Following an outstanding 2025 season, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback and former Clemson star Trevor Lawrence has been named a finalist for two major NFL awards.

On Thursday, Lawrence was announced as a finalist for 2025 Associated Press Most Valuable Player, as well as 2025 AP Comeback Player of the Year.

Lawrence is one of five finalists for each of those awards. The winners will be announced at the annual NFL Honors ceremony on Feb. 5 (9 p.m., NBC/NFL Network).

For AP Most Valuable Player, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford are the other finalists, while McCaffrey, New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs, Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott are the other finalists for AP Comeback Player of the Year.

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, Lawrence entered his fifth NFL season in 2025 looking for a bounce-back after an injury-plagued 2024 campaign, when he completed 60.6 percent of his passes for 2,045 yards with 11 touchdown passes and seven interceptions in 10 games before being placed on injured reserve in early December after his shoulder injury and concussion.

Lawrence indeed bounced back in a big way and enjoyed a breakout 2025, as he finished the year having completed 60.9 percent of his passes for 4,007 yards and a career-high 29 touchdown passes with 12 interceptions.

Lawrence also recorded career highs in carries (82), rushing yards (359) and rushing touchdowns (nine) while accounting for a career-high 38 total touchdowns – the third-best mark in the NFL behind only Stafford (46) and Allen (39).

Lawrence was especially stellar over the second half of the season while leading the Jaguars to wins in each of their final eight regular season games en route to their first AFC South title and first playoff berth since 2022. During the eight-game winning streak, he totaled 19 passing touchdowns and five rushing touchdowns with five interceptions.

He was at his best down the stretch of the regular season, as he earned AFC Offensive Player of the Month for December and the final regular season game on Jan. 4, after going 105-of-165 passing for 1,371 yards, 13 touchdowns and just one interception in his team’s final five games, while also rushing for 124 yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries over those contests.

Before the 2024 season, Lawrence signed a five-year, $275 million contract extension with Jacksonville. Over his five-year NFL career from 2021-25, he has completed 62.8 percent of his passes for 17,822 yards and 98 touchdowns with 58 interceptions, to go with 1,442 rushing yards and 23 more scores on the ground. The 2018 national champion at Clemson and 2022 Pro Bowler has surpassed 4,000 passing yards three times in the last four seasons.

More on Lawrence’s impressive 2025 season, from the Jaguars’ official website:

Lawrence, after missing seven games last season and undergoing offseason shoulder surgery, finished third in the NFL in total touchdowns (38), fifth in passing touchdowns (30), sixth in passing yards (4,007) and tied second in rushing touchdowns (9) among NFL quarterbacks this season. Lawrence’s 38 total touchdowns established a single-season franchise record. He helped guide the Jaguars to 13 wins, five of which included game-winning drives (fourth-most in the NFL). He went without a turnover in a four-game span (Weeks 13-16), tied for the third longest streak in the NFL this season. In that same span, he had four consecutive games with a passer rating of 100.0-plus, tied for the second-longest streak in the NFL this season.

In the Jaguars’ 48-20 Week 15 win over the Jets, Lawrence became the only player in NFL history with at least five passing TDs, 300 passing yards, one rushing TD, and 50 rushing yards in a single game. He received player of the week honors for his performance. In a 34-20 victory the following week at Denver, he became the third player in NFL history to have at least 275 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown in consecutive games. Over that two-game span, the 26-year-old Lawrence accounted for 10 total touchdowns and zero turnovers, becoming the fourth player in NFL history to do so, joining QBs Josh Allen (2024), Drew Brees (2019) and Patrick Mahomes (2018). The late-season surge earned him AFC Player of the Month honors for December/January.

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