What would the Jaguars have to pay for Travis Etienne and Trevor Lawrence’s fifth-year options?
The Jacksonville Jaguars will have to choose between two fifth-year options this offseason: Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne. Jacksonville is among the few teams that must make this decision. During the last two offseasons, the Jaguars have discussed openly the possibility of Lawrence receiving an early contract extension; Etienne, on the other hand, is currently expected to become a free agent after 2024.
What would the cost be if the Jaguars decide to select Lawrence or Etienne’s fifth-year option by this year’s May 2nd deadline? The numbers are clear in an analysis of each selection by The 33rd Team: Lawrence would cost $21,978,000 in 2025, while Etienne would have a $5,955,000 cap hit.
Lawrence completed 65.6% of his passes for 4,016 yards, 21 touchdowns, 14 interceptions, and seven fumble losses by the end of the season. Due to four separate injuries, Lawrence also missed his first career start and appeared to be limping to the end of the season. Lawrence made 370 passes. He is the only quarterback in franchise history to begin his career with three seasons of at least 300 completions, and he is the second quarterback in franchise history to record at least 300 completions in three straight seasons. Lawrence finished the previous season with at least 20 completions in 14 games. In the AFC, his 14 games with 20 or more completions placed third. Lawrence gained 7.1 yards on average for each pass attempt in 2023. He came in fifth.
