It took a while, but it would become official earlier this morning as Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer officially named first-overall pick, Trevor Lawrence, the team’s starting quarterback ahead of its Week 1 matchup against the Houston Texans in September.
Lawrence was told during his position-group meeting that he’d be the starting quarterback.
Meyer also mentioned that Lawrence will also be the starting quarterback against the Dallas Cowboys in the team’s Week 3 preseason matchup on Sunday, Aug. 29 at 1:00 P.M. ET.
Ultimately, the reasoning behind Lawrence being named the starting quarterback this week as opposed to later was about repetition, Meyer said.