalize is the top five quarterbacks all projected to go in the first 10 picks. Everyone knows Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson will be the first two off the board. After that, it s a mystery. The Niners have been heavily linked to Mac Jones for weeks now but recent rumblings suggest Trey Lance is also in the running. Nobody has any real idea where either of those two will fall if they don t go to San Francisco. What happens at pick No. 3 will determine how the rest of the top-10 plays
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Adidas announced Wednesday that it signed top 2021 NFL draft prospect Trevor Lawrence to a multiyear partnership.
As part of the press release, Lawrence said: I ve always been a fan of Adidas and I m excited to join the team as I take the next step in my career. Adidas brand attitude of Impossible Is Nothing is a message that really resonates with me both on and off the field. We are building for the future and I can t wait to see what lies ahead with this partnership.
Lawrence is widely expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday after a standout collegiate career at Clemson.